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; y’know, that one—didn ...

It’s Iago who gives the orders to his boss ... that he was “killing two birds with one stone” in performing the part: “I’m acting and I’m talking for the Negroes in the way only ...

Iago preaches that to Cassio early in the play foreshadowing the ruin pride will bring down on everyone. Shakespeare was at the peak of his powers when he wrote “Othello” around 1603, scholars ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jake Gyllenhaal is officially back on Broadway. The Oscar-nominated actor is currently starring as Iago opposite Denzel Washington in the new production of Shakespeare's Othello, which just ...

Tragedy by William Shakespeare. The promotion of Moorish general Othello sparks bitter jealousy in his supposed friend, Iago. He subsequently plots to secure the downfall of Othello by provoking ...

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 ...