'Othello' Revival Breaks Broadway Record
Denzel Washington & Jake Gyllenhaal’s “Othello” Bring In A Record $2.8 Million
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Denzel Washington Reveals This Play Took His Excitement To Another Level
Washington and Gyllenhaal stopped by CBS News Sunday Morning to speak about the play.“It’s the most excited I’ve been this century,” Washington told the news program. “Seriously. I haven’t been this excited about anything I’ve done as I am about this.”
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That speaks volumes for a man who’s played Malcolm X, won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a crooked cop in Training Day and just recently had a role in Gladiator II.
It’s also not the first time Washington has played Othello. He first played the role while in college at Fordham University and compared his performance when he was 22 to his current performance.
“I know a lot less now. I thought I knew everything then!” Washington said. “I didn’t really like the part, ’cause I wasn’t wise enough to understand it. Now I understand it’s really about a bond, you know, that these characters have. He loves not wisely, but too well.”
Both stars are happy about the play’s success, with Gyllenhaal adding, “You get to a point where you’re like, ‘Oh, I’ve worked my whole career for this, for this moment.”
Also, gotta big up Kandi Burruss and her husband Todd Tucker, who co-produced the Broadway revival.

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