As Stern explains, “In late September 2009, my friend Andy Serkis ('Lord of the Rings,' 'King Kong,' 'Tintin,' 'The Hobbit') was in Los Angeles for the Emmy Awards -- he was nominated as Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries for his wonderful work in 'Little Dorrit.' I inscribed a copy of my book for him and his wife, the actress Lorraine Ashbourn. We talked about my plans to go around to bookstores for presentations and signings. He suggested it might be more interesting for me to perform a short one-man show instead of a lecture -- Andy is an eminently sensible man. He told me if I wrote a script, he would direct the show -- an offer I would not refuse.”
Thus was born, “Queers in History: The Show.”
It should be a lot of fun. Stern tried it out in October at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, for a small group of students, faculty, and alumni. The noted photographer Leyland Y. Lee (class of '52) was in the audience. Stern recently appeared at Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon. Now he’s bringing his show closer to home, to Chevalier’s in Larchmont.
Sunday November 22, 2009 at 11:00am. 126 N Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, California.