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The Best Part of Denzel Washington’s Othello Is the Kanye West Song
RIP, William Shakespeare — you would have loved “Ultralight Beam.”
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal’s Othello was ravaged by critics last week, and rightly so, but nobody seemed to notice the best part of the whole show — probably because it happened after all the actors left the stage. But then it hit: They are playing a gospel version of one of Ye’s best-known songs, less than a month after he punished his ex-wife by releasing a “collaboration” between their underage daughter North West and Diddy. But while P!nk felt out of touch and a little cringey, “Ultralight Beam” dares to increase our understanding of the play and connects it to modern-day Ye without forcing Washington to rap “Through the Wire” in headgear onstage.
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