Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will soon be treading the boards and celebrating the language of the Bard in a new Broadway revival of William Shakespeare’s “Othello.” Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon will direct the production.
Washington will play the title character while Gyllenhaal is set to take on the role of Iago. If you need a post-high school refresher, Othello marries the beautiful Desdemona only to have Iago make Othello believe Desdemona has been unfaithful. Because it is one of Shakespeare’s tragedies most know how the story ends. The play has been controversial since its inception for how it explores race, with numerous references to Othello being a Black man.
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