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[SHARE]

Wag the Doggerel: Late by David Cote

Nonce verse from a poetaster

SOURCE: David Cote at 11:45am on April 29, 2026[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

"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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]