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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Spring Theater Preview: A Dozen Great Shows Bloom On Broadway (And Off) by David Cote

A pop star becomes a demon barber, a TV assassin turns attorney, and Hamlet gets a Black, queer makeover " those are just a few of the miraculous transformations the theater has in store the…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:21PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Review: Send West Village Café Musical 'Cornelia Street' Back To The Kitchen by David Cote

A talented cast is trapped by cringe material in this show about quirky urbanites trying to survive in New York City, with songs from Mark Eitzel of American Music Club and a book by British…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 9, 2023

'Pictures From Home' Review: Unfocused And Underexposed by David Cote

Sharr White's Broadway adaptation of Larry Sultan's photo memoir is part sitcom " with laugh lines for Nathan Lane " and part family weepie. There's no intimacy amidst the broad strokes and …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:30PM[SHARE]
Monday, January 23, 2023

Review: God And Man At Applebee's In 'Field of Mars' by David Cote

Riffing on the origin of humanity, Richard Maxwell crams a lot into a family restaurant.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:36PM[SHARE]
Monday, December 12, 2022

Review: Sondheim's Brilliant Flop 'Merrily We Roll Along' Is Smartly Revived by David Cote

Thanks to superlative casting (including Daniel Radcliffe) and canny direction, this elegant, emotionally searching production may be the finest 'Merrily' you'll ever see.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:00PM[SHARE]
Monday, December 5, 2022

Review: 'A Beautiful Noise' Is A Portrait of The Rock Star As Depressed Senior Citizen  by David Cote

This sloppy Broadway embrace of Neil Diamond is a jukebox musical in search of a plot.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:38AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Fall Arts Preview 2022: Theater You Won't Want to Miss by David Cote

New York theater rolls into fall again with a packed schedule of Broadway, off-Broadway, and experimental theater.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:51AM[SHARE]
Friday, July 29, 2022

Review: Robert Icke's 'Oresteia' Skillfully Brings Greek Tragedy to Today's Crises by David Cote

At Park Avenue Armory, writer-director Robert Icke transforms Greek tragedy 'Oresteia' for a more postmodern audience.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:08PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 25, 2022

Review: A Weak Adaptation of a Rapidly Aging 'The Kite Runner' at Hayes Theater by David Cote

The bestselling novel 'The Kite Runner' has been adapted marvelously for screen and now for stage yet a weak adaptation does it no justice.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:02PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Review: Danai Gurira Carves a Bloody Path Through an Otherwise Lacking 'Richard III' by David Cote

Shakespeare adaptations come with a certain pressure, with some more successful than others. 'Richard III' struggles to make the cut.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:45PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 11, 2022

Review: 'Into the Woods' Still Casts a Sensational Spell on Broadway by David Cote

Revivals of Sondheim can be mixed business due to the pressure of his legacy yet some revivals. 'Into the Woods' does his legacy justice.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:47PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 30, 2022

Review: Robert Icke's Production of 'Hamlet' Misguidedly Embraces the Prince's Incel-Nature by David Cote

Robert Icke's production of 'Hamlet' at Park Avenue Armory is nearly four hours and it's mostly Hamlet throwing a weird little fit.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:39AM[SHARE]
Monday, June 27, 2022

Review: 'Epiphany' Is a Clouded Insight With Pops of Clarity That Some Audiences Might Like by David Cote

An excellent cast with a so-so story, 'Epiphany' has great moments that don't quite come together, but could appeal to some.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:39PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Review: Sarah Silverman's 'The Bedwetter' More Than Deserves a Spot on Broadway by David Cote

The combined genius of Sarah Silverman, Joshua Harmon, and the late Adam Schlesinger brings you back to childhood at Atlantic Theater..

