A new production of Othello foregrounds what the play’s earliest audiences recognized: the psychological costs of war.

That question has been occupying the minds of theatergoers and readers since Shakespeare’s “Othello” was first ... of this tragedy of homicidal jealousy, with Denzel Washington in the ...

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

A tale of cunning manipulation written during a plague, with actors keeping the audience gripped with every nod and slash, makes “Othello” otherworldly. Denzel Washington, in the titular role, and ...

But the insidious scheming by Iago to discredit newly promoted Cassio by poisoning Othello's thoughts with jealousy too seldom makes sparks fly. A deserving Tony winner for his shattering work in ...

Why does Othello, the great Black general ... awakening the famous green-eyed monster of jealousy, we are typically still in the dark at the end, when the cur is sent to his punishment.

The battle of wits and wills is on at the Barrymore Theatre where Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are going toe to toe as Othello and Iago in Kenny Leon's revival of Shakespeare's great tragedy.

Directed by Atlanta-based Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, “Othello on Broadway” made history during its second week of previews. By March 16 the play had grossed $2.8 million in ticket sales, beating ...

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

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