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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON MONDAY, MARCH 24, PLEASE

“BROADWAY’S HOTTEST SPRING TICKET” *

“OTHELLO”
STARRING
“A COMMANDING AND GRIPPING” **
DENZEL WASHINGTON
&
“A DYNAMIC, RIVETING, AND TURBOCHARGED” ***
JAKE GYLLENHAAL
ANNOUNCES $49 STUDENT RUSH POLICY
AS CRITICS HERALD STARS OF THIS HISTORIC PRODUCTION

New York, NY (March 24, 2025) – The new Broadway production of William Shakespeare’s Othello which opened last night to rave reviews for stars Tony Award^® winner and two-time Academy Award^® winner Denzel Washington, who was called “commanding and gripping” (New York Times) and Tony Award nominee and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal who is “on fire, giving a dynamic, riveting, and turbocharged Iago” (Chicago Tribune), has announced that $49 student rush policy for the production.

Starting tomorrow, March 25, a limited number of $49 student tickets will be made available to every performance of Othello when the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street) box office opens for that day’s performance. A valid student identification is required and tickets are limited to one ticket per person. Seats may be partial view. The Barrymore Theatre box office opens at 10 AM Tuesday through Saturday and 12 PM on Sundays.

Directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, Othello is playing a strictly limited engagement through Sunday, June 8 only. Tickets for Othello are on sale at www.telecharge.com, by calling 212 239 6200, or at the Barrymore Theatre box office. For more information, visit www.othellobway.com.

Joining Washington and Gyllenhaal are Molly Osborne as ‘Desdemona’, Tony Award^® winner Andrew Burnap as ‘Cassio’, Anthony Michael Lopez as ‘Roderigo’, Daniel Pearce as ‘Brabantio’, and Kimber Elayne Sprawl as ‘Emilia’.

The cast also features Neal Bledsoe as ‘The Duke of Venice’, Julee Cerda as ‘Bianca’, Ezra Knight as ‘Montano’, Gene Gillette as ‘Gratiano’, Rob Heaps as ‘Lodovico’, ensemble members William Connell, Ty Fanning, Ben Graney, Abiola Obatolu, Daniel Reece, Christina Sajous, Sarah Thorn, and Greg Wood.

This spring, experience Shakespeare’s epic tale like never before. Tony and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington stars as ‘Othello,’ the noble Moor of Venice and commanding warrior general. Opposite him, Tony and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal portrays ‘Iago,’ the ambitious lieutenant and masterful manipulator.

Spurned for promotion, Iago’s relentless quest for vengeance against Othello and his wife, Desdemona (portrayed by Molly Osborne), plunges them into a shocking web of deception and betrayal.

The award-winning creative team will feature two-time Tony Award winner and two-time Emmy Award^®  winner Derek McLane (scenic design), Tony Award winner Dede Ayite (costume design), eight-time Tony Award winner Natasha Katz (lighting design), two-time Tony Award nominee and OBIE Award^® winner Justin Ellington (sound design), Academy Award winner and Emmy Award winner Mia Neal (hair and wig design), Claire Warden (intimacy director), Narda E. Alcorn (production stage manager), ARC / Duncan Stewart, CSA & Jarrett Reiche (casting director), Ioana Alfonso (associate director), Dawn-Elin Fraser (voice coach), and James Shapiro (Shakespeare consultant). 101 Productions, Ltd. serves as general managers with production management by Neil Mazzella/Hudson Theatricals.

Othello is lead produced by Brian Anthony Moreland and co-produced by Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker, Score 3 Partners, Richard Batchelder, Lloyd Tichio Productions, Dominick Laruffa, Jr., Ken Davenport, Adam Zotovich, Lassen D’arrigo, Lamar Richardson, Lu-Shawn M. Thompson, Cohen Willman Productions, 11:11 Experience, 42nd.Club, The Araca Group, Craig Balsam, Davale & Khadeen Ellis, Goehring Turchin Alperson, Branden Grimmett, Marguerite Steed Hoffman, John Gore Organization, Kierstead Laurence Smigel Rutter, Willette & Manny Klausner, Scott H. Mauro, Stephanie P. McClelland, Carl Moellenberg, Slater Bernon Butterfield, Cynthia Stroum, Renard Mcgill Productions / Chimney Town, Ricardo Marques / Lana Williams Woods, Daryl Roth / Tom Tuft, Christen James, Dan Stone, Brian Devito, Timothy Laczynski, and The Shubert Organization.

* Washington Post
** New York Times
*** Chicago Tribune

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