Evans taking his life story to Broadway

Former movie mogul Robert Evans plans to star in his own autobiographical Broadway show next spring, tentatively titled “Kid Notorious” -- like the animated Comedy Central series based on his life.

He and Dick Van Patten, a former comrade from their days as young actors in New York, will tell stories about those days as well as Evans’ later Hollywood career, accompanied by film clips.

Evans said Thursday that much of the material will be drawn from his latest, not yet published book, “The Fat Lady Sang.”

He recently entertained a crowd with his stories for about three hours at a Learning Annex class in L.A., he said, but he’ll try to cut the Broadway show down to about two hours. The show is “not that scripted,” he said. “I have varying stories to tell and no shortage of material.”

Evans had a stroke in 1998, but he said he’s very active now, at age 74. He plays tennis, and “my libido hasn’t shrunk.” He hopes the show will be “very inspirational for others who have been through hell and back. It ain’t for the timid.”

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Don Shirley