ATLANTA – It’s fair to say that actor Rob Lowe has led an interesting life. And it’s a life that could fill multiple books.
So far, he’s written two: the 2011 “Stories I Only Tell My Friends” and 2014’s “Love Life.” In an interview, Lowe said he had more stories to tell and could have gone for a trilogy.
But instead of a book, the former “West Wing” and “Parks & Recreation” star decided to turn his stories into a one-man stage play, which stopped in Atlanta last week.
“It’s inspired by both of the books,” said Lowe, 54. “It will feel similar to that experience, but it’s not all the same stories. They are for the most part new stories or expanded versions. It’s my third book live on stage instead of a book on tape. I have a couple of surprises people seem to like. There are some clips. The big takeaway after I did the first show was how many laughs there were.”
He is not known as a song-and-dance man, as anyone who remembers the campy, painfully long 1989 “Snow White” Oscar performance would attest. (Check it out on YouTube.) But will his stage show include a little crooning, a little “Prince Charming”-esque soft shoe? He would only say, with a tease: “You never know.”