In case you missed it — our 2026 season has been announced! Let us know which production you're most looking forward to in the comments. Without further ado, the 2026 playbill: Festival Theatre: - Antoni C…

Announcing our 2026 season! This will be Antoni Cimolino's final season as Artistic Director. The culmination of a 40-year career with the Festival, including 14 seasons as Artistic Director, this farewell seas…

Carolyn Best is an actor and theatre maker from Vienna, Virginia. She is an Ithaca College BFA Acting graduate, and her past favorite credits include playing Tracey in Sweat at Ithaca College, reading for Shel…

Amid rehearsals for Twelfth Night at Shakespeare in the Park, Peter Dinklage visited Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss the new production, along with his role in the new series Dexter: Resurrection. During…

David Harewood, Toby Jones, and Caitlin FitzGerald will star in the Shakespeare drama.

The award-winning star of the BBC’s Boiling Point Vinette Robinson and the Olivier Award-winning Luke Treadaway will play Emilia and Cassio in the new West End production of Shakespeare’s OTHELLO which begi…

The company has announced its fall and spring seasons at the David H. Koch Theater.

According to reporting by The Guardian, a Shakespeare festival in the Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk opened with a demonstration, not a play. Hundreds gathered on the theater steps to demand the release of U…

Centuries before Othello, and millennia before Black Panther, there was Memnon, the king of the Ethiopians, who came to the defense of Troy during the Trojan War.  Homer mentions Memnon in both the Iliad and …

According to a recent article in the Washington Post, while male attendance at Broadway shows generally hovers around 1/3 of audiences, a recent slate of plays labeled as “Bro Shows,” are seeing much strong…

The numbers are in for the first Broadway post- Tony Awards. The total dropped over $6.5 million because on the afternoon of the Tonys, both “Othello” and “Good Night and Good Luck” closed up shop. Char…

With the star-driven megahits Good Night, And Good Luck (George Clooney) and Othello (Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal) having exited the stage, Broadway saw a drop of nearly 15% at the box office last week. …

Paul Deo Jr as Bertram and Anique Clements as Helena in “All’s Well That Ends Well.”June 12, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler This piece ran yesterday on the Theater Pizzazz website, to…

Review by Ron Fassler . . . The recently closed Broadway production of Othello, which starred Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, had been charging the record-breaking top ticket price of $900. That most cr…

Of course it’s too soon to determine what impact Sunday’s Tony Awards will have on Broadway box office – we’ll get a better sense of that with next Tuesday’s numbers covering the first post-Tony week …

Good Night, and Good Luck closed with the highest gross of its stratospheric run, even as a performance broadcast and streamed live for free via CNN.

George Clooney's play again broke the record for highest grossing play in the same week as its live broadcast.

On a recent edition of CBS Sunday Morning, the show devoted a segment to the most famous playwright of all time: William Shakespeare. In the segment, correspondent Mo Rocca explored why his four-hundred-year-ol…

Although Cobb makes references to Iago, Othello’s, second-in-command, and Barbary, the maid to Desdemona’s late mother who brought her up, Nine Moons does not tell us anything we don’t already know from S…

On June 2, 2025, two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington was honored with a caricature portrait at the legendary Sardi’s restaurant in New York City, celebrating his performance as the title character in Broa…

For the week ending June 1, the 40 currently running productions grossed $44,949,803.

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The 2024-2025 season surpassed the 2018-2019 season as the new record holder, helped by productions such as 'Good Night, and Good Luck' and 'Othello.'

 With the Tonys coming up, I offer our parody video rundown salute to the 2024-25 season's Tony nominations: OUR TOWN - Best Revival nominee - We didn't dare do a parody of this production's use of the smell …

Broadway News Broadway Real Estate: Current and Future Theatre Bookings Keep track of the shows booked into each Broadway theatre. Like to keep track of which show is book…

Manhattan Theatre Club just hosted its 2025 Spring Gala, which was held on Monday, May 19 at Cipriani 42nd Street. The evening was hosted by three-time Tony Award recipient Bernadette Peters and honored Academy…

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 21, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/18/25 - OTHELLO and More…

Heading into the final stretches of Tony season – the awards are June 8 – it’s interesting to see what contender shows have benefitted from their nominations the most, the least and how the shut-outs are …

Glengarry Glen Ross, the hit Broadway revival of the David Mamet play starring Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr and Bob Odenkirk, has recouped its investment, producers announced today. Financial details were not discl…

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Actors’ Equity Foundation Announces Recipients of 2025 Performance Awards The Actors’ Equity Foundation has announced the recipients of its awards f…

William Shakespeare's OTHELLO was brought back on stage by director Kenny Leon with stars Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal. Filmed by @bwaySHO & Ryan Cirkus Edited by Nick Shakra Produced by bwaySHO and B…

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"In my family, we've been through this a lot of times."

The Shakespeare revival was the latest show that the former vice president attended.

On May 7, Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff attend the smash hit Broadway production of OTHELLO starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal. Harris and Emhoff came backstage to say hello to Wash…

Tony winner Tom Morris will direct the Shakespeare classic.

