Actors who played the role of Roderigo: Roland Bottomley [Broadway] ...

Like Cassio, Othello is over-trusting but never stupid, and as Iago turns the screws in his plot to incriminate Desdemona and Cassio in an invented infidelity, Oyelowo’s spiral into borderline ...

In the show, Iago plots Othello’s downfall by falsely implicating Desdemona and Cassio in a love affair. With the unwitting aid of Emilia and the willing help of Roderigo, Iago carries out his plan.

Gyllenhaal’s performance fuels the show, and when his Iago takes a needed break after getting Cassio wounded and Roderigo murdered, this “Othello” never quite regains either its focus or its ...

One particularly tense sequence uses lighting and sound to move back and forth between a conversation between Iago and Cassio and the eavesdropping Othello, who speaks in asides to the audience. While ...

OTHELLOAt the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St. Through Dec. 30. Call Telecharge, (212) 239-6200. ‘OTHELLO” is a tricky play to wrap one’s mind around.It’s about a noble bla… ...

‘Othello’ Theater Review: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal Bring Star Wattage to Middling Revival Otherwise Short on Electricity. Kenny Leon directs the first production of Shakespeare ...

If Othello is a tragedy, the new Othello on Broadway—starring Denzel Washington as Othello, Jake Gyllenhaal as Iago, with tickets going for around a thousand dollars; y’know, that one—didn ...

Iago says to Roderigo (a very good Anthony Michael Lopez, as gulled by him as everyone else): ... Iago’s wife) and Andrew Burnap (Cassio, Othello’s lieutenant). ADVERTISEMENT.

The foolish and weak Roderigo (Nick Mandracchia) contrasts with suave and debonair Michael Cassio (Davied Morales), each finding themselves enmeshed in Iago’s endgame.

Gyllenhaal's performance fuels the show, and when his Iago takes a needed break after getting Cassio wounded and Roderigo murdered, this "Othello" never quite regains either its focus or its ...