Toys 'R' Us Names Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes One of the Hottest Holiday Toys of the Year

Toys 'R' Us Names Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes One of the Hottest Holiday Toys of the Year

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- As the holiday shopping season commences, ToyQuest today announced that the toy authority, Toys "R" Us, has named Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes among the "Fabulous 15" best new toys of 2006. The unique design of the Blue Man Group inspired Percussion Tubes and its ability to fuse multiple technologies with musical interaction attracted the attention of Toys "R" Us, while the company's toy authorities complied its "Fabulous 15" list from its assortment of 36 Hot Holiday Toys for 2006.

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The Percussion Tubes is one of two Blue Man Group musical instruments launched nationwide this summer. Both instruments, the Keyboard Experience and Percussion Tubes feature proximity sensor technology, which allow kids to mix and layer music with a simple wave of their hands, pre-programmed songs, interchangeable instrument sounds, and iPod or MP3 compatibility.

"Our goal was to harness the energy, excitement and creativity of Blue Man Group while completely reinventing the way kids approach and interact with music," states Bob Del Principe, ToyQuest Vice President of Research & Development. Del Principe adds, "Anyone who has seen a Blue Man Group performance is amazed at the bizarre and clever musical instruments they use in their shows. Working with their creative team, we were able to capture that feel, sound, and look. The Blue Man Group instruments get kids to actively interact with music in a way like never before."

Prices vary from $69.99 to $89.99 and target children ages eight and older. For more information, visit http://www.bluemangroupinstruments.com/.

About ToyQuest

ToyQuest develops, manufactures and markets high quality proprietary toys and toys licensed from popular intellectual properties worldwide, including Disney, Nickelodeon, Warner Brothers, Star Wars, Sesame Street, and Little Tikes. ToyQuest uses innovative technology to design products that are fun for children and build on their natural creativity. For more information, visit http://www.toyquest.com/.

About Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group is best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows, which combine music, comedy and multimedia theatrics to create a form of entertainment that is totally unique. The blissful party atmosphere created at their live events has become the trademark of a Blue Man experience. The company's appeal to a broad range of age groups and cultural backgrounds is a quality that distinguishes all of their endeavors, which also include scoring projects (most recently the animated feature Robots), commercial projects (such as Intel), and television programs (such as the ongoing storyline of Blue Man Group in Arrested Development). http://www.blueman.com/

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CONTACT: Tonia Yaun, Licensing Manager and Public Relations of ToyQuest,
+1-310-231-7292 x106; or Laura Camien, Director of Press and Marketing of Blue
Man Group, Inc., +1-212-226-6366 x420

Web site: http://www.blueman.com/
http://www.bluemangroupinstruments.com/
http://www.toyquest.com/

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