It was good news and bad news last week on Broadway after Tony Awards nominations were announced. George Clooney and his “Good Night and Good Luck” rose to its all time high, $4 million. That’s a record f…

Shakespeare’s Othello returns to the West End in a powerful new production starring David Harewood OBE, Toby Jones OBE, and Caitlin FitzGerald

Harewood – who became the first black actor to play Othello at the NT in 1997 – will play the role at Theatre Royal Haymarket opposite Toby Jones as Iago David Harewood is returning to the role of Othello a…

From the press release for We Do The Same Thing Every Week: Dick and Jane are bored on a rainy Sunday afternoon. A six-foot tall cat shows up, and hijinks ensue. Later, elsewhere, Dick and Jane are bored on a r…

Redwood, starring Idina Menzel, will play its final performance at the Nederlander Theatre on May 18th. Written and directed by Tony Award-nominee Tina Landau, with music by Kate Diaz, and lyrics by Diaz and La…

Othello might have been shut out from today’s Tony Award nominations, but this news probably takes away a bit of the sting: The Broadway revival starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by …

The Denzel Washington- and Jake Gyllenhaal-led revival earned back its investment in nine weeks.

The show, which has come under fire for exceptionally high ticket prices, has crossed the profitability line in spite of its shut-out at the Tony Awards.

The major Tony Awards nominees have been announced. Denzel Washington famous for the $900 ticket, was snubbed the Awards for “Othello.” Neither was Jake Gyllenhaal. Shock snub: Kieran Culkin in “Glengarry…

“Buena Vista Social Club” has reason to celebrate with its ten Tony nominations announced today.May 1, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler It’s always a thrill for me to read the Tony nomin…

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal have both been left out of this year’s nominations for their Shakespeare revival while Audra McDonald makes history George Clooney and Nicole Scherzinger have been nomina…

Well, big weekly grosses and even bigger stars can’t guarantee a Tony Awards nomination. Broadway does what Broadway wants, so no Best Play nominations (or anything else) for huge moneymaker Othello, and no B…

Ensemble-driven plays like “Purpose” and “English” received a slew of nominations, while Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal and Idina Menzel were overlooked.

“Othello,” starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, has recouped its entire investment after nine weeks on Broadway. Capitalized for up to $9 million, the show is now the highest-grossing play reviva…

The new Broadway production of Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal under the direction of Kenny Leon, has recouped its initial investment after just nine weeks on Broadway. Having opened at …

While George Clooney received an acting nod for 'Good Night, and Good Luck,' the production itself, which he co-wrote, wasn't nominated for best play.

Stage and screen star Jake Gyllenhaal had reason to celebrate yesterday. The star of Othello was joined by some of his past and present cast mates as he received his very own portrait at Sardi's. Check out phot…

Gyllenhaal is currently starring opposite Denzel Washington in Broadway's Othello revival.

Othello is Kimber Elayne Sprawl’s 7th Broadway show, but before this season she had never done a play here in New York City. An illustrious career that ranges from Beautiful to Girl From The North Country to …

Jeremy Jordan in “Floyd Collins” First, a big thanks to Adam Feldman for setting me straight (so to speak) on a few eligibility issues.. I rus…

The Entertainment Community Fund recently hosted its annual gala in New York City. The evening honored Tony Award winner and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington. Go inside the event as Washington praises …

The Succession star also claimed he’d heard Washington’s co-star Jake Gyllenhaal ‘is not particularly wonderful’

Selling $900 tickets didn’t endear Hollywood stars to the Outer Critics. Today’s announcement of the first real theater awards didn’t include George Clooney or Denzel Washington. Also, their productions o…

Gyllenhaal is currently appearing on Broadway as Iago in 'Othello.'

"I can’t afford to come to your show," she told the actor.

The Broadway revival of Othello is the starriest of star vehicles, so it’s a pleasure to report that the supporting cast—notably Kimber Elayne Sprawl as Emilia—more than holds up its end of the show. Cast…

In the second of Variety's Broadway edition of Actors on Actors, Audra McDonald and Jake Gyllenhaal sat down to discuss their respective turns this season as Mama Rose in Gypsy and Iago in Shakespeare's Othello…

At an appearance last night at the Entertainment Community Fund Gala, Othello star Denzel Washington shared his thoughts on the high prices of tickets for the Shakespeare revival.

Broadway had what appears to be its best non-holiday week ever last week, with major hits like Good Night, and Good Luck, Glengarry Glen Ross, Othello and longrunners The Lion King, Wicked and Aladdin helping p…

"I’m not bragging, but I’ve been a part of sold-out shows before."

In all of Tony Awards history, there has never once been a season in which three performers have been nominated for Best Actor in a Play for Shakespearean roles. That could very well change this year, as both O…

Featured Production: Othello – 6 April 2025 Stunt casting has been a part of Broadway for generations, and this 2024-2025 season is no exception. On the surface, it seems like a good idea. Invite a movie star…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 10 to confirm the eligibility status of eight Broadway productions for the 2024-25 season. This was the second time this season that the Tony Awards Adminis…

Denzel Washington is going to have an exhausting weekend come May 18th. After performing in “Othello” on Broadway at the Sunday matinee, he will leave the theater at 6pm and fly to the south of France for o…

'Good Night and Good Luck,' starring George Clooney, and several other shows opened last week.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 4/6/2025.

There are rush and lottery options for the production starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal.

As the star teams up with director Michael Grandage for his first West End part in 17 years, the pair discuss the thrill of putting on a new play, how it updates Ibsen for our times – and a Trainspotting-esqu…

As everyone knows, big name movie and TV stars have been invading Broadway this spring (click here for a rundown of who is doing what) and theatergoers are paying big bucks for the bragging rights to say that t…

PLAYBILL.COM. On April 3, 2014, A Starry Revival of A Raisin in the Sun, Starring Denzel Washington, Opened on Broa... The starry cast also ...

Star power can be a curious thing, especially when it’s the driving force behind the revival of a problematic play like Othello. Shakespeare’s drama famously centers on a Black antihero who both defies raci…

In this version of Shakespeare's play, Othello and Iago are two soldiers with PTSD.