A Sondheim Christmas Carol

Charley was dead, to begin with.

Today, our Christmas gift to you: A Sondheim Christmas Carol.

CHARLEY’S GHOST

Charley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. Dead to Cranklin Shepard, at least. The termination papers were signed by the accountant, the publicist, and his lawyer, Jerome. Cranklin signed them too: and Crank’s name was good upon ‘Change, for anything…