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Jake Gyllenhaal and Audra McDonald on Playing Broadway Villains, Stage Fright and Cellphones Disrupting Broadway Shows: ‘I Snapped!’
Jake Gyllenhaal and Audra McDonald star on Broadway in “Othello” and "Gypsy" and bond over playing villains.
McDonald, a six-time Tony winner for “Carousel,” “Ragtime” and “A Raisin in the Sun,” is making history in the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Gypsy.” She’s the first Black actor to portray the ultimate stage mother, Mama Rose — a part previously played by greats Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone and Ethel Merman. And Gyllenhaal, who was on Broadway in the 2017 production of another Sondheim classic, “Sunday in the Park With George” and scored a Tony nomination for the 2019 play “Sea Wall/A Life,” channels the manipulative, scheming Iago in Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello” opposite Denzel Washington. Location: The Rainbow Room at Rockafeller Center McDonald: Styling: Jake Sokoloff; Makeup: Jill Oshry; Hair: Chioma Nkwodimmah; Gylenhaal: Stylist: Michael Fisher/The Wall Group; Grooming: Laila Hayani @lailalhayani; McDonald, Clothing: Dress: Sergio Hudson @sergiohudson; Shoes: Larroudé @larroude; Jewelry: Tabayer @tabayer; Gyllenhaal, Clothing: Suit: Prada; Sweater: Linder Sport; Tee: Brooks Brothers; Shoes: Scarosso
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