In all of Tony Awards history, there has never once been a season in which three performers have been nominated for Best ...

The worst of Iago’s malicious lies besmirches the virtue of Othello’s wife, the faithful Venetian beauty, Desdemona. “Look to ...

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

(For those unfamiliar with “Othello,” serious spoilers follow.) It’s the resentment-riddled Iago, the ultimate disgruntled employee, who takes command of his commander, and pretty much ...

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

One of the most famous is Iago’s Winery, located just outside of Tbilisi in Chardakhi. Many Georgian families make their own wine, but in the late 1990s, Iago Bitarishvili decided to expand ...

Othello follows a venerated Marine Corps general (Washington), who is driven to jealousy and rage by his conniving junior officer Iago (Gyllenhaal). Incensed when he is passed over for a promotion ...

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

He plays the title role, while Gyllenhaal is cast as Iago. The Shakespearian plot revolves around Othello as a military commander who is convinced that his wife has been unfaithful by his ensign ...

Senior Editor and Writer If Othello is a tragedy, the new Othello on Broadway—starring Denzel Washington as Othello, Jake Gyllenhaal as Iago, with tickets going for around a thousand dollars ...

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If Washington seems still to be finding a steadier approach to the Moor, Gyllenhaal, as the great villain Iago, is having no such trepidations. Last seen on Broadway in the excellent 2019 solo one ...