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:58PM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 26, 2022

Review: 'Fat Ham' Is a Well Done Pulitzer Winning BBQ-Infused Interpretation of 'Hamlet' by David Cote

Playwright James Ijames adapts Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' to modern North Carolina following the drama of a family-owned BBQ restaurant.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 19, 2022

Review: 'Golden Shield' Is a Courtroom Drama That Aims For Layered Nuance, Lands on Confusing Audiences by David Cote

An ambitious play, 'Golden Shield' attempts to weave Chinese censorship law, political dissidence, and family drama, to varying success.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:25AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Review: 'A Case for the Existence of God' Finds What Connects Us All and Holiness in Humanity by David Cote

At Pershing Square Signature Theatre, 'A Case for the Existence of God' takes a direct look at the lives of seemingly very different men.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:42AM[SHARE]
Friday, April 29, 2022

Review: Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga's 'Macbeth' Is Chic but Incomprehensible by David Cote

At Longacre Theatre featuring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, director Sam Gold takes on Shakespeare's Macbeth. Incoherent yet star-studded.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 04:00PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Review: 'A Strange Loop' Gracefully Explores Issues of Queer, Black Identity by David Cote

At Lyceum Theatre, a production of 'A Strange Loop' pulls audiences in as it tackles coming into your own as a Black gay man.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:31AM[SHARE]
Monday, April 25, 2022

Review: Director Lileana Blain-Cruz Brings 'The Skin of Our Teeth' to a Modern Audience by David Cote

The 1942 allegory returns to the stage with Director Lileana Blain-Cruz and star Gabby Beans at Lincoln Center Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00PM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 24, 2022

Beanie Feldstein Grabs the Spotlight, Unsteadily, in Funny Girl by David Cote

Beanie Feldstein turns the story of Funny Girl from the rising up and wising up of a great, if troubled, trouper into the wish-fulfillment fable of a moderately gifted young lady.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:46PM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 21, 2022

Review: Martin McDonagh's Satirical 'Hangmen': Thin Thread, Bottom-Heavy by David Cote

Martin McDonagh's 'Hangmen' features Alfie Allen and David Threlfall in a story that explores the abolishment of hanging in 1965 England.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Review: 'How I Learned to Drive' Is a Must Watch but Not for Faint of Heart by David Cote

The relevancy of the material is still stark, even 25 years after it was initially staged.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 14, 2022

Review: 'Cyrano de Bergerac' Stages the Power of Love and Language at BAM by David Cote

Running at BAM with James McAvoy playing the titular role 'Cyrano de Bergerac' is a beloved tale of yearning, beauty, and desire.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PM[SHARE]
Monday, April 4, 2022

A Twenty-Year Old Play About Coming Out in Baseball is the Story We Need Now by David Cote

The current revival at the Hayes, produced by Second Stage Theatre and ably directed by Scott Ellis, is quite good " well-acted, smart in tone and pace, handsomely designed, with some reserv…

SOURCE: Medium at 09:08PM[SHARE]
Monday, March 28, 2022

Review: Is It Worth Checking into 'Plaza Suite' on Broadway? by David Cote

An average ticket price of $212.67 will make a person believe anything. It can turn a Best Western into the Four Seasons. 

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 10, 2022

'Coal Country' Digs Deep Into Workers Rights and Justice by David Cote

The documentary play 'Coal Country' examines the aftermath of such a cataclysm, the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster of 2010, in which 29 out of 31 miners were killed in a coal dust explosion.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00PM[SHARE]

Theater in Spring Hopes for a Dramatic Return to Normal by David Cote

Fifteen new productions will open on Broadway in the month of April, that's one every other day.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:41PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 9, 2022

'The Chinese Lady' Grapples With Chinese-American History by David Cote

The 90-minute drama charts Moy's journey in America from hopeful teen to jaded adult, a progression shadowed by American attitudes toward Chinese immigrants"ranging from Orientalist condesce…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:15AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Losing in Translation: Iranian Students Struggle with Feelings in 'English' by David Cote

Cross-cultural tension looms over Sanaz Toossi's English, an understated classroom dramedy about the things we lose in crossing linguistic borders. 

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

A Star Among the Stars, Cecily Strong Searches for Intelligent Life by David Cote

Wagner's message is a simple but deeply humanistic one: We're all specks in the universe, random, unknowable bio-containers, and who knows where my atoms end and yours begin?

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00PM[SHARE]

All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off