Oscar material

The Blue Man Group, whose high-energy shows are known for audience participation, now has to deal with some audience litigation.

James Srodon, a grandfather from California, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the group, saying cast members took their surreal antics too far by forcing a video camera down his throat during a performance on Oct. 8, 2006, at the Briar Street Theatre on Chicago's North Side.

The Blue Man actors used the "esophagus cam" to project an image of Srodon's mouth and throat onto a screen for the audience's amusement, according to the suit filed in Cook County Circuit Court.

Blue Man Group show makes one Chicago theatergoer see red -- chicagotribune.com