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Kenny Leon Wants Audiences to 'Recognize Truth' in His New OTHELLO
by Sidney Paterra - Mar 11, 2025

With Othello, Kenny Leon returns to the rehearsal room for the third time this season. He brought Samm-Art Williams' Home to Broadway last June and was the mastermind behind the recent revival of Our Town, which opened last fall. How did he land on Shakespeare for his next project?

OTHELLO Breaks Record For Top-Grossing Play in Broadway History
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2025

Othello, now in previews at the Barrymore Theatre, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, has broken the record for top-grossing play in Broadway history with a gross of $2,818,297.00 for eight performances.

Bartlett Sher and Timothy A. Wilkins to be Honored at The Acting Company 2025 Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 24, 2025

​The Acting Company will present “From Great Expectations, What Dreams May Come” honoring Bartlett Sher and Timothy A. Wilkins. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Broadway's OTHELLO: Meet the All-Star Cast as Previews Begin at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2025

Discover the star-studded cast of Broadway's OTHELLO as previews launch tonight, February 24, 2025, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Premiere set for March 23.

OTHELLO on Broadway to Offer $49 Tickets Through Digital Lottery
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 20, 2025

Shakespeare’s Othello, directed by Kenny Leon and starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, is launching a digital lottery policy. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Up on the Marquee: OTHELLO
by Jennifer Broski - Feb 12, 2025

Shakespeare's Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, is getting ready to return to Broadway. Previews will begin Monday, February 24, 2025 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.Check out photos of the new marquee here!

Video: In Rehearsals for OTHELLO with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal
by Joey Mervis - Feb 11, 2025

Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, is now in rehearsals for its Broadway return. Watch in this video as the full company meets the press and chats about what audiences can expect.

Photos: Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal, and the Cast of OTHELLO Meet the Press
by Bruce Glikas - Feb 11, 2025

Shakespeare's Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, is now in rehearsals. Previews will begin Monday, February 24, 2025 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Photos: In Rehearsals for OTHELLO, Starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 27, 2025

Get a first look at rehearsals for Shakespeare's Othello, starring Denzel Washington as Othello and Jake Gyllenhaal as Iago, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. See the full star-studded cast, including Molly Osborne, Andrew Burnap, and more.

3RD ANNUAL BLACK MOTHERHOOD AND PARENTING NEW PLAY FESTIVAL Streams New Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 1, 2024

Blackboard Plays and the Parent Artist Advocacy League will partner to uplift the stories of Black families for the 3rd Annual Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival.

OTHELLO Starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal Finds Full Cast
by Stephi Wild - Nov 12, 2024

The complete cast has been announced for Shakespeare's Othello, starring Tony Award winner and two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Tony Award nominee and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal.

Photos: Rachel Brosnahan, David Corenswet & More at HOLIDAY Benefit Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2024

The Acting Company presented Holiday, a new adaptation by Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg, from the play by Philip Barry. See photos from the event of the starry cast and attendees!

Julie White, Abby Mueller & More to Join The Acting Company Gala Honoring Stephen McKinley Henderson
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2024

Tony Award winner Julie White will host The Acting Company’s “Fantastic Journeys” Gala honoring Stephen McKinley Henderson. See who is taking part and learn how to purchase tickets.

Photos: Go inside The Entertainment Community Fund's 2024 Gala
by Bruce Glikas - Apr 9, 2024

Last night at the Entertainment Community Fund, (formerly The Actors Fund) gala, they announced the $160 million ESSENTIAL Campaign: a bold and comprehensive effort that will combine all of the organization’s fundraising, allowing the Fund to serve more people in more places.

The Acting Company Will Honor Stephen McKinley Henderson at 'Fantastic Journeys' Gala
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2024

The Acting Company has announced that Stephen McKinley Henderson will receive the John Houseman Award Honor, and William H. Wright II will receive the Joan M. Warburg Award Honor, as part of The Acting Company’s “Fantastic Journeys” Gala.

Daphne Rubin-Vega, Kara Young, Reynaldo Piniella & More to Star in HAMLET Reading at The Acting Company 
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2024

The Acting Company has revealed the cast for their reading of Hamlet. See the full cast and learn how to purchase tickets!

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of THIS LAND WAS MADE at Vineyard Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 10, 2023

Check out photos from opening night of This Land Was Made at Vineyard Theatre!

Photos: First Look at Vineyard Theatre's THIS LAND WAS MADE
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2023

All new production photos have been released from This Land Was Made, written by Tori Sampson (New York Times Critic’s Pick If Pretty Hurts, Ugly Must Be A Muhf**ka) and directed by LPTW Lucille Lortel Award and 2023 Obie Award winner Taylor Reynolds (Tambo & Bones).

Photos: See Mariska Hargitay, Kelli O'Hara & More at The Stuttering Association for the Young Benefit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2023

See photos from The Stuttering Association for the Young Benefit honoring Wayne Brady, John Hendrickson, Mariska Hargitay & Peter Hermann and JOANN.

Award-Winning Film BABYLON: GHETTO, RENAISSANCE, AND MODERN OBLIVION To Screen At the Center for Jewish History
by A.A. Cristi - May 6, 2023

Co-sponsored by the American Society for Jewish Music's Jewish Music Forum, YIVO, the American Sephardi Federation, and Salon/Sanctuary Concerts, the award-winning film “Babylon: Ghetto, Renaissance, and Modern Oblivion” considers the resonance of Psalm 137 (By the Waters of Babylon) through the music of two ghettoized peoples – Italian Jews of Mantua during the period of the Counter-Reformation, and African Americans before, during, and after the Harlem Renaissance.