The bald and blue performers did more than 17,000 shows in NYC over three decades Blue Man Group , whose comedic theatrical performances started on the streets and expanded into a multi-city empire, will end its longest running shows in New York on Feb. 2 and in Chicago on Jan. 5. The bald and blue silent performers did more than 17,000 performances over three decades in New York. No reason was given for the closings. The troupe is a subsidiary of Cirque du Soleil. Despite the big city closings,