The Pee-wee Herman Show is coming to B'way

Produucer Scott Sanders has announced that film and television icon 'Pee-wee Herman' (Paul Reubens) will bring his signature brand of hilarious mayhem to Broadway for a special six-week limited engagement of the astage play, The Pee-wee Herman Show.

Based on Reubens' 1981 cult classic stage production, The Pee-wee Herman Show, with new elements from the CBS show "Pee-wee's Playhouse" added generously, this new production is written by Paul Reubens and Bill Steinkellner, with additional material by John Paragon.

Directed by Alex Timbers (Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson), The Pee-wee Herman Show will feature music by Jay Cotton and the work of puppetry artist Basil Twist.

Direct from its acclaimed, sold-out run in Los Angeles, The Pee-wee Herman Show will begin its 48-performance limited run on 26 Oct 2010 and officially open on 11 Nov 2010 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, for a limited engagement that will end on 5 Dec 2010.

Based on the Saturday morning television show that became a cultural phenomenon, The Pee-wee Herman Show reunites the one-and-only Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) with many of the original Playhouse cast of characters, inncluding Miss Yvonne, Cowboy Curtis, Pterri the Pterodactyl, Jambi the Genie, and Chairry - for an all new celebration of sophisticated silliness.

The Pee-wee Herman Show is 90 minutes of subversive humor and childlike wonder, that charts a day in the life of our bow-tied hero, Pee-wee Herman.

The design team includes David Korins (Scenic Design), Ann Closs-Farley (Costume Design), Jeff Croiter (Lighting Design) and M.L. Dogg (Sound Design).

The complete cast for The Pee-wee Herman Show will be announced shortly.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on 1 Jun 2010.

Paul Reubens created 'Pee-wee Herman' while a member of the Los Angeles improv group The Groundlings. The Pee-wee Herman Show premiered at The Groundlings Theatre on 7 Feb 1981. It quickly moved to The Roxy on Sunset Strip where it ran for an unprecedented five months. The HBO broadcast of the show introduced Pee-wee to a national audience. Pee-wee was brought to the big screen in the hit 1985 comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure, which he co-wrote and which marked Tim Burton's directorial debut. Reubens went on to create, co-write and direct "Pee-wee's Playhouse" on CBS where the series earned 22 Emmy Awards during its five year run. Reubens has been nominated for 14 Emmy Awards, winning twice. Reubens has starred in a number of diverse film and TV roles, including "30 Rock," "Pushing Daisies," "Reno 911," "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "Murphy Brown," which earned him an Emmy nomination. His film credits include "Mystery Men," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Blow."