Perfect Pairing: Blue Man Group and FastPass to Andy Warhol – From A to B and Back Again Available Through January 23, 2020

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BLUE MAN GROUP 

DEBUTS NEW TICKET PACKAGE WITH 

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO 

FOR ANDY WARHOL —  FROM A TO B AND BACK AGAIN

New Limited-Time-Only Package 

Available Through January 23, 2020.

Here at ChiIL Mama, we adore theatre and art, and we're jazzed when our favorites team up together. If you're looking for a great holiday gift idea or a way to make some memories with visiting family and friends, check this out. You don't even need to do both shows on the same day. Make life a bit more colorful during this dark season and go already! 

Blue Man Group is thrilled to debut a new ticket package in partnership with Andy Warhol – From A to B and Back Again, on view now through January 26, 2020 at the Art Institute of Chicago. The special ticket package is $79 and includes a main floor seat to Blue Man Group at Chicago’s Briar Street Theatre and a FastPass admission ticket to the Art Institute including a pass to the Warhol exhibition.

Andy Warhol – From A to B and Back Again is a penetrating and panoramic look at an artist whose "15 minutes" endure. This major retrospective--the first to be organized by a US institution (Whitney Museum of American Art) in 30 years--builds on the wealth of new research, scholarship, and perspectives that has emerged since Andy Warhol's early death at age 58 in 1987. More than 400 works on view offer a new view of the beloved and iconic American Pop artist, not only illuminating the breadth, depth, and interconnectedness of Warhol's production across the entirety of his career but also highlighting the ways that he anticipated the issues, effects, and pace of today’s digital age.

Blue Man Group ticket buyers are invited to use code WARHOL when purchasing full price Blue Man Group Chicago tickets to receive an equal number of FastPass admission and Andy Warhol – From A to B and Back Again exhibition passes at the Art Institute of Chicago. Art Institute tickets must be picked up at the Briar Street Theatre box office and do not need to be used on the same day as the Blue Man Group performance.

About Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group is an award-winning show and entertainment phenomenon seen by more than 35 million people worldwide since 1991. A dynamic combination of art, music, comedy and technology, the show’s euphoric celebration of human connection has universal appeal for a broad range of age groups and cultural backgrounds. The show is continually refreshed with new music, fresh stories, custom instruments and state-of-the-art technology. Blue Man Group has permanent theatrical productions in New York, Las Vegas, Boston, Chicago, Orlando, Berlin and a World Tour. Blue Man Group is owned and operated by Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group.

This creative collective has become part of the pop culture zeitgeist. Blue Man Group has served as the face of branding campaigns for Intel and TIM/Brasil and appeared countless times on hit shows like “The Tonight Show,” “Arrested Development,” “Ellen,” “Schlag den Raab” (Germany), “WOWOW” (Japan), and “Caldeirão do Huck” (Brasil).

Beyond the stage show, they are Grammy-nominated recording artists, known for their contributions to various film and TV scores and multiple Blue Man Group albums, including their most recent, THREE. Their “Megastar World Tour” rock concert parody played arenas across the globe. The group’s recently published first-ever book, Blue Man World, is a visually stunning anthropological exploration of the curious bald and blue character.

The Modern Wing Sneak Peek-Art Institute

Tuesday, I dropped the kids at school and ducked out with another artist Mom, for a sneak peek at The Modern Wing. Renzo Piano really got it right. The place is light, airy, spacious and amazing. I loved all the light wood, high ceilings and the soft window coverings that allow for viewing of Millennium Park. The park is connected to the museum via bridge and is prominently visible through all the north facing gallery windows. Many of our favorite paintings migrated over to the new 2nd and 3rd floors.

Our tour led us first through the education wing, where I was jolted awake by the bright orange floor. Even the classrooms are funky and fun, featuring a giant measuring stick up one wall and comfy, modern furniture. It's such a marked contrast to the small, windowless basement that served as the prior education center.

Visiting school groups will have an invaluable new resource for the arts. And the children's wing will be a refuge for daily family art projects and an expanded education program. This area of the museum will remain free, and not require tickets for access or programming. Many classes will still require advanced registration, but free, open drop in programs will be available for last minute creative types.

We've been fervent fans of The Art Institute for years. They have wonderful, free art classes for children. When my two were smaller, we were regulars at The Mini Masters classes for 3-5 year olds. Then when Du turned 6, we moved on up to Drawing In The Galleries. They let Sagezilla draw and learn with the big kids even though she was only 4.

Last year, the kids were both quoted and photographed with their self portraits, by a Tribune writer, during one of their drawing classes. I told them most adults have never had their art and words printed in The Trib, but they both made that milestone before they hit kindergarten and 2nd grade.

I can't wait to introduce the kids to the new space at the grand opening party tomorrow.

For more information on The Art Institute's world class family programming and particulars about tomorrow's festivities, click on this link.