Because Shakespeare gave his hero and antihero equal weight, the contest between the actors playing them has never been that ...

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 (Molly ...

A tale of cunning manipulation written during a plague that leaves no theater seat empty, with actors keeping the audience ...

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

Washington's movie-star presence is undimmable ... Leon leans into the virulent racism in the early scenes, as Iago spits out references to Othello with caustic distaste, knowing that by spilling the ...

The William Shakespeare play, set in “The Near Future,” sees Gyllenhaal’s Iago manipulate Denzel’s title character ... are both game to reprise their roles in an Othello movie. “His Macbeth translated ...

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

Denzel Washington's wife Pauletta and kids Olivia, John David and Katia showed support for the actor at his Broadway premiere ...

“Othello” opens next Sunday on Broadway ... and a real winner in Jake Gyllenhaal’s feisty Iago, this is one slooow-thello. Let’s start with the nebulous setting that adds nothing to ...

The William Shakespeare play, set in “The Near Future,” sees Gyllenhaal’s Iago manipulate Denzel ... are both game to reprise their roles in an Othello movie. “His Macbeth translated ...