Saturday, September 30, 2007. Cerritos, California
Larry Hagman has a one man show about his life and career, "An Afternoon with Larry Hagman." At the theater, there were index cards and pencils on a table for fans to ask questions. As the audience was seated, music was playing. It was Larry's mother, Mary Martin.
Soon, Larry came on stage, wearing a beautiful cowboy hat, and to the surprise of many fans, a beard. He looked wonderful! He narrated a show of photos and video, relating many funny enecdotes along the way. There were some great old photos shown in the show. One was of Larry with his mother on the set of one of her movies, similar to a photo in Hagman's autobiography, Hello Darlin'. Another was of Larry's father, Ben Hagman, at 21. What a handsome young man! Larry Hagman clearly resembles him.
At one point, Hagman had "technical difficulties" with the computer equipment, causing him to show some Dallas clips twice. No stranger to the unpredictablility of live shows, he joked, made faces, snored and practically fell off his chair during the repeat showing! A video of Mary Martin and Larry Hagman at the 1980 Royal Variety Show was shown. Hagman spoke of his liver transplant, the fun he had guest starring on Nip/Tuck, and showed photos of his home. The question and answer session followed.
Fans lined up at the stage door to meet Larry after the show. Let in four at a time, they got photos with Larry before being ushered back outside. Everyone who wanted to meet Larry got the chance. As his limo pulled away, Larry rolled down the window and waved goodbye! He is a very nice man who clearly loves his fans!
More photos from the Cerritos show here.