Pee-Wee Herman News

JD3atrical Productions is thrilled to announce that the smash-hit, critically-acclaimed (LA Times CRITICS' CHOICE; LA Weekly GO!; Backstage CRITIC'S PICK) world premiere production of YELLOW, written and directed by Del Shores (The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, Southern Baptist Sissies, Sordid Lives) and produced by Louise Beard, Emerson Collins, Jason Dottley and Del Shores is EXTENDING thru SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 at the Coast Playhouse, 8325 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood.

Producer Scott Sanders has announced additional cast members for the upcoming Broadway engagement of the highly anticipated stage play, The Pee-wee Herman Show.

On Wednesday, September 15th at 6:30PM, the Broadway community will gather alongside Stephen Sondheim as the lights of the newly dedicated Stephen Sondheim Theatre marquee are lit for the first time.

JD3atrical Productions is thrilled to announce that with this extension of YELLOW, Shores' has now had his plays on LA stages for collectively eight years!

Check out this Funny or Die video featuring the adventures of the one and only Pee-wee Herman at the 70th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.

The Public Theater, Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel, producers of BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON are pleased to announce that in celebration of the box office opening on Monday, August 23rd they will be offering tickets for the first preview (Monday, September 20th at 7:00) for the cost of an ‘Andrew Jackson' ($20).

The Public Theater, Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel, producers of BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON are pleased to announce the return of cast members JAMES BARRY, GREG HILDRETH, JEFF HILLER, LUCAS NEAR-VERBRUGGHE, BEN STEINFELD, MARIA ELENA RAMIREZ, KATE CULLEN ROBERTS, and EMILY YOUNG, all of whom appeared in the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway production this past spring at The Public's Newman Theater.

Following its successful run at The Public Theater, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON will begin performances on Broadway at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th Street) on September 20, 2010 and officially open on October 13, 2010. Check out the new art that was recently revealed on the BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON website below.

Producer Scott Sanders announced today that an additional four weeks of performances have been added to the limited Broadway engagement of the highly anticipated stage play, The Pee-wee Herman Show. Beginning previews October 26 and opening on November 11, the limited engagement was originally scheduled to run through December 5. The engagement will now add 32 performances and run through the Christmas and New Year's holidays, giving its final Broadway performance on January 2, 2011 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd street).

The Public Theater, Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel, producers of BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON are pleased to announce that in celebration of the box office opening on Monday, August 23rd they will be offering tickets for the first preview (Monday, September 20th at 7:00) for the cost of an ‘Andrew Jackson' ($20).

Following its successful run at The Public Theater, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON will now begin performances on Broadway at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th Street) on Monday, September 20, 2010 and officially open on Wednesday, October 13, 2010.

As BroadwayWorld has previously announced. Producer Scott Sanders will be bringing 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 acclaimed stage play, The Pee-wee Herman Show. 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 will feature music by Jay Cotton and the work of renowned 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 Tuesday, October 26, 2010 and officially open on Thursday, November 11 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd street). The engagement will run through December 5. Just moments ago, Pee-wee himself revealed via his twitter feed a first look at the Broadway artwork for the upcoming production! BroadwayWorld brings you the image below.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will team again with Hair producers Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel, alongside producers Scott M. Delman, Stewart F. Lane, Bonnie Comely, and Susan Gallin/Mary Lu Roffe to bring the critically acclaimed rock musical BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON to Broadway in the fall.

JD3atrical Productions is thrilled to announce that the smash-hit, critically-acclaimed (LA Times CRITICS' CHOICE; LA Weekly GO!; Backstage CRITIC'S PICK) world premiere production of YELLOW, written and directed by Del Shores (The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, Southern Baptist Sissies, Sordid Lives) and produced by Louise Beard, Emerson Collins, Jason Dottley and Del Shores is EXTENDING thru SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 at the Coast Playhouse, 8325 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced today that it would team again with Hair producers Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel to bring the critically acclaimed rock musical BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON to Broadway in the fall. Following a successful run at The Public Theater, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON will begin performances at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th Street) on Tuesday, September 21.

Variety reports that Judd Apatow may be teaming up with funnyman Paul Ruebens ('Pee-wee Herman) on a big screen project for Universal. Apatow will produce, but not direct, the film through Apatow Productions Company. Reubens is collaborating with Paul Rust (Inglourious Basterds, I Love You, Beth Cooper) on the screenplay, which is expected to be a family road trip adventure film.

On Monday, June 1, Conan O'Brien kicked-off the Radio City Music Hall stint as part of his 'Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television' tour. An ode to the life changing events of his past year, the show makes light of O'Brien's resignation from his position as host of The Tonight Show in January 2010 for Jay Leno. O'Brien's settlement with NBC bars him from appearing on television as the host of a program until September 2010, however is permitted to perform before a live audience in a concert setting. 'Legally Prohibited' incorporates video bits from his past television segments, musical and comic performers, and cameo appearances by celebrities.

BWW Discounts is offering you the chance to get seats to THE PEE-WEE HERMAN SHOW before they go on sale to the public!

BWW Discounts is offering you the chance to get seats to THE PEE-WEE HERMAN SHOW before they go on sale to the public!