Blue Man Group ends New York shows after more than 30 years of playing

They blow their hometown away.

Blue Man Group, the long-running and beloved off-Broadway show, will end its 34-year run in New York City in the new year.

The show, which involves mime-like voiceless bald men painted head-to-toe in a vibrant shade of electric blue and a lot of drums, will deliver its final hometown performance on Feb. 2, executive director Jack Kenn announced.

“The Blue Man Group is unlike anything else in the world and is undeniably one of the most recognized and successful entertainment productions because of the hard-working cast, crew and creative team,” Kenn said in a statement.

“It was because of them that these shows captured millions of hearts night after night, and we say our biggest thanks.”

The theatrical percussion-heavy show, which mixes physical comedy with paint splatter, was created in the Big Apple in 1991 and has had 17,000 performances at the Astor Place Theater in lower Manhattan since then.

After its success in New York, it expanded to other cities, including Las Vegas, Orlando, Boston, Chicago and Berlin, as well as a touring show and a Norwegian Cruise Line show.

Blue Man Group was acquired by global circus company Cirque du Soleil in 2017, helping with its expansion into new markets.

Blue Man Group also wraps up shows in Chicago on January 5th while continuing in the other cities. The company did not give a reason for the closures in New York and Chicago.

It is also possible that both the New York show and the final performance of the Chicago show could be extended, as often happens with such endings.

The end of Blue Man Group shows in the city comes about two years after another New York off-Broadway institution closed its curtains for the final time.

“Stomp,” a wordless, percussive found-object show, ended its 29-year run after 11,475 performances on January 8, 2023.

The show’s directors cited declining ticket sales for its decision.

With Post wires