Shakespeare’s leanest tragedy gets a starry, headlong production that embraces the action but misses the mystery.

This article initially appeared in Vulture’s theater newsletter Stage Whisperer., Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal’s Othello was ravaged by critics last week, and rightly ...

If there is an American leading man better-equipped to bring Shakespeare to the masses than Denzel Washington, I can’t think ...

The stars of a new Broadway production of Shakespeare's tragic tale about friendship and betrayal explain why they say ...

The play starring Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal officially opened Sunday at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and marks the third ...

Denzel! Jake! Tickets near a thousand dollars!—how strange that the production itself is so lacking in execution.

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are megastars, but that doesn’t solve the problems of this maddeningly bland production ...

The actor stars alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in a Broadway production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Kenny Leon, that ...

Othello, featuring Denzel Washington, has just debuted on Broadway, and according to the show’s director, Kenny Leon, there ...

Denzel Washington's wife Pauletta and kids Olivia, John David and Katia showed support for the actor at his Broadway premiere ...

Kenny Leon directs the first production of Shakespeare’s tragedy to play Broadway in more than 40 years, also featuring Molly ...

Denzel Washington is the star of the show but he plays his Othello with a remoteness that can throw off the play.