BARRY COURTER: So here’s the idea: We go into the basement and get some old cans of paint, shave our heads, put the paint all over our heads and hands, then convince people to buy tickets to watch us do whatever comes to mind.
Oh, and we never say a word while we’re performing. What do you think?
LISA DENTON: How could it miss? I’m pretty sure there are people out there who would pay me to be quiet.
Blue, bald and mute is the bizarre formula that has worked for the Blue Man Group since 1987. The three blue men in the group are bringing their comedy/musical show to Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday. And as much as I like the absurdity of the whole performance — their “paint-drumming” makes the first few rows “poncho seats” — I have to admit it creeps me out a little to see them up close. They’re just so … blue.
BARRY: Exactly. I was pretty surprised to read that they just kind of evolved and that there are more than three of them. There are several trios of these guys that travel the world. I may not sleep with that knowledge.