"I was beginner beyond beginner," Gyllenhaal said, despite having previously starred in Broadway plays. “I was beginner beyond beginner. I’m not like this usually. I had to spark my brain with other ...

If there is an American leading man better-equipped to bring Shakespeare to the masses than Denzel Washington, I can’t think of him. Washington, here, is the title character, a military general whose ...

"Your show opened after mine, so I'm desperate to see it. Also, I can't afford to come to your show," McDonald told Gyllenhaal in a recent one-on-one conversation Tickets for Othello, which Gyllenhaal ...

There's no denying Denzel Washington's magnetism. He carries himself with a swaggering authority enhanced by the natural gravitas of his voice. The two-time Oscar winner is the principal reason ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Othello," starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, has recouped its entire investment after nine weeks on Broadway.

Considered one of Shakespeare's greatest works, "Othello" has stood the test of time. It has now been reborn as one of the hottest plays on Broadway. The latest revival of the tragedy features ...

Stage and screen star Jake Gyllenhaal had reason to celebrate yesterday. The star of Othello was joined by some of his past and present cast mates as he received his very own portrait at Sardi's.

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal star in Shakespeare’s ‘Othello.’ Oscar-winner Denzel Washington’s $900-a-pop Shakespeare stage play has been panned as a sleepy bore-fest by top theater critics ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gyllenhaal as Iago is a camp event in the making. No thanks. Denzel as Othello is fantastic news, though at his current age, I’d rather see him as King Lear. All eyes on casting for Desdemona now. Can ...