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The Groundlings Theatre

7307 Melrose Avenue
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1981

Pop Culture · 1981 · Paul Reubens and the Groundlings

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The Pee-wee Herman Show — stage origins

The Pee-wee Herman Show began as a late-night Groundlings production in 1981 before moving to the Roxy. The television special was filmed at the Roxy, not here.

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