Charles Andrews

I MISS JACK NEWORTH No - he’s still with us. The esteemed, very popular longtime humor columnist for the Santa

THIS IS THE FOURTH Version of this column. Number three was pretty good, I thought. Some context, a little storytelling.

THIS IS THE FOURTH Version of this column. Number three was pretty good, I thought. Some context, a little storytelling.

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON – courtesy photo SO LONG KRIS Kristofferson struggled to get into the business – landing a chopper on Johnny Cash’s front lawn helped (he was an Army ranger and helicopter pilot) – but he wound up recognized as one of the great songwriters. “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” “Sunday Morning Comin’ […]

By CHARLES ANDREWS WHAT?! Charles Andrews, why do you hate children? Why do you hate our schools? I don’t. I’ve been blessed with two beautiful kids myself, and one of them went through our school system start to finish: SMASH K – 8, Samohi, SMC two years, graduating from UCLA. Summa cum laude, so her […]

EVERYONE KNOWS HIM BUT NO ONE SEES HIM… By CHARLES ANDREWS YOU HAVEN’T HEARD MUCH OUT OF HIM LATELY Because

T.B., A PRETTY NICE PLACE TO SEE GREAT THEATRE – courtesy photo NASHVILLE REDUX When I wrote a few weeks ago about our delightful trip there, I did not have the space to mention a do-not-miss stop that we would have missed without the insistence of our musician friends there (all LA transplants). Of course […]

“THE VENEER OF TRUTH” Do you know who Lawrence O’Donnell is? For nearly 14 years, he’s been a prominent voice on late-night MSNBC with his show, “The Last Word.” Before that, he brought his political savvy to “The West Wing” as a producer, writer, and actor, drawing from his experience as an aide to the […]

Highly Recommended Theatricum Botanicum – This is a good Friday to catch Wendy’s Peter Pan because there is a discussion with the cast an hour before the performance and “Pay What You Will” ticket pricing. (So pay double – they deserve it.) The Winter’s Tale, one of Willie the Shake’s last, is a tragi-comedy in […]

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