Murder, racism… and a drama therapist? David Harewood, Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald on their new Othello by Annabel Nugent

Almost three decades after Harewood made history as the National Theatre’s first Black Othello, he is stepping back into the role. Annabel Nugent meets him and his co-stars over steak and …

David Harewood returns to Othello: ‘I don’t just want to open the door but kick it down for the people behind me’ by JN Benjamin

He first played Othello in 1997, when the role was still synonymous with white thespians ‘blacking up’. Now, nearly three decades on, he, Chiwetel Ejiofor and other Black actors discuss …

Real Housewives Favorite Kandi Burruss Returns to the Broadway Stage in & Juliet by Jamie Kravitz

Grammy winner, Tony and Emmy nominee Kandi Burruss returns to the Broadway stage in & Juliet for a limited engagement this winter. Burruss will play Angélique beginning December 11, th…

Kandi Burruss Will Join the Cast of & JULIET on Broadway

Grammy Award winner and Tony Award and Emmy Award nominee Kandi Burruss will return to the stage this winter in the hit Broadway musical & Juliet. Burruss will join the cast as ‘Angél…

No Thanks, Tom Hanks: Theater Fans Aren’t Buying $400 Tickets to See Two Time Oscar Winner Way Off Broadway in New Self-Penned Play by Roger Friedman

It was only a few months ago that theater fans were outraged by ticket prices to see Denzel Washington in “Othello” and George Clooney in “Good Night and Good Luck.” Producers were c…

Kandi Burruss joins producing team of Taraji P. Henson-led ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ revival by Michael Abourizk

Burruss has previously served on the producing teams of the Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal “Othello” and Samuel L. Jackson “Piano Lesson.”

Kandi Burruss Joins JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE Producing Team

Grammy Award winner and Tony Award & Emmy Award nominee Kandi Burruss has joined the producing team of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone directed by Golden Globe Award and f…

Art review – James Corden is the cheer-worthy standout of Broadway revival by Adrian Horton

Music Box Theatre, New York Post-late-night, the star makes an exceptional return to the stage in this moderately entertaining comedy of male friendship By now, September 2025, a certain for…

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HAMILTON Premium Tickets Rise To Record $1,525 As Leslie Odom Jr. Returns

Premium ticket prices for Hamilton have hit an unprecedented $1,525.50 for certain performances, coinciding with the return of Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. to the role of Aaron Burr. Ac…

Photos: First Look at Adrian Lester & More in Rehearsals for CYRANO DE BERGERAC at the RSC

Rehearsal room images have been released for the RSC’s forthcoming production of Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmond Rostand’s thrilling, lyrical tale of love and lies, longing and disguise, in a…

Melbourne Shakespeare Company returns to fortyfivedownstairs with OTHELLO

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This Rough Magic | Stratford Festival 2026 by Stratford Festival

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…

Season Announcement: This Rough Magic | Stratford Festival 2026 by Stratford Festival

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…

People You Should Know . . . Carolyn Best by Zack Calhoon

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 Colle…

Video: Peter Dinklage Discusses Challenges of Live Shakespeare on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS

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: …

Luke Treadaway and Vinette Robinson Join Cast of West End Othello by Andrew Gans

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

Vinette Robinson and Luke Treadaway Join West End Production of OTHELLO

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’…

Lar Lubovitch's Othello, Agnes de Mille's Rodeo, More in American Ballet Theatre's 2025-2026 Season by Natan Zamansky

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

Shakespeare Festival in Ukraine Goes On Despite War

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 dem…

Memnon Review. The Classic Ethiopian King Comes to Harlem by Jonathan Mandell

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…

Broadway For The Bros by Joe Patti

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,” ar…

Broadway Box Office Drops $6.5 Mil With Clooney, Denzel Gone, But Post-Tony Awards “Hamilton” Jumps Back to $2 Mil Week by Roger Friedman

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” …

‘Oh, Mary!’ Breaks House Record As Cole Escola’s Starring Run Nears End; Overall Receipts Drop As Hollywood Goes Home – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

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 bo…

“ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL” IN A SUPERB OUTDOOR PRODUCTION by Ron Fassler

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…

“All’s Well That Ends Well” in a Superb Outdoor Production by Ron Fassler

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 o…

‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ & ‘Othello’ Go Out On High Notes; ‘Call Me Izzy’ With Jean Smart Takes $416,759 – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

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 f…

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Bonkers Final Weeks for Good Night, and Good Luck and Othello Send Broadway Box Office Soaring by Logan Culwell-Block

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.

Broadway Box Office: ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ and ‘Othello’ End Runs on New Highs by Caitlin Huston

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

Video: CBS SUNDAY MORNING Explores Shakespeare's Lasting Appeal with Patrick Page & More

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 …