Blue's Big City Adventure is a 2022 live-action/animated musical comedy film based on the Nick Jr. Channel television series Blue's Clues & You!. Directed by Matt Stawski, the film stars Traci Paige Johnson as the voice of Blue, alongside Josh Dela Cruz, Donovan Patton, and Steve Burns. As the events of the film take place after the original series and during the fourth season of Blue's Clues & You!, the film follows Josh and Blue as they travel to New York City to audition for a Broadway musical.
Plot[]
Josh has dreamed of singing in a Broadway musical since he was a kid. One day, he receives a letter from Rainbow Puppy, a friend of Periwinkle, telling him to come to New York City later that day to audition for her new Broadway show, Happiness is Magic. Josh is excited, though also nervous, but then receives encouragement from the others. Mr. Salt puts the address of the theater in Josh’s handy-dandy notebook. Blue and Josh later leave for New York City in a bus called the Skidoo Express.
Upon arriving in New York City, Josh decides to look in the handy-dandy notebook to see where the theater is, but realizes it’s missing. Without it, Josh does not know where the theater is. So, Blue decides that they play Blue’s Clues to figure out where Josh’s audition is, with help from the viewer as usual. During their search for clues, they also come across Broadway actor, Ali Stroker, who teaches them that practicing for something makes it less overwhelming. They also encounter singer, Taboo, who helps them find them music to give them more confidence. They eventually find all three clues: a piano, rainbow curtains, and a stage, and discover they simply need to find a theater with a piano, rainbow curtains, and a stage.
Back at the Blue’s Clues house, the others discover Josh’s handy-dandy notebook left at home, so Mr. Salt, Tickety Tock, and Slippery Soap head off to the city in a jet to return the notebook to Josh. They then visit Steve at the Blue Prints Detective Agency for help. They also get help from Joe at the present store to create balloons spelling Josh and Blue’s names as a message to them, informing them they’re searching for them, though the balloons later deflate. Meanwhile, at the theater where the auditions are being held, Rainbow Puppy and the director are unimpressed by most of the acts.
After they had figured out Blue’s Clues, Josh and Blue then hitch a ride to the theater in a taxi vehicle, though do not know the exact address to the theater. During the ride, they spot Steve, Joe, Mr. Salt, Tickety Tock, and Slippery Soap, and they join them. Mr. Salt gives Josh his handy-dandy notebook and Mr. Salt tells the address of the theater to the taxi driver: 12345 Broadway. By the time they arrive, however, the auditions have already ended. Josh sings on stage anyway. Rainbow Puppy and the director see Josh singing on the Jumbotron and return to the theater to tell him they want him to play the lead role in the show. Blue, Josh, and the whole gang perform in the show together, which is praised by the audience. After the show finishes, Josh thanks the viewer for all their help.
In a mid-credit scene, as he is getting ready for bed, Josh tells the audience that the movie is over and he and Blue sing “the So Long Song”.
Cast[]
Voice cast[]
- Traci Paige Johnson as Blue
- Brianna Bryan as Rainbow Puppy
- Nick Balaban as Mr. Salt
- Ava Augustin as Tickety Tock
- Gisèle Rousseau as Mrs. Pepper
- Breeze Dango as Cuppa Coffee
- Tianna SwamiNathan as Young Bird
- Joseph Motiki as Adult Bird
- Hope Cassandra as 20 Something
- Jacob Soley as Slippery Soap
- Shazdeh Kapadia as Sidetable Drawer
- Doug Murray as Mailbox
- Lisa Norton as NYC Mailbox
- Cory Doran as Trash Can
- Diane Salema as Magenta
Live-action cast[]
- Josh Dela Cruz as Josh
- Steve Burns as Steve
- Donovan Patton as Joe
- BD Wong as Director
- Max Darwin as Audition Person #1
- Adam John Richardson as Audition Person #2
- Kara Irene Mikula as Audition Person #3
- Phillipa Soo as Audition Person #4
- Evelyn Lee as Kid #1
- Austin Elle Fisher as Kid #2
- Sid Kamat as Kid #3
- Sebastian Ortiz as Kid #4
- Summer Rae Daney as Kid #5
- Cameron Keitt as Kid #6
- Allegra Tumbleson as Kid #7
- Daniel Shin as Kid #8
- Ali Stroker as herself
- Taboo as himself
- Alex Winter as Cab Driver
- Steven Pasquale as Janitor