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Othello director defends ticket prices after Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal break the box office


Othello director spoke to DailyMail.com exclusively about the Shakespearean play's $1,000 tickets, which were criticized by Broadway audiences.

Othello on Broadway held its star-studded opening night on Sunday where a red carpet situated in front of the Ethel Barrymore Theatre even featured a Steinway & Sons piano with a pianist playing welcoming music for attendees. Kandi Burruss, a former cast member on the Real Housewives of Atlanta, and her husband Todd Tucker are co-producers for Othello, working in partnership with lead producer Brian Anthony Moreland. Jennifer Lopez turned heads in a sizzling two-piece ensemble that bared her ripped abs, while her 17-year-old child Emme walked the carpet in a black pinstriped suit

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