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Othello on Broadway review — Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal sprinkle box-office magic on the Bard

The Hollywood star is joined by Jake Gyllenhaal in a mostly enjoyable new production of Shakespeare’s Othello that has set a record for ticket prices on Broadway

Now, a double dose of Hollywood from Washington and his co-star Jake Gyllenhaal is making Broadway history. After five decades as a leading man and reliable big-screen banker, Washington, 70, has decided to sprinkle a little of his box-office magic dust on stage. In one week in March, according to The New York Times, Kenny Leon’s production of Shakespeare’s lust and jealousy-fuelled psycho-drama banked a record-busting — for a non musical —

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