Monday, October 20, 2014
8:00pm (Reception 6:30-7:30pm)
An Evening with Alan Cumming
in conversation with Sam Rubin, KTLA
discussing his memoir,
Not My Father’s Son
The Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404
ONLINE SALES HAVE ENDED.
Some tickets available at the door, and books available for sale at the event
$20 General Admission seats – Avail at the door
$30 Reserved Seats – SOLD OUT
$43 Alan Cumming’s memoir + reserved block of seats ENDED
$95 Pre-event reception (6:30-7:30pm) + Reserved seats + book- SOLD OUT
* a book signing follows the talk.
> Alan Cumming in USA Today, 9/3/14
Alan Cumming is currently starring as the Master of Ceremonies opposite Michelle Williams in Cabaret on Broadway, a performance which won him a Tony Award 1998. He recently completed the Broadway run of the National Theatre of Scotland’s production of Macbeth. He recently wrapped season 5 of the CBS hit drama The Good Wife for which he has been nominated for multiple Emmy, SAG, Critics’ Choice and Satellite awards. He also stars as Austen Clarke opposite Lisa Kudrow in Showtime’s Web Therapy and is the host of Masterpiece Mystery on PBS.
He continues to be an activist for gay rights and education and has received many awards for his work including most recently honors from Bailey House, the Matthew Shephard Foundation, The LGBT Task Force, The Trevor Project and AmFAR . He was awarded an OBE (Officer of the British Empire) for his work in the arts and LGBT rights by the Queen in 2009 and has also received both the Great Scot and Icon of Scotland awards.
A beloved star of stage, television, and film, Alan Cumming is a successful artist whose diversity and fearlessness is unparalleled. His success masks a painful childhood growing up under the heavy rule of an emotionally and physically abusive father—a relationship that tormented him long into adulthood. In his memoir, Not My Father’s Son, he shares the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family secrets that shaped his life and career.
When television producers in the UK approached him to appear on a popular celebrity genealogy show in 2010, Alan enthusiastically agreed. He hoped the show would solve a family mystery involving his maternal grandfather, a celebrated WWII hero who disappeared in the Far East. But as the truth of his family ancestors revealed itself, Alan learned far more than he bargained for about himself, his past, and his own father.
Sam Rubin is the entertainment reporter for the KTLA Morning News. Rubin hosts the Emmy-nominated “Live from the Academy Awards,” syndicated nationally by Tribune Entertainment, “Sneaks,” a series of movie preview shows produced in conjunction with the Los Angeles Times, as well as a show for the Reelz Channel. He is a recipient of a Golden Mike Award for Best Entertainment Reporter from the Radio & Television News Association and, as part of the KTLA Morning News team, earned an Associated Press Television-Radio Award for Best News Broadcast.
In addition to his activities at KTLA, he also reports for Tribune’s WGN-TV in Chicago. Nationally, Rubin provides reports for “On Air With Ryan Seacrest,” “Show Buzz,” and CNN. On the radio, Rubin reports for Los Angeles’ KNX-AM. Rubin was last at Live Talks Los Angeles interviewing Garry Marshall. See the video.