Film and television icon Pee-Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) brings his signature brand of hilarious mayhem to Broadway for a special limited engagement of the acclaimed stage play, The Pee-Wee Herman Show. The production began previews October 26 at the Sondheim Theatre and opened last night, November 11.
Based on Reubens' 1981 cult classic stage production, The Pee-Wee Herman Show, with new elements from the ground-breaking 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 features music by Jay Cotton and the work of renowned puppetry artist Basil Twist.
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 - including Miss Yvonne, Cowboy Curtis, Pterri the Pterodactyl, Jambi the Genie, and Chairry - for an all new celebration of sophisticated silliness. An eye-popping 90 minutes of subversive humor and childlike wonder, The Pee-Wee Herman Show charts a day in the life of our bow-tied hero, one of the most inspired comic personas of our time.
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"The Pee-Wee Herman Show"
"The Pee-Wee Herman Show"
"The Pee-Wee Herman Show"
"The Pee-Wee Herman Show"
Richard Belzer
Richard Belzer
John Epperson & Mart Crowley
Mart Crowley & John Epperson
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming
Anthony Edwards
Joel Grey
Joel Grey
Megan Hilty
Megan Hilty
Megan Hilty
Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz
S. Epatha Merkerson
S. Epatha Merkerson
Parker Posey
Parker Posey
Parker Posey
Parker Posey
Martha Plimpton & Parker Posey
Martha Plimpton
Chita Rivera & Lisa Mordente
Lisa Mordente
Scott Sanders
Brad Lamm
Scott Sanders & Brad Lamm
Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon
Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
Marc Shaiman
Alex Timbers
Alex Timbers
Alex Timbers
Nia Vardalos
Nia Vardalos
Nia Vardalos
Nia Vardalos
John Waters and Sharice Nichols
John Waters and Sharice Nichols
John Waters
Wendy Williams & Family
Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams
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