Pee-Wee Herman Lives!

LukinFan

http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/arch ... 83776.aspx

Say it with me now, in Jambese: “Mekka Lekka Hi! Mekka Hiney Ho!” Your wish is granted! Comedian Paul Reubens is bringing his iconic character Pee-Wee Herman back to life and back to the stage.

“The Pee-Wee Herman Show” will have a limited engagement at The Music Box at Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles beginning Nov. 8.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 8 a.m. PST.

The 17-performance run is a newly “re-imagined production” of Reubens’ original live show which debuted at The Groundlings Theatre in 1981 and was followed by a five-month, sold-out stand at the Roxy Theatre on Sunset Strip.

A taped performance for HBO catapulted the comedian and his bizarre cast of characters into the national eye and led to a string of memorable appearances on “Late Night with David Letterman,” a 22-city run that included a performance at New York City’s Carnegie Hall, and two big-screen productions (1985’s “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” and 1988’s “Big Top Pee-Wee”).

A Saturday morning television series, “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse,” aired on CBS from 1986 through 1990, as did a 1988 Christmas special featuring guests like Cher, Charo, Grace Jones and Dinah Shore.

The show has since attained cult status among legions of followers who’ve fallen in love with the adventures of Miss Yvonne, Cowboy Curtis, Jambi the Genie, Chairry, Pterri, Conky, the dinosaur family and the other assorted denizens of Pee-Wee’s world.

In 2006, Cartoon Network aired the series and scored 1.5 million viewers for each of the show’s 45 episodes and in 2007, TV Guide named it among the top 10 cult classics of all time.

When asked to comment on the enormous influence of the series on current shows like “Blue’s Clues” and “SpongeBob Square Pants,” Reubens offered a characteristic retort: “I know you are, but what am I?”

Besides the live version of “The Pee-Wee Herman Show,” Reubens is also reportedly working on a pair of new films – “The Pee-Wee Herman Story” and “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse: The Movie.”

Travelar

As long as he keeps his Pee-Wee in the playhouse this time.......

LukinFan

TrAvELAr wrote:

As long as he keeps his Pee-Wee in the playhouse this time.......

:shock:

weenie

LukinFan wrote:

http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive/2009/08/10/683776.aspx

Say it with me now, in Jambese: “Mekka Lekka Hi! Mekka Hiney Ho!” Your wish is granted! Comedian Paul Reubens is bringing his iconic character Pee-Wee Herman back to life and back to the stage.

“The Pee-Wee Herman Show” will have a limited engagement at The Music Box at Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles beginning Nov. 8.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 8 a.m. PST.

The 17-performance run is a newly “re-imagined production” of Reubens’ original live show which debuted at The Groundlings Theatre in 1981 and was followed by a five-month, sold-out stand at the Roxy Theatre on Sunset Strip.

A taped performance for HBO catapulted the comedian and his bizarre cast of characters into the national eye and led to a string of memorable appearances on “Late Night with David Letterman,” a 22-city run that included a performance at New York City’s Carnegie Hall, and two big-screen productions (1985’s “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” and 1988’s “Big Top Pee-Wee”).

A Saturday morning television series, “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse,” aired on CBS from 1986 through 1990, as did a 1988 Christmas special featuring guests like Cher, Charo, Grace Jones and Dinah Shore.

The show has since attained cult status among legions of followers who’ve fallen in love with the adventures of Miss Yvonne, Cowboy Curtis, Jambi the Genie, Chairry, Pterri, Conky, the dinosaur family and the other assorted denizens of Pee-Wee’s world.

In 2006, Cartoon Network aired the series and scored 1.5 million viewers for each of the show’s 45 episodes and in 2007, TV Guide named it among the top 10 cult classics of all time.

When asked to comment on the enormous influence of the series on current shows like “Blue’s Clues” and “SpongeBob Square Pants,” Reubens offered a characteristic retort: “I know you are, but what am I?”

Besides the live version of “The Pee-Wee Herman Show,” Reubens is also reportedly working on a pair of new films – “The Pee-Wee Herman Story” and “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse: The Movie.”

This is great news! "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" is one of my all-time favorite movies and loved the show too. Good for him!

P.S. Great avatar were you aware that at the end of last season, ESPN held a vote for the best logo in college football? Who won? (sorry if I told you this already) You know it -

Stephen Flow

FUCK






YES!!!!!! FINALLLLLYYY

helplessdancer

did only pot heads get the peewee herman show?

that show was soooo rad

YourDirtisMyfood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKcYGOIJhqo

JOEJOEJOE

I was thinking of getting tickets, but its over $150 for a pair. I saw him perform in the 80s...he was hilarious!

LukinFan

weenie wrote:

P.S. Great avatar were you aware that at the end of last season, ESPN held a vote for the best logo in college football? Who won? (sorry if I told you this already) You know it -

nice! And speaking of FSU, guess who went there.... Pee Wee!!!!!

theboxerorthebag

I don't think he did attend FSU.

LukinFan wrote:

weenie wrote:

P.S. Great avatar were you aware that at the end of last season, ESPN held a vote for the best logo in college football? Who won? (sorry if I told you this already) You know it -

nice! And speaking of FSU, guess who went there.... Pee Wee!!!!!

blondieblue227

my prayers have been answered.

weenie

LukinFan wrote:

weenie wrote:

P.S. Great avatar were you aware that at the end of last season, ESPN held a vote for the best logo in college football? Who won? (sorry if I told you this already) You know it -

nice! And speaking of FSU, guess who went there.... Pee Wee!!!!!

That seems right.......!!!