Someone walking down the streets of New York City in 1987 might have thought nothing of the three street performers who were painted blue.

Twenty-one years later, those blue performers are now the owners of the creative organization entitled the Blue Man Group.

At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Penn State students will get a chance to view the popular show without having to venture to late '80s New York, modern-day Las Vegas or any of the other numerous locations that regularly hold Blue Man Group performances.

"They have theatrical shows in New York, Boston, Chicago and most recently Tokyo, Orlando and Berlin," said Bernie Punt, director of sales and marketing at the BJC. "If you go to those cities, you're going to find some sort of Blue Man Group performance there."

One who isn't familiar with the Blue Man Group might think the three blue men that are a part of the Blue Man Group are the same three people for every performance.

This, however, is not the case.

The Blue Man Group is not so much a band but more of an epic production that blends improvisation, music and comedy into one. In fact, anyone can audition to be a Blue Man or a musician.

Mark Frankel, formerly a drummer and recording engineer from New York, is one of the lucky few that passed the audition and became a Blue Man.

"The auditions are really rigorous," Frankel said. "The failure rate is pretty high, [and] people get cut all the time. Essentially, they want to see if you can perform the character, if you can drum, if you have the right look."

Frankel said an interesting aspect of the Blue Man character and a part of what makes the show so appealing is the fact that they remain speechless.

"You're dealing with a silent character. Essentially, the audience member gets to fill in their own story as to what's happening on stage," Frankel said. "They're always in a group of three and they're always interacting with each other. Because there's no text, the audience member can say, 'Oh, I know what that guy's thinking,' ... I think that's a real charm of the character."

But when the How to Be a Megastar Tour 2.1 hits the BJC, there will be a storyline even if there's no dialogue.

"It's essentially a satire of a rock concert. Simultaneously -- not to be boastful -- it is a great rock concert," Frankel said. "We're sort of analyzing the rock concert experience in a fun way."

Backed by an eight-piece band that consists of three drummers, two guitarists, a bassist, a keyboard player and a vocalist, the Blue Men follow a fictional manual titled "How to Become a Rockstar."

"This manual takes us through the basics: Nodding our heads, pumping our fists, wearing a codpiece, drinking Courvoisier," Frankel said. "The Blue Man is coming in from an angle of analysis. They just landed in this arena and they have to figure out what it is. The Blue Men are walking that line between audience and performer. We're kind of watching the show as well going, 'Wow!' "

Punt said the Blue Man Group is an act he has tried to secure for a long time, after fielding continuous requests by Central Pennsylvania residents for the act.

"People are coming from all over the state and some even outside Pennsylvania," Punt said.

Punt also said it's difficult to describe what a Blue Man Group show is like.

"Watching a segment of them on YouTube or even a segment of them on a television program ... you get a taste of it," Punt said. "But the entire performance -- that's what makes people, when they leave, go, 'I don't know how to describe what I just went through, but it was amazing.' "