#359: David Cote (Playwright, Librettist, and Theater Critic) (pt. 1 of 2)

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with David Cote. He’s a playwright, librettist, and theater critic based in New York City. When we recorded his interview, his opera, Blind Injustice was performed in New York at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and in Cleveland at Playhouse Square. Last year his opera Lucidity premiered with On Site Opera in New York and then had its Northwest premiere at Seattle Opera. Next year Lucidity has its European premiere in Germany.
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As a journalist, David’s TV and theater writing appears in The A.V. Club, Observer, 4 Columns, American Theatre and elsewhere. He was the longest serving theater editor and chief drama critic of Time Out New York, and is the author of popular companion books about the Broadway hits: Moulin Rouge! The Musical; Wicked; Jersey Boys and Spring Awakening.

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Show Notes:

David Cote
https://davidcote.com/

Blind Injustice
https://www.chagrinarts.org/blind-injustice

Jazz at Lincoln Center
https://jazz.org/

Playhouse Square
https://www.playhousesquare.org/

Lucidity
https://billholabmusic.com/2025/02/06/lucidity-debuts-at-on-site-opera/

On Site Opera
https://osopera.org/

Seattle Opera
https://www.seattleopera.org/

Three Way 
https://robertpaterson.com/three-way

Nashville Opera
https://www.nashvilleopera.org/

BAM
https://www.bam.org/

The Scarlet Ibis and Prototype Festival
https://www.prototypefestival.org/shows/the-scarlet-ibis

The A.V. Club
https://www.avclub.com/

Observer
https://observer.com/theater/

4 Columns
https://4columns.org/

American Theatre
https://www.americantheatre.org/

Time Out New York
https://www.timeout.com/newyork

Moulin Rouge! The Musical
https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780789339027/

Wicked
https://wicked.fandom.com/wiki/Wicked:_The_Grimmerie

Jersey Boys
https://www.abebooks.com/9780767927581/Jersey-Boys-Story-Frankie-Valli-0767927583/plp

Spring Awakening
https://www.abebooks.com/9781416587828/Spring-Awakening-Flesh-David-Cote-1416587829/plp


Bard College
https://www.bard.edu/

Village Voice
https://www.villagevoice.com/

Jason Zinoman
https://www.nytimes.com/by/jason-zinoman

Jenny Woodward
https://www.jennywoodward.com/about

Tony Kushner
https://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/tony-kushner

Death of a Salesman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_a_Salesman

Freakonomics Podcast Interview with David Adjmi 
https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-does-it-cost-to-lead-a-creative-life/

David Adjmi
https://www.davidadjmi.com/

Stereophonic
https://stereophonicplay.com/

Daniel Aukin
https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Daniel-Aukin/

Arcade Fire
https://www.arcadefire.com/

Dramaturge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dramaturge

Scott Davenport Richards
https://www.scottdavenportrichards.com/

Robin Guarino
http://www.robinguarino.com/clients/guarinor/nav/frameset.shtml

Paul Robeson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Robeson

Stephen Sondheim
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim

David Lindsay-Abaire
https://www.juilliard.edu/drama/faculty/lindsay-abaire-david

Rabbit Hole 
https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/david-lindsay-abaire

Nicole Kidman
https://nicolekidmanofficial.com/

New York Drama Critics Circle
https://www.dramacritics.org/

Good People
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_People_(play)

Yaddo 
https://yaddo.org/

McDowellrs
https://www.macdowell.org/

Willapa Bay AiR
https://willapabayair.org/residency

Marble House
https://www.marblehouseproject.org/