Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Blue Man Group Announces Broadway Debut With Holiday Spectacular
Blue Man Group is putting on a new holiday show.
It will be the group’s first performance on Broadway.
The show is called A New Holiday Surprise.
It starts at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 12, with a formal opening on November 17.
It will continue through January 3, 2027.
The Blue Men will play holiday music using special instruments.
They will explore holiday traditions in funny and unexpected ways.
The show will also visit Chicago and Boston.
Blue Man Group says the production will celebrate togetherness and creativity.
Blue Man Group’s A New Holiday Surprise begins performances at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 12, with opening night scheduled for November 17.
The strictly limited Broadway engagement will run through January 3, 2027.
The production is Blue Man Group’s first holiday touring show and first Broadway staging.
The holiday production will also play Chicago from November 24 to December 13 and Boston from December 15 to 23.
The show will feature classic holiday music, custom instruments, comedy, visual surprises, and themes of generosity and human connection.
- Who
- Blue Man Group, with remarks from President and CEO Marie-Josée Adam.
- What
- The group is presenting A New Holiday Surprise, its first holiday production and Broadway staging.
- When
- Performances begin November 12; opening night is November 17, and the Broadway run continues through January 3, 2027.
- Where
- The Broadway engagement is at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City, with additional performances in Chicago and Boston.
- Why
- Blue Man Group says the production will bring holiday fun, unexpected surprises, and themes of generosity, creativity, and human connection to audiences.
- Production
- A New Holiday Surprise
- Broadway venue
- Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
- First performance
- November 12
- Official opening
- November 17
- Broadway run
- Through January 3, 2027
- Additional cities
- Chicago and Boston
- Blue Man Group history
- The group played Off Broadway at Astor Place Theatre from 1991 until 2025 and says it has reached more than 50 million people worldwide.