NOTES FROM THE WEBMASTER
AUGUST 2026
Apologies for any delays. 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
AUGUST 2026
New Features
SAFE HOUSE
SAFE HOUSE by L.B. Browne Directed by Benjamin Viertel Featuring Marc Kudisch and Karen Ziemba Theatre Row Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer The spectacularly
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY by Levi Holloway Directed by Felix Barrett August Wilson Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer Well, what’s to say, really, about Paranormal
THE REAL IVANOV
THE REAL IVANOV by Anton Chekhov Adapted and Directed by Laura Strausfeld Lynn F. Angelson Theater (Location of Classic Stage Company) Official Website Reviewed by
THE HOUSE OF THE NEGRO INSANE
THE HOUSE OF THE NEGRO INSANE by Terence Anthony Directed by Daniel Carlton 59E59 (show page) Reviewed by David Spencer 1935. A work shack. Attius
HERSHEY FELDER: THE PIANO AND ME
HERSHEY FELDER: THE PIANO AND ME Created and Performed by Hershey Felder 59E59 Theatres Reviewed by David Spencer It has always, for me, been a
THE WHOOPI MONOLOGUES
THE WHOOPI MONOLGUES Written by Whoopi Goldberg Directed by Whitney White A Production of Lincoln Center Theatre at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi Newhouse Theatre LCT Website
THE LOVED ONES
THE LOVED ONES by Erica Murray Directed by Nicola Murphy Dubey Irish Repertory Theatre IRT Show Page Reviewed by David Spencer It’s very difficult to
SMALL
SMALL Written and Performed by Robert Montano Directed by Jesse D. Hill At the Pershing Square Signature Theatre Center Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer
THE FEAR OF 13 and SCHMIGADOON (a rumination)
THE FEAR OF 13 by Lindsey Ferrentino Directed by David Cromer Starring Adrian Brody and Tessa Thompson James Earl Jones Theatre Official Website and SCHMIGADOON