NOTES FROM THE WEBMASTER
APRIL-MAY 2026
Apologies for the long delay. Much going on.
I’m staying current by uploading one or a few reviews at a time,
rather than the bulk uploads of yore, since the architecture of
AISLE SAY’s new design supports it. So please return periodically;
there should be new reviews appearing somewhat regularly.
You’ll know there’s new stuff when the featured picture to the right changes.
Meanwhile—the second edition of my book now out
Four new chapters, over 150 additional pages:
THE NOVELIZERS:
An Affectionate History of Media Adaptations and Originals,
Their Astonishing Authors—and the Art of the Craft
Its feature-packed website is thenovelizers.net
Amazon buy links
casebound color hardcover,
grayscale trade paperback
and budget-priced color ebook
APRIL-MAY 2026
New Features
PLAZA SUITE
PLAZA SUITE by Neil Simon Directed by John Benjamin Hickey Starring Sara Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Hudson Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer
THE PATSY
THE PATSY by Barry Connors Directed by Jack Cummings III Performed by David Greenspan A Production of The Transport Group Abrons Arts Center Reviewed by David
THE MINUTES
THE MINUTES by Tracy Letts Directed by Anna D. Shapiro Studio 54 Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer Because I’ve spent so much of my
HARMONY
HARMONY Book and Lyrics by Bruce Sussman Music by Barry Manilow Directed and Choreographed by Wayne Carlyle National Yiddish Folksbeine at Edmond J. Safra Hall
FUNNY GIRL
FUNNY GIRL Music by Jule Styne Lyrics by Bob Merrill Book by Isobel Lennart Revised Book by Harvey Weinstein August Wilson Theatre Official Website Reviewed
POTUS
POTUS by Selina Fillinger Directed by Susan Stroman Sam S. Shubert Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer I’ve long since come to the conclusion
A STRANGE LOOP
A STRANGE LOOP Book, Music and Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson Directed by Stephen Brackett Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer A Strange Loop is an
AMERICAN BUFFALO
AMERICAN BUFFALO by David Mamet Directed by Neil Pepe Starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss Circle in the Square Theatre Official Website Reviewed
MR. SATURDAY NIGHT
MR. SATURDAY NIGHT Book by Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandell Music by Jason Robert Brown Lyrics by Amanda Green Directed by John Rando