The Maids by David Cote

Crazy, cruel, clueless, all of the above: in his new adaptation of Jean Genet’s play, Kip Williams checks off every box. Phia Saban as Solange and Lydia Wilson as Claire in The Maids. Cou…

SOURCE: 4columns at 8:00pm on June 4, 2026☆⚑

Pod Save Us From Another Man as President by David Cote

An irreverent podcast dramatizes the women who ran for POTUS

SOURCE: David Cote at 9:19am on June 1, 2026☆⚑

See a Show Now, Thank Me Later by David Cote

I NOTICED…you’re looking for a bit o' theater to see?

SOURCE: David Cote at 2:40pm on May 29, 2026☆⚑

Research for Review: The Maids (2014) by David Cote

So hard to find good help anymore

SOURCE: David Cote at 9:13am on May 27, 2026☆⚑

Thursday Critic's Picks by David Cote

I NOTICED... you're looking for something to see?

SOURCE: David Cote at 3:45pm on May 21, 2026☆⚑

The Banality of Evil…Can Be Banal by David Cote

An Off Broadway revival of The Receptionist exposes the void—not in a good way

SOURCE: David Cote at 4:37pm on May 11, 2026☆⚑

Wag the Doggerel: Late by David Cote

Nonce verse from a poetaster

SOURCE: David Cote at 11:45am on April 29, 2026☆⚑

How The Lost Boys Breaks the Vampire Musical Curse by David Cote

Surprisingly, these children of the night don’t suck

SOURCE: David Cote at 10:01pm on April 26, 2026☆⚑

The Rocky Horror Show: Our Lust Is So Sincere by David Cote

Richard O’Brien’s pansexual sci-fi freakout is the party we desperately needed

SOURCE: David Cote at 9:30pm on April 23, 2026☆⚑

Down Another Rabbit Hole at Manhattan Theatre Club’s The Balusters by David Cote

My flamethrower is all out of kerosene

SOURCE: David Cote at 9:30pm on April 21, 2026☆⚑

"Fallen Angels" on Broadway: Real Housewives of London Get Lit, Spill Tea by David Cote

Noël Coward's wafer-thin marital comedy returns to Broadway after 70 years

SOURCE: David Cote at 8:05pm on April 19, 2026☆⚑

Artgoing: Caravaggio and Bellini at the Morgan by David Cote

Catching two schmactacular works from the Italian Renaissance (and more) on view at the Morgan

SOURCE: David Cote at 11:36am on April 18, 2026☆⚑

Thoughts on Broadway's Exoneration Drama The Fear of 13 by David Cote

Adrien Brody suffers (and endures) movingly

SOURCE: David Cote at 2:39pm on April 16, 2026☆⚑

Help Us Celebrate "I've Got the Shakes: Performing Richard Foreman" by David Cote

Hear from actors who spent time in Richard Foreman's head

SOURCE: David Cote at 6:22pm on April 14, 2026☆⚑

All the Stupid Names for This Place by David Cote

Sticks and stones will break my bones…so don't throw sticks and stones

SOURCE: David Cote at 9:32am on April 13, 2026☆⚑

Friday Critic's Picks by David Cote

I noticed you're wondering what to see on Broadway, Off and Off-Off

SOURCE: David Cote at 2:39pm on April 10, 2026☆⚑

Death of a Salesman on Broadway: Attention Paid to the American Dream by David Cote

Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf lead a brutally lucid revival custom built for the Ponzi Casino Shitstorm of disaster capitalism.

SOURCE: David Cote at 10:05pm on April 9, 2026☆⚑

Research Notes: Death of a Salesman (2012) by David Cote

Checking out what I had to say about Philip Seymour Hoffman's Willy Loman on Broadway fourteen years ago, directed by Mike Nichols.

SOURCE: David Cote at 10:34am on April 8, 2026☆⚑

Five Things I Love About Becky Shaw on Broadway by David Cote

A splendid comedy of bad manners returns to Second Stage Theatre.

SOURCE: David Cote at 12:36am on April 7, 2026☆⚑

Bug by David Cote

Tracy Letts's '90s roadside psychodrama makes its Broadway debut. Carrie Coon as Agnes White in Bug. © Matthew Murphy. Bug, written by Tracy Letts, directed by David Cromer, Samuel J. F…

SOURCE: 4columns at 7:00pm on January 15, 2026☆⚑

Old French Bores: Molière Is Blasphemed in This Tin-Eared 'Tartuffe' by David Cote

What a misguided affair from such an accomplished team.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:39pm on December 19, 2025☆⚑

Review: Michelle Williams Navigates Choppy Waters in 'Anna Christie' by David Cote

This production leans heavily on Williams to humanize a century-old script whose language can feel insistently blunt.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 1:42pm on December 15, 2025☆⚑

Review: 'Marjorie Prime' Tracks the Ghost in the Machine of Artificial Intelligence by David Cote

As humans are periodically replaced by eager and curious Primes, the audience tumbles headlong into the uncanny valley.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:47am on December 10, 2025☆⚑

Review: 'Masquerade' Tries to Revive 'Phantom of the Opera' But Embalms It Instead by David Cote

Diane Paulus is an old pro at taking theatrical IP and infusing wild, contemporary life into it. If only she'd done so here.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:05am on September 30, 2025☆⚑

Review: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter's 'Waiting for Godot' Is Excellent by David Cote

Fans of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure registered delight throughout the Hudson Theatre. Bogus? Not a jot.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 9:54am on September 29, 2025☆⚑