NOTES FROM THE WEBMASTER
Slight addition to the advisory just below.
To try something a little different, alongside one-off reviews,
I’ll be experimenting with one or two multi-part review series.
And why? Because there seems, these days, to be themes
relating some openings—in musical theatre especially—
trends, things in the Zeitgeist, changes in audience expectation and
the very vocabulary of the form itself, worth exploring in a wider context.
Maintaining the previous asdvisory:
Delays have been due to professional and personal obligations.
The way I’m going to try to stay current is 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—also again—if you’d care to check out my new book,
which, happily, has received rave reviews from the pros and five stars from readers, it’s
THE NOVELIZERS:
An Affectionate History of Media Adaptations and Originals,
Their Astonishing Authors—and the Art of the Craft
And it’s at Amazon at these links, in
casebound color hardcover,
grayscale trade paperback
and budget-priced color ebook
New Features
LEMPICKA (Triggering vs Earning – Part 1)
LEMPICKA (Triggering vs Earning—Part 1) Book, Lyrics and Original Concept by Carson Kreitzer Book and Music by Matt Gold Directed by Rachel Chavkin Official Website
THE GREAT GATSBY (Triggering vs Earning – Part 2)
THE GREAT GATSBY (Triggering vs Earning—Part 2) Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald Book by Kait Kerrigan Music by Jason Howland Music by
SUFFS (Triggering vs Earning – Part 3)
SUFFS (Triggering vs Earning—Part 3) Book, Music and Lyrics by Shaina Taub Directed by Leigh Silverman Music Box Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (Triggering vs Earning – Part 4)
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (Triggering vs Earning—Part 4) Book by Rick Elice Music and Lyrics by PigPen Theatre Co. Based on the novel by Sarah Gruen
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE By Jeffrey Hatcher & Mitch Albom Based on the book by Mitch Albom Directed by Erwin Maas Starring Len Cariou and Christopher
THE NOTEBOOK
THE NOTEBOOK Book by Bekah Brunstetter Music and Lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks Directed by Michael Greif and Schelle
TEETH
TEETH Book and Music by Anna K. Jacobs Book and Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson Based on the screenplay by Mitchell Lichtenstein Directed by Sarah
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Directed and Choreographed by Eamon Foley Axelrod Performing Arts
THE WHITE CHIP
THE WHITE CHIP by Sean Daniels Directed by Sheryl Kaller MCC Theater Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer [I wrote most of what follows in 2019,