Pee-Wee leaving the playhouse for Broadway stint

[May 21, 2010]  NEW YORK (AP) -- Pee-Wee is Broadway bound.

"The Pee-Wee Herman Show" will have a 48-performance run at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre starting Oct. 26.

It is based in part on the cult TV show "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" and will star Pee-Wee himself, Paul Reubens.

Producer Scott Sanders said Thursday that it will follow "a day in the life of our bow-tied hero."

Other cast members will be announced later.

[Associated Press]

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