US EditionReview: Denzel Washington’s ‘Othello’ Has Star Wattage But No Illumination
- Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, has not been on Broadway since 1982 and is set in the near future.
- The revival has broken records as the highest-grossing play in Broadway history and runs through the first week in June.
- Directed by a renowned Broadway visionary, this production updates the time period while maintaining Shakespeare's powerful language and themes.
- Washington and Gyllenhaal expressed that performing this iconic play is a life-defining moment for them.
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Review: Denzel Washington’s ‘Othello’ Has Star Wattage But No Illumination
First time I saw Denzel Washington do Shakespeare it was free. Central Park, 1990: He was a stone-cold Richard III worth waiting hours for at the Delacorte. Thirty-five years on, I still get to see him declaim the Bard gratis—through the privilege of a press comp. It would be unaffordable otherwise. Perhaps you’ve read about the extortionate prices at Broadway’s latest Othello: $921 for the mezz?! Much has changed since the summer Washington gav…
·New York, United States
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Hollywood Celebs Show Up in Style for Broadway's New 'Othello' Production
Some of Hollywood's biggest stars came out to support Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in their new Broadway theater production of "Othello " -- and the whole scene was quite a splash.
·Los Angeles, United States
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