<P> Blue Man Group currently has continuing theatrical productions in Las Vegas, Orlando, Boston, Chicago, New York City and Berlin . In addition to the stage theatre show, Blue Man Group has toured the globe with multiple national and global tours; been a guest on various TV programs as both characters and performers; appeared on the Norwegian Cruise Line ship, Epic; released multiple studio albums; contributed to a number of film scores; performed with orchestras around the US, and appeared in advertising campaigns . </P> <P> In July 2017, Cirque du Soleil purchased the Blue Man Productions for an undisclosed sum . Cirque announced plans to expand Blue Man Group globally and diversify the live entertainment production . </P> <P> Blue Man Group grew out of a collaboration between three close friends, Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton, on Manhattan's Lower East Side in 1988 . It originated as a celebration to the end of the 1980s . The three men wore blue masks and led a procession that included the burning of a Rambo doll and a piece of the Berlin Wall . The stunt caught the attention of MTV's Kurt Loder, who covered the event, and the strange Blue Men gained attention . The Blue Man character emerged from small "disturbances" on the streets of the city, growing into small shows at downtown clubs, eventually becoming a full performance at the Astor Place Theatre in 1991 . </P> <P> In July 2017, it was announced Blue Man Group was bought by Cirque Du Soleil who announced they would expand . </P>

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