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

In all of Tony Awards history, there has never once been a season in which three performers have been nominated for Best ...

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are a potent pair in Shakespeare's "Othello," elevating a pricey Broadway revival that lacks imagination.

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal lack direction, and “The Trojans,” a spirited football-themed Iliad, heads for the end ...

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

A tale of cunning manipulation written during a plague that leaves no theater seat empty, with actors keeping the audience ...

The Hollywood heavyweights are joined by a supporting cast that includes Molly Osborne and Andrew Burnap. Othello follows a venerated Marine Corps general (Washington), who is driven to jealousy ...

Othello has just hit Broadway for a 15-week run, and it has a jaw-dropping cast. The play is taking place at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York, running up until June 8. The Shakespeare ...

When you come out of Othello mostly thinking how impressive the actors playing Cassio and Emilia were, something’s askew in the balance. Those secondary roles acquire vitality and depth of ...

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

this high-tech production presented its characters as ordinary Americans locked in a domestic tragedy. “The mighty, exotic general Othello and his diabolical flunky Iago have been stripped of ...