The Blue Man Group − an entertainment spectacle involving body paint and bald men − announced on Friday that it would end residencies in New York and Chicago. Managing Director Jack Kenn said in a pair of press releases that the final shows will be Feb. 2 in New York and Jan. 5 in Chicago.

The Blue Man Group is ending performances in New York City and Chicago. The iconic music performance, featuring silent, blue-painted bald men, debuted at the Astor Place Theatre in 1991. The final New York show is on Feb.

It’s the end of an era for one of City’s most longest-running theatrical productions. “Blue Man Group,” which began in 1991 and went on to play Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Orlando, Florida, and Berlin,

The Blue Man Group is ending its longtime run at the Briar Street Theater in Chicago's north side Lakeview neighborhood after 27 years