‘Othello’ Review: Denzel Washington’s Dismal Revival
The actor stars alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in a Broadway production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Kenny Leon, that ...
The New Yorker6d
An Overpriced “Othello” Goes Splat on Broadway
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal lack direction, and “The Trojans,” a spirited football-themed Iliad, heads for the end ...
Variety10d
Denzel Washington’s ‘Othello,’ With Jake Gyllenhaal, Has Two Great Star Turns but Little Flavor: Theater Review
Other choices seem so misjudged as to be outright bizarre: Gyllenhaal’s several monologues to the audience confessing his desire to sabotage Othello take place under an obliterating spotlight ...
The New York Times4d
Othello and Iago, a Marriage Made in Both Heaven and Hell
That question has been occupying the minds of theatergoers and readers since Shakespeare’s “Othello” was first performed in London in the early 17th century. And it is doubtless being ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution8d
How Atlanta played a role in the record-breaking ‘Othello on Broadway’ revival
Directed by Atlanta-based Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, “Othello on Broadway” made history during its second week of previews. By March 16 the play had grossed $2.8 million in ticket sales, beating ...
New York Daily News10d
BROADWAY REVIEW: Denzel Washington is strong ‘Othello’ as chemistry with Desdemona is weak
“Othello” is Shakespeare’s most domestic tragedy, wrought of the marital bedroom, shot through with the corrosive power of sexual jealousy and suffused with betrayal of the most personal and ...