Kenny Leon directs the first production of Shakespeare’s tragedy to play Broadway in more than 40 years, also featuring Molly Osborne, Andrew Burnap and Kimber Elayne Sprawl.

But that’s about all they’ll get. Clumsily staged by director Kenny Leon, this “Othello” seems to have little on its mind beyond a gritted-teeth determination to carry across the text of the play.

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

As Cassio, the handsome lieutenant that Othello has promoted above Iago, Andrew Burnap makes the most solid effort to put ...

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

Othello regained the top spot in the industry last week, as the play, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, grossed ...

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

Tony Award winner and two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Tony Award nominee and Academy Award nominee Jake ...

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are megastars, but that doesn’t solve the problems of this maddeningly bland production ...

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 ...

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 ...