Love Letters Live

MARTHA BOLTON is exceptional by any standards. With the mind of a comedienne and the soul of a historian, she brings us a book of delightful historical importance; Dear Bob…Bob Hope’s Wartime Correspondence with the G.Is of World War II

Martha was the first woman staff writer for Bob Hope, helping to write his television specials, personal appearances,...

It must be a sign of great acting that we, the audience, so often attribute the qualities of the role to the actor personally. Yes, Bernardo of West Side Story is such a specific personality that you have to wonder how identical to George Chakiris this personality is. Well, the spoiler answer is not identical. But there is an...

We are so often dependent on the mainstream news for information about life in other countries. But there is always more. Kian Beyzavi, born and raised in Iran, sheds a bright light on what it was like to grow up there. The details of growing up as a very smart young girl in Tehran may surprise you as it...

For Allen Klein, seeing actual people on a stage was a life changing moment. Two productions and this 7 year old knew what he was meant to do.  When he asked his elementary school teacher if she would accept a diorama in place of a book report, she said yes and Allen was on the road. Seven. A set...

A love letter to the thief who stole his beautiful brand new titanium bicycle? Yes, and a brilliant one. Mickey Smith, dedicated to the sport he loved best, cycled for fun, for transportation, for giving to his community through Aids/LifeCycle. And just like that, in a flash of a cruel theft, so much of what his life was...

For Claire Dobie, clear thinking is paramount. She, like many women, can hardly keep track of the articles about what men want. This topic is an industry in its own right and a cash cow for popular magazines. Married, partnered or single, younger or older, it peaks women’s curiosity. Suggestions abound about what to do to attract a man...

Contacting sweethearts from our past can be a challenge; locating them, gathering the courage it takes to call someone who was once an intimate part of your life, knowing that a suspicious gate-keeper wife may be the one to answer the phone and finding just the right tone of voice.

That challenge pails next to the task of contacting...

Ever been called out by someone for talking to yourself? Ever catch yourself talking to yourself or, worse, laughing out as you amble down the street all by your little lonesome? What do you do?  Personally, I just struggle to stifle the laughter (makes me laugh harder) and hope that no one with a cell-phone is dialing an emergency...

Allen Klein has made it his life’s mission to bring laughter and comfort to people who range from mild to severe stress, who have suffered devastating loss, or just need a smile or some wisdom on an ordinary day. He helps people lighten up; he is permission to laugh.

He was a boy who loved Broadway, attended Yale...

You most likely know Hank Garrett in the role of Officer Ed Nicholson of the popular 60’s sit-com Car 54 Where Are you?” It would be hard to conceive a fictional character that even comes close to Hank’s actual life.He has traveled such a labyrinthine path from childhood to film-stardom you might wonder how he ever stayed on the...