Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal took one step closer to Broadway last week, as rehearsals began for the highly ...

Washington’s portrayal of Othello adds him to a collection of Black actors who have performed the theatrical role, which was traditionally portrayed by whites only for generations.

Although Jackson does not name the plays directly, we know from his accounts of them that he was referring to Ben Jonson’s The Alchemist (1610) and Shakespeare’s Othello (1603-4). While ...

The Broadway revival of Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal as Othello and Iago, has begun rehearsals.

Othello syndrome is named after the tragedy Othello, written by William Shakespeare. In the play, Othello, a respected military commander, is tricked by other characters into believing that his ...