“OTHELLO” SETS RECORD FOR TOP-GROSSING PLAY IN BROADWAY HISTORY
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“OTHELLO”
SETS RECORD FOR TOP-GROSSING PLAY IN BROADWAY HISTORY
PRODUCTION GROSSES $2,818,297.00 IN JUST SECOND WEEK OF PREVIEWS
New York, NY (March 11, 2025) – Othello, now in previews at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street) starring Tony Award® winner and two-time Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington and Tony Award nominee and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal under the direction of Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, has broken the record for top-grossing play in Broadway history with a gross of $2,818,297.00 for eight performances.
The previous record was held by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child which grossed $2,718,488 for the week ending Dec 31, 2023.
Othello will open Sunday, March 23 for a strictly limited engagement through Sunday, June 8 only at the Barrymore Theatre.
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.
Tickets for Othello are on sale now at www.telecharge.com, by calling 212 239 6200, or at the Barrymore Theatre box office. For more information, visit www.othellobway.com.
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