2020 marks 35 years since Paul Reuben’s classic, quirky sensation Pee-wee’s Big Adventure hit theaters. A critical and financial triumph at the box office, the 1985 comedy, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, starring and co-written by Reubens grossed over $40M domestically and made Pee-wee Herman a household name. The movie marked the feature film directorial debut of Tim Burton and the first major studio film for composer Danny Elfman, beginning the now legendary filmmaking duo’s partnership which has resulted in 16 films over the last three decades. The movie is a timeless classic that continues to entertain and enthrall generations of fans to this day.
The 35th anniversary
of the film is being celebrated with Pee-wee’s Big Adventure 35th
Anniversary Tour with Paul Reubens. Each event will include a special
screening of the film, followed by amazing stories about the making of the
movie told by Paul Reubens. Produced by Live Nation, the 20-city outing kicks
off February 14th in Portland, Oregon and will make stops in Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, New York and more, before wrapping March 29th
in Washington, D.C.
Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, December 13 at 10am
local time at Ticketmaster.com. Three levels of exclusive VIP packages will be
available that include a ticket as well as a super secret gift, plus photo
opportunity as well as a signed print. For further details visit peewee.com.
After the breakout success of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Reubens went on to create, co-write and
co-direct Pee-wee’s Playhouse on CBS.
The series earned 22 Emmy® Awards during its five year run. Reubens has
personally been nominated for 14 Emmy® Awards, with two wins.
Pee-wee’s Big
Adventure 35th Anniversary Tour with Paul Reubens
February 14 –
Portland, OR – Newmark Theatre
February 15 –
Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
February 21 – Denver,
CO – Paramount Theatre
February 22 – Salt
Lake City, UT – Kingsbury Hall
February 27 – Los
Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
February 28 – San
Francisco, CA – The Masonic
February 29 – San
Diego, CA – Spreckels Theatre
March 5 – San
Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre
March 6 – Austin, TX
– ACL Live at the Moody Theater
March 8 – Dallas, TX
– Majestic Theatre
March 12 – Atlanta,
GA – The Tabernacle
March 13 – Tampa, FL
– Tampa Theatre*
March 14 – Coral
Springs, FL – Coral Springs Center for the Arts*
March 20 – Chicago,
IL – The Chicago Theatre
March 21 –
Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
March 22 – Detroit,
MI – The Fillmore Detroit
March 26 – New York,
NY – The Beacon Theatre
March 27 –
Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia
March 28 – Boston, MA
– Orpheum Theater
March 29 –
Washington, DC – Warner Theatre
About
Paul Reubens
Paul Reubenscreated
the iconic character, Pee-wee Herman, as a member of the famed Los Angeles
improv group The Groundlings. His breakthrough stage production, The Pee-wee Herman Show, premiered at
The Groundlings Theatre and moved to The Roxy on Sunset Strip where it ran for
an unprecedented five months. The HBO broadcast of the show introduced Pee-wee
to a national audience.
Pee-wee Herman was brought to the big screen in the hit 1985 comedy Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, which Reubens
co-wrote and marked Tim Burton’s feature film directorial debut. Reubens went
on to create, co-write and co-direct Pee-wee’s
Playhouse on CBS. The series earned 22 Emmy® Awards during its five year
run. Reubens has personally been nominated for 14 Emmy® Awards, winning twice.
Pee-wee returned to the big screen
in Big Top Pee-wee, directed by
Randal Kleiser. Reubens co-wrote and co-produced the film.
In 2010, Reubens produced, co-wrote and starred in an updated revival of The Pee-wee Herman Show in Los Angeles. The show went to Broadway, opening to rave reviews at The Stephen Sondheim Theater. The New York Times called it, “Yummier than chocolate”, New York Post proclaimed, “the audience screams for joy!” and New York Magazine said, “Welcome back, Pee-wee! You were sorely missed”.
Reubens returned to HBO with an exclusive version of The Pee-wee Herman
Show on Broadway which was nominated for
an Emmy® for Outstanding
Variety, Music Or Comedy Special.
In 2015, Reubens teamed with
Judd Apatow to produce the third Pee-wee film, Pee-wee’s Big Holiday. The Netflix movie was written by Reubens and
Paul Rust, and co-starred Joe Manganiello.
Reubens has starred in a number of diverse television roles, including 30
Rock, Pushing Daisies, Reno 911, Everybody Loves Raymond, Portlandia, The Blacklist, Gotham, Steven
Soderbergh’s Mosaic, The Conners and What We Do In The Shadows. His film credits include The Blues Brothers, Cheech and Chong’s Nice Dreams, Buffy the Vampire
Slayer, Batman Returns, Matilda, Mystery Men and Todd Solondz’s Life During
Wartime.
Reubens has lent his voice to many animated projects
including The Nightmare Before Christmas, Star Wars Rebels, Family
Guy, American Dad, The
Smurfs, Batman: The Brave And The Bold,
Tron: Uprising, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Robot Chicken
andMinecraft: Storymode. He can currently
be heard at Disneyland and Disneyworld as the voice of DJ-R3X, the droid pilot
turned DJ in Oga’s Cantina at Galaxies Edge.
Reubens is currently writing his
memoir, putting the finishing touches on two more Pee-wee movie scripts and
developing projects for television, including a variety show and a western
called ‘Fancypants’.