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Because Shakespeare gave his hero and antihero equal weight, the contest between the actors playing them has never been that ...
Denzel Washington is the star of the show but he plays his Othello with a remoteness that can throw off the play.
If there is an American leading man better-equipped to bring Shakespeare to the masses than Denzel Washington, I can’t think ...
Kenny Leon directs the first production of Shakespeare’s tragedy to play Broadway in more than 40 years, also featuring Molly Osborne, Andrew Burnap and Kimber Elayne Sprawl.
Gyllenhaal bounds, loose-limbed and bursting with malevolent energy, onto the Barrymore stage and barely takes a breath for ...
The lean and charismatic Washington looks fit as a fiddle for love or war, but you don’t feel much of a sexual connection between Othello and Desdemona as Washington goes for a more ...
As Cassio, the handsome lieutenant that Othello has promoted above Iago, Andrew Burnap makes the most solid effort to put ...
An "Othello" revival, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, has made history.
Othello” tells the story of a Black military commander who falls in love with and marries a young white woman, a daughter of a senator.
Introduction In a groundbreaking interpretation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy 'Othello,' Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal captivate audiences with their powerful performances in a near-future ...