The day that Pee-Wee Herman fans have been dreaming about has finally come … Paul Reubens has brought back to life his famous character Pee-Wee Herman in a new live action stage show at the Nokia Theater based roughly on his long-running TV series Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. The show has been in previews for about a week now but last night was the big premiere. Here are a few photos of Pee-Wee and some of his character friends as they made their arrivals last night on the red carpet:
The Pee-wee Herman Show officially [opened] at Club Nokia @ L.A. LIVE Jan. 20. Directed by Alex Timbers, the production, which began previews Jan. 12, will continue through Feb. 7. In addition to Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, the cast also features Lynne Marie Stewart as Miss Yvonne; Phil LaMarr as Cowboy Curtis; Jesse Garcia as Sergio, a new character; Josh Meyers as Firefighter; John Moody as Mailman Mike; John Paragon as Jambi; Drew Powell as Bear; Lance Roberts as King of Cartoons; and Lori Alan and Maceo Oliver as voices. Pee-wee’s talking chair Chairry, Pterri the pterodactyl, Conky the robot, Magic Screen and Randy, are also on stage at Club Nokia. “Pee-wee dreams that one day he can fly,” according to press notes. “The play follows Pee-wee’s quest to see this lifelong wish fulfilled. Pee-wee is torn when he has to choose to have his wish granted or better the lives of his friends. Along the way he embarks on hilarious adventures filled with his playhouse friends and some new ones. Throw in some funny pop culture references, and of course, your favorite Pee-wee-isms.” The production features scenic design by David Korins with original music by Jay Cotton. Tickets are available by calling (800) 745-3000 or by visiting ticketmaster.com. Club Nokia @ L.A. LIVE is located at 800 West Olympic Blvd. in Los Angeles.
This show was originally meant to open last October at the much smaller Henry Fonda Theater but due to popular demand, it got moved to the larger Nokia Theater and was upgraded to the nth degree. A who’s who of celebs braved the rain last night to attend this red carpet premiere event. After the jump, find out who showed up …
Wow! Have you ever seen a more impressive collection of celebs? Amazing. The great news is that David has a couple tix for us to see the show next Wednesday. The bad news is that I cannot attend :( I know he will have a blast … this show looks fun. Are any of y’all in the SoCal area and planning to attend? Any love for Pee-Wee?
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I wish!! I Love PEE WEE!!!!
hells bells he looks exactly the same. love.
My 5 year old daughter just watch Pee Wee’s Big Adventure yesterday for the first time. She was giggling througout!!
I even forgot how funny that movie was!!
Long live Pee Wee!!!
Saw the show during the previews. I am sure they were working out the kinks as the pacing and a few cues were a bit off but overall the show was a blast. Wish there had been a bit more of Pee Wee and less of the other characters but if you liked the tv show you will have a great time. Don’t forget to shout when the word of the day is spoken!
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Laurence Fishburne, also known as Larry back then, couldn’t show up and support since he was the original Cowboy Curtis?!?!?!!!
I went on Sunday, it was AMAZING. It’s like watching an episode of Pee-Wee’s Playhouse live. The set is incredible. If you’re a fan of the show you’ll get chills the first time the curtain goes up and all the puppets are doing their thing. As far as Fishbourne goes, I got to attend a Q&A with Pee-Wee after the show since we had bought tickets for the Fonda and he said since Fishbourne is on CSI now he couldn’t fit it in his schedule. Lamarr is great though!
lol @ David Hasselhoff’s outfit. And I would bang the shizz out of Andy Samberg. That sexy, sexy man.
Does anybody else think that fireman is holding the extinguisher in a rather… provocative pose?
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