Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal break Broadway box office records with 'Othello'
- An 'Othello' revival starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal has become Broadway's top-grossing play, making $2.8 million from eight preview performances.
- This production surpassed the previous record of over $2.7 million held by 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' in December 2023, according to Deadline.
- Washington expressed excitement about the play's success, stating, 'I haven't been this excited about anything I've done as I am about this.'
- Gyllenhaal remarked, 'You get to a point where you're like, 'Oh, I've worked my whole career for this, for this moment.
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