All stories by David Cote on BroadwayStars

Friday, January 18, 2019

ASKING THE BIG QUESTIONS by David Cote

Many of the productions of the past year were tinged with a political aura.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:42PM
Saturday, January 12, 2019

FINDING IDENTITY by David Cote

The Moonlight writer offers a big-hearted portrait of young African Americans navigating class and sexual differences in private school.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:36PM
Thursday, December 13, 2018

MISPLACED QUIPS by David Cote

Aaron Sorkin has left his fingerprints all over this stage adaptation, to mixed results.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 10:36PM
Tuesday, December 11, 2018

The Way Harsh Truth About ‘Clueless, The Musical’: It Stinks by David Cote

'Clueless, The Musical' hoped we’d care enough about the heroine, Cher, to overlook its synthetic tackiness.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PM
Thursday, December 6, 2018

RATINGS ARE POWER by David Cote

Despite great acting, this techno-savvy adaptation is strangely out of step with some of the more searing themes in the original film.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:36PM
Tuesday, December 4, 2018

If We Could Turn Back Time, We’d Skip ‘The Cher Show’ by David Cote

'The Cher Show’ is a sequined Wikipedia entry with karaoke breaks.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:01AM
Sunday, December 2, 2018

Cabaret Diva Bridget Everett Wants to Wrap Her Legs Around America by David Cote

'When you’re starting out in New York, you have to grab them by the balls and make them hear you.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00AM
Monday, November 19, 2018

‘King Kong’ director Drew McOnie wages gorilla warfare by David Cote

“We tamed the beast—you and I—we brought him to this city,” crows Carl Denham, the filmmaker and impresario in the new Broadway musical “King Kong.” The production’s beast tame…

SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 08:00AM
Thursday, November 15, 2018

In a Crowded Broadway Season, Queer Teen Love Story ‘The Prom’ Deserves the Crown by David Cote

'The Prom' may be a candy-colored pop musical, but in a Broadway season dominated by atrocities like 'King Kong' and 'Pretty Woman,' it's a winner.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:30PM
Monday, November 5, 2018

BLACK, WHITE AND BLUE by David Cote

Although Christopher Demos-Brown s play covers important issues of race, the story and characters are two-dimensional.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 04:06PM
Monday, October 22, 2018

‘School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play’ Is a Pecking-Order Teen Comedy With a Punch by David Cote

MCC Theater brings back Jocelyn Bioh’s 'School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play,' a cutting comedy with an emotional wallop centered around six school girls in Ghana preparing for a …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00PM

‘The Ferryman’ Suffers From Its Countless Irish Clichés (Including a ‘Riverdance’ Sequence) by David Cote

The whiskey flows, rainbows are spotted, tall tales are told and Irish dancing breaks out over dinner.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:04AM
Monday, October 8, 2018
Monday, October 1, 2018
Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Janet McTeer Gets Saucy in the Lively but Exhausting ‘Bernhardt/Hamlet’ by David Cote

A swashbuckling Janet McTeer plays idolized French actress Sarah Bernhardt in a play about her shocking 1899 depiction of Hamlet.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00PM
Monday, September 17, 2018

Rebecca Hall Haunts Her No. 1 Queer Fan in ‘Soundstage’ by David Cote

A hybrid theater-video installation by Rob Roth, 'Soundstage' casts Rebecca Hall as the archetype of a 'strong female lead,' and the object of obsession for Roth's reclusive protagonist.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:01PM
Friday, September 14, 2018

What’s the ‘Hamilton’ of the 2018 Fall Theater Season? Our Picks for the Top Contenders by David Cote

From 'The Cher Show' to productions featuring Bryan Cranston and Snoop Dogg, our picks for what will be this fall's 'Hamilton.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:21PM
Thursday, August 16, 2018

The Lyrical Artistry of Broadway’s “Pretty Woman” Musical Wouldn’t Pass Muster in a Febreze Commercial | Village Voice by David Cote

Pretty Woman — the 1990 Hollywood blockbuster and now the glitzy, pop-scored Broadway spectacle — is a story of mutual transformation. In this sentimental and consumerist riff on George …

SOURCE: Village Voice at 10:26PM
Monday, August 13, 2018

Review: ‘Gettin’ the Band Back Together’ Is a Sweaty Garbage Fire | Observer by David Cote

Having sat through the sweaty, janky garbage fire Gettin’ the Band Back Together, I strongly suspect that producer and book writer Ken Davenport has a chest tattoo that reads (in Gothic sc…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:06PM

‘Gettin’ the Band Back Together’ Tries to Sell Truly Forgettable Mock Rock by David Cote

It's kind-of like the Broadway version of Nickelback.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00PM
Thursday, August 9, 2018

Trying to Understand Why Dopey, Shrill ‘Be More Chill’ Has So Many Fans by David Cote

'Be More Chill' lacks the yearning and pain of 'Dear Evan Hansen,' the whip-smart satire of 'Mean Girls,' and has a generic score. Why do people love it?

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00PM
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

CURSE OF MEDIOCRITY by David Cote

Young Jean Lee s well-executed new work is both political satire and a philosophical study of human limitations.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:32PM
Monday, July 23, 2018

‘Straight White Men’: The Best Play You’ve Ever Seen About Mediocrity by David Cote

This Broadway debut reveals Young Jean Lee as one of our boldest living playwrights.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00PM
Thursday, July 19, 2018

Don’t See ‘The Damned’ to Escape—It’s the Perfect Mirror of Our Moral Decay by David Cote

It has greed, sex addiction, blackmail and craven excuses for Nazis…no cultural relevance to see here!

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:30PM
Thursday, July 12, 2018

The Joy and Tragedy in ‘Mary Page Marlowe’ Shouldn’t Make For Such Dull Viewing by David Cote

In his latest play you can't help but wonder, what happened to the bad boy Tracy Letts of yesteryear?

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00PM
Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Carey Mulligan Magnificently Delivers a Dark New Monologue—Onstage and Via Audiobook by David Cote

This may be Carey Mulligan's toughest role—certainly the most demanding and intense.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00PM
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Sunday, June 3, 2018

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS by David Cote

Although this is a period piece, this play reverberates with the zesty camaraderie that gay men can openly enjoy today.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 07:12PM
Monday, May 28, 2018

GENDER MERCIES by David Cote

Alan Ayckbourn’s new comedy-drama sketches a portrait of a man across seven decades.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 07:18PM
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

A Ballet Lite Take on Henry James’ ‘The Beast in the Jungle’ Strains to Titillate by David Cote

Henry James would find the nearest string of pearls and clutch them if he saw what’s been done to his 1903 novella 'The Beast in the Jungle.'

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:30PM
Friday, May 18, 2018

RELATIVE STRANGERS by David Cote

Unfortunately, the members of this ensemble seem as if they re acting in different plays.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 07:24PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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