Hot Demand For Pee Wee Herman Show Creates Venue Change

October 08, 2009

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Demand for the limited-run revival of comedian Paul Reubens’ “The Pee-wee Herman Show” has been so overwhelming, the show’s producers have been forced to move it to a larger venue.

The new version of Reuben’s 1981 sell out stage show, which is an adult production not really appropriate for those under 16, will now begin its four-week run Jan. 12 at Club Nokia at L.A. Live, instead of the original kick off date of Nov. 8.

Ticketholders for shows at The Music Box Theatre may exchange them for comparable seats through Oct. 13 at 10 p.m PST by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-653-8000.

Additional tickets for Club Nokia, including general admission and VIP tickets, go on sale Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. PST.

Reubens said he couldn’t be happier about demand for the show and glad to be able to offer fans additional tickets and options.

“I’m really excited that fans are responding so incredibly to Pee-wee’s return,” the comedian explained. “To the fans who already bought tickets, I apologize for the inconvenience of the venue and date changes and am arranging for you to come backstage and say hello!

“Thanks to our friends at Goldenvoice, we are able to bring a bigger show to a larger audience at various ticket prices.”

In addition to beloved characters like Miss Yvonne, Mailman Mike, Cowboy Curtis, Jambi the Genie, Charry, Pterri the pterodactyl, Conky the robot, Magic Screen and Randy, many of the 1981 show’s original artists, including scenic designer Gary Panter and composer Jay Cotton, are back for the new production.

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Posted by LM on 10/08/2009 at 08:59 AM ET

Here is what really happens when the venue changes: -Have to spend an hour and a half on the phone with ticket master only to find out that our "comparable" seats are not-so comparable. We had a front row table for 4, our best seat we could purchase yesterday would have been in the 200's - this is because there is a reserved VIP section in the front-so anyone who previously had front row seats would have to pay more than double to get those seats again-in a much larger venue. It will take 10 days for the almost $400 we spent on 4 tickets to be refunded to our account-which meant we could not purchase the replacement tickets yesterday-which meant-we won't even have seats in the 200's at this point. -Since the date is moved to January-we lose $125 on our non-refundable rental car -We lose over $150 to transfer the dates of our plane tickets -We lose the deposit on our condo we rented for the weekend -We have to juggle to change our vacation days at our jobs that were already approved for December. So, bringing the show to a larger audience at "Various ticket prices" - really just screws the true fans who bought tickets months ago. Thanks Pee Wee for thinkin' it through.

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