O, beware, my lord, of jealousy. Denzel Washington’s wife blamed “narrow-minded people” after her famous husband wasn’t nominated for a 2025 Tony Award for his performance in “Othello.” “Now see, that’s not something you want to ask me,” Pauletta Washington, 74, told People on Thursday when asked about the stunning snub. “I can’t say that … Read more
Jake Gyllenhaal and Denzel Washington’s Broadway play is so expensive that even Tony Award-winning vets can’t afford to see it. Broadway legend Audra McDonald — who’s a six-time Tony winner — spoke of the pricey tickets to “Othello” while discussing the Broadway play with Gyllenhaal to Variety in an interview published Wednesday. McDonald is starring as Rose … Read more
The “Othello” ticket prices are high — but Denzel Washington’s self-confidence is higher. The 70-year-old actor made no apologies for the astronomical ticket prices for “Othello” on Broadway in an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the Entertainment Community Fund Gala on Monday. When a reporter mentioned that some seats for the show cost “upwards of … Read more
Who exactly is in charge here? Is it the strutting general or his self-effacing ensign? The man celebrated for his “free and open nature” or the sociopath who keeps stockpiling secrets? That question has been occupying the minds of theatergoers and readers since Shakespeare’s “Othello” was first performed in London in the early 17th century. … Read more
Don’t come for Sherri. Sherri Shepherd got into a confrontation with an “unnamed celebrity” at the star-studded “Othello” opening night on Broadway on Sunday, she revealed on her talk show the next day. “I wanna talk about this unnamed celebrity and what she did to me,” Shepherd, 57, told her live audience. A source told … Read more
Just moments earlier, he was an infatuated new husband, and she his “gentle love.” 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 Desdemona, the pearl of the … Read more
“Othello” opens next Sunday on Broadway. But The Post has decided to review the show a week early after the production rescinded critic Johnny Oleksinski’s ticket because he wrote a column blasting their $921 prices. That’s OK. We bought our own. Theater review OTHELLO Two hours and 35 minutes, with one intermission. 243 W. 47th … Read more
The hottest play on Broadway was written more than 400 years ago. Demand to see Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal face off in Shakespeare’s “Othello” is so strong that many center orchestra seats are selling for $921, helping the show break box office records. During its first week of previews, its average ticket price was … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Two of the 21st century’s greatest actors are teaming up with the biggest writer of the 1600s. Starting in February 2025, Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will co-star … Read more
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will star in a Broadway production of “Othello” next year, setting up what is sure to be one of the hottest tickets of the 2024-2025 theater season. Kenny Leon, who won a Tony Award in 2014 for directing a revival of “A Raisin in the Sun” that starred Washington, will … Read more