Paul Robeson, the first Black man to play Othello on Broadway, with Uta Hagen as Desdemona in the 1943 production. His watershed portrayal was wildly acclaimed.Credit...Library of Congress Prints ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

including Othello’s seizure; his angry outbursts, paranoia, and depressive thoughts; and his penchant for domestic violence and suicide. Producers and directors have made efforts in recent years ...

His wife Pauletta, along with children Olivia, John David and Katia attended the opening night of the William Shakespeare play Othello on Sunday, March 23. Katia's wife Colleen Wilson also showed ...

Denzel Washington's portrayal of Othello on Broadway is driving up ticket sales ahead of its official debut. The community of theatergoers is eager to witness Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal ...

“Othello” is Shakespeare’s most domestic tragedy, wrought of the marital bedroom, shot through with the corrosive power of sexual jealousy and suffused with betrayal of the most personal and ...

There’s a sense of occasion to the new “Othello” now at the Barrymore, on Broadway—Denzel Washington, one of our last true movie legends, is playing the titular role, and Jake Gyllenhaal ...