2010 Stage Show Revival
Paul Reubens told the press in interviews that he hoped his revival of his Pee Wee Herman stage show would help garner producer interest and funding for a new feature film (with a new actor possibly playing the role of Pee Wee).
The Pee-Wee Herman Show was originally scheduled for November 8–29 at the Music Box Theater in Hollywood. Due to high demand and technical needs, the show moved venues from Music Box to Club Nokia @ LA Live with a run between January 12 and February 7, 2010.
The cast rehearsed at Sunset-Gower Studios before moving to technical rehearsals at Club Nokia. The original plotline of Captain Carl's crush on Miss Yvonne was switched to Cowboy Curtis. Added to the new version were the characters "Chairry", "the Flowers", "Mr. Window", "Globey", "Clockey", "Mr. Knucklehead", "Conky the Robot" (known as "Conky 3000", originally known as "Conky 2000"), "King of Cartoons" and "Magic Screen" from the TV series, Pee-wee's Playhouse.
The updated show re-written by Paul Reubens contains modern references to the internet, iPad, abstinence rings, and ShamWow - as well as several new characters, including handyman Sergio, firefighter Phineas and a dancing-mute Bear.
The revival production was produced by Scott Sanders, directed by Alex Timbers, with scenic design by David Korins and Gary Panter and original music by Jay Cotton.
After several previews that began October 26 the production opened on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on November 11, 2010 . The limited engagement closed on January 2, 2011. The production was taped for an HBO special ("The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway") which premiered on March 19, 2011.
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