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

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

The Broadway premiere of "Othello" was anything but a tragedy. On Sunday, a bevy of stars flocked to the Barrymore Theatre in New York City to check out the opening night revival of the classic ...

By Lexi Carson Othello may have just hit Broadway, but the future of seeing it on the silver screen — with Denzel Washington — looks promising, too. Leon went on to say he doesn’t know what ...

Now, in Act III, Scene 3 of “Othello,” he vows to kill her. What has happened? Why does Othello, the great Black general, the savior of Venice in a war with the Ottomans, resolve to murder ...

After all the blaring headlines around “Othello” on Broadway—Denzel! Jake! Tickets near a thousand dollars!—how strange that the production itself is so lacking in execution. Senior Editor ...

By David Rooney Chief Film Critic Staged on a stately set of distressed classical grandeur designed by Derek McLane, this stylish but shallow modern-dress Othello is set in “The Near Future ...

NEW YORK – “Othello” has fast become Broadway’s most impossible ticket, although it’s easy to see why. The play, which opened March 23 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, is a formidable ...

The great tragedy of Othello, perhaps, is how easily he allows his misplaced trust in Iago to lead him astray; the villain’s well-chosen lie wrenches apart Othello’s marriage to Desdemona ...

Jake Gyllenhaal plays the deceitful Iago, who seeks revenge on his longtime comrade and commander because he was passed over for a promotion. Shakespeare wrote "Othello" around 1604. But this ...

The battle of wits and wills is on at the Barrymore Theatre where Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are going toe to toe ...