Celebrated Director Kenny Leon Guides Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, Among Others, Through a New Production of ‘Othello’
The cast also includes Molly Osborne, who is sturdy and winsome as Desdemona, Othello’s doomed wife, and Andrew Burnap as Cassio, the virtuous soldier who becomes a tool in Iago’s scheme to undo Othello by stoking his jealousy.
Denzel Washington first tackled the title role in “Othello” nearly a half century ago, in a Fordham University production, and it was always just a matter of time before he got around to playing it on Broadway.
During close to four decades as a movie star, Mr. Washington has repeatedly found time for high-profile stage outings, notable among them two other Shakespeare plays: a Public Theater production of “Richard III” and a Broadway staging of “Julius Caesar,” in which he played Brutus. More recently, the two-time Oscar winner has earned praise in more modern classics, among them August Wilson’s “Fences” — which scored him a Tony Award — and Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun.”
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