David Cote (writer)
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David Cote is a member of the New York Drama Critics Circle and the theater editor
and chief drama critic
for Time Out New York. He has also written freelance articles for The New York Times
, The New York Sun, Opera News
and Maxim
. He appears regularly on the cable channel NY1
as a theater critic, and is also an essayist and blogger.
In a 2006 article "Critiquing the Critics," Cote received the highest overall rating of any New York City
theater critic.
He has authored Wicked: The Grimmerie, the lavish companion book to the hit Broadway musical Wicked
and Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons about the Broadway musical Jersey Boys
.
He founded and edited a magazine called OFF: A Journal for Alternative Theater (1996–98) and also edited FringeNYC Propaganda (1997–99) the daily newspaper of the New York International Fringe Festival
.
He has also appeared as an actor
in downtown, avant-garde
works by Richard Foreman
(Pearls for Pigs, 1997), Richard Maxwell (Cowboys & Indians, 1999) and many others.
He is a graduate of Bard College
and was raised in Gilmanton, New Hampshire
.
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
and chief drama critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
for Time Out New York. He has also written freelance articles for The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The New York Sun, Opera News
Opera News
Opera News is an American classical music magazine. It has been published since 1936 by the Metropolitan Opera Guild, a non-profit organization located at Lincoln Center which was founded to support the Metropolitan Opera of New York City...
and Maxim
Maxim (magazine)
Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
. He appears regularly on the cable channel NY1
NY1
NY1, New York One, is a 24-hour cable-news television channel focusing on the five boroughs of New York City. In addition to news and weather forecasts, the channel also features human-interest segments such as the "New Yorker of the Week" and the "Scholar Athlete of the Week", and specialty...
as a theater critic, and is also an essayist and blogger.
In a 2006 article "Critiquing the Critics," Cote received the highest overall rating of any New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
theater critic.
He has authored Wicked: The Grimmerie, the lavish companion book to the hit Broadway musical Wicked
Wicked (musical)
Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard...
and Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons about the Broadway musical Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys is a jukebox musical with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. It is a documentary-style musical, based on one of the most successful 1960s rock 'n roll groups, the Four Seasons...
.
He founded and edited a magazine called OFF: A Journal for Alternative Theater (1996–98) and also edited FringeNYC Propaganda (1997–99) the daily newspaper of the New York International Fringe Festival
New York International Fringe Festival
The New York International Fringe Festival, or FringeNYC, is a Fringe theater festival and one of the largest multi-arts events in North America. It takes place over the course of two weeks every August, spread across several neighborhoods in downtown Manhattan, notably the Lower East Side, the...
.
He has also appeared as an actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
in downtown, avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
works by Richard Foreman
Richard Foreman
Richard Foreman is an American playwright and avant-garde theater pioneer. He is the founder of the Ontological-Hysteric Theater.-Life :...
(Pearls for Pigs, 1997), Richard Maxwell (Cowboys & Indians, 1999) and many others.
He is a graduate of Bard College
Bard College
Bard College, founded in 1860 as "St. Stephen's College", is a small four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.-Location:...
and was raised in Gilmanton, New Hampshire
Gilmanton, New Hampshire
Gilmanton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,777 at the 2010 census. Gilmanton includes the villages of Gilmanton Corner and Gilmanton Ironworks...
.