Blue Man Group Sensory-Friendly Performance Now On Sale
Posted by: Official_Press_Release 04:29 pm EDT 04/19/24

BLUE MAN GROUP
NEW YORK

TICKETS NOW ON SALE

BLUE MAN GROUP
SENSORY-FRIENDLY PERFORMANCE
IN NEW YORK

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YAI

(April 18, 2024 – New York, NY ) – Blue Man Group, the worldwide theatrical phenomenon with over 17,000 performances in New York City returns this fall with a sensory-friendly performance of their full-length show on Sunday, October 6 at 2:00 PM at Astor Place Theatre (434 Lafayette Street).

Honoring Autism Awareness this month, specially priced tickets for this performance are on sale now and can be purchased at http://blueman.com/new-york/buy-tickets/sensory-friendly

Blue Man Group will partner with YAI for this special performance. YAI and its network of affiliate agencies offer children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) a comprehensive range of services. Committed to seeing beyond disability, YAI provides opportunities for people to live, love, work, and learn in their communities. A portion of each ticket sold will go directly to the partner organization in each city.

Slight modifications will be made to reduce sound and light levels at various moments throughout the shows, and the Blue Men will limit their audience interaction. Quiet spaces outside the theaters will also offer a calm environment to families needing a sensory break, and earplugs or headphones are available upon request. Please note, the full-length, 90-minute performances will include strobe lights.

ABOUT BLUE MAN GROUP
Blue Man Group is a global entertainment phenomenon, known for its award-winning theatrical productions, iconic characters and multiple creative explorations. Blue Man Group performances are euphoric celebrations of human connection through art, music, comedy and non-verbal communication. Since debuting at New York’s Astor Place Theatre in 1991, the live show has expanded to additional domestic residencies in Boston, Chicago, and Las Vegas, an international residency in Berlin, and multiple North American and World tours, reaching more than 50 million people worldwide. Blue Man Group is universally appealing to a broad range of age groups and cultural backgrounds, and continually injected with new music, fresh stories, custom instruments and sensory-stimulating graphics. Blue Man Group is owned and operated by Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group. For more information, please visit Blueman.com.

ABOUT YAI
Founded in 1957, YAI remains at the forefront of an extraordinary movement aimed at empowering people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. YAI and its network of affiliate agencies offer children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities a comprehensive range of services. YAI is committed to seeing beyond disability, providing opportunities for people to live, love, work, and learn in their communities. YAI’s 4,000 employees provide supportive housing, education, medical, dental, and mental health care, job training, community integration, and social enrichment for more than 20,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families, in New York, New Jersey, and California.

For more information please visit https://www.yai.org/

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