As we continue to grow Live Talks Los Angeles, we are happy to share that we will be producing some of our events at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale. We have the following events scheduled at the Alex, with more to come. Ticket info in each of the links… May 14 Burt Bacharach in conversation with Mitch Albom discussing his memoir, Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music, 8pm Jun 12 Phil Jackson in conversation with John Salley discussing his memoir, Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success, 8pm June 27 An Evening with Neil Gaiman in conversation with Entertainment Weekly’s Geoff Boucher, 8pm discussing his new novel, The Ocean at the Continue reading…
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Penny Marshall in the news…at Live Talks LA Oct 3
We’re excited to be hosting Penny Marshall in conversation with her brother, Garry Marshall, at Live Talks Los Angeles next Wednesday, October 3 at The Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. Ticket info here. Her memoir, My Mother Was Nuts is hilarious, and paired with her brother will be fun. Here are some recent news pieces on Penny Marshall and her memoir. Penny Marshall in the news: — Los Angeles Times, September 26 — Penny Marshall looks back at her life in breezy new memoir. In ‘My Mother Was Nuts,’ Marshall chronicles her tap-dancing youth, her marriages, her romance with Art Garfunkel Continue reading…
Merrill Markoe interviews Chris Elliott at Live Talks LA, Oct 11
We are excited to welcome the very funny and Emmy Award-winning Merrill Markoe to Live Talks Los Angeles on October 11 to interview funny man Chris Elliott discussing his memoir, The Guy Under the Sheets: The Unauthorized Autobiography. Event details here. Markoe’s latest book, is Cool, Calm and Contentious: Essays.
October 5 — An Evening with Bishop Gene Robinson in conversation with Bradley Whitford
Straight Talk on Gay Marriage. The religious leader at the forefront of the gay rights movement in a frank discussion of the critical civil rights issue of our time. He is the first openly gay person to be elected bishop in the Episcopal church.
October 3 — An Evening with Penny Marshall in conversation with Garry Marshall
Penny Marshall (Big, A League of Their Own) shares her funny and intimate memoir taking us from the stage of The Jackie Gleason Show in 1955 to Hollywood’s star-studded sets, offering up some hilarious detours along the way — marriages, her friendships, her breakout role on The Odd Couple, and more…
September 23 — An Evening with Wyclef Jean
The multi-platinum musician, producer and actor talks candidly about his life as an immigrant and the inside story of the Fugees. We are excited that this major voice in the music scene won’t just talk–expect to be regaled with some new acoustic sounds.