{"id":2785,"date":"2025-03-24T18:40:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/?p=2785"},"modified":"2025-03-26T18:40:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T18:40:23","slug":"denzel-washington-and-jake-gyllenhaal-delight-in-othello-after-1000-tickets-devastate-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/denzel-washington-and-jake-gyllenhaal-delight-in-othello-after-1000-tickets-devastate-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal delight in Othello after $1,000 tickets devastate fans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal returned to Broadway in Othello (Picture: WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The stars were well and truly out in style to celebrate Denzel Washington<\/a> and Jake Gyllenhaal as they returned to Broadway for the opening night of Othello, after viewers were heartbroken over the rising ticket prices.<\/p>\n

The Hollywood legends took to the stage<\/a> at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in Manhattan for the classic Shakespeare play, which opened on Sunday following a record-breaking string of previews.<\/p>\n

All eyes have been on the production in recent week after the ticket prices topped $1,000, meaning many theater-lovers missed out.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Lopez<\/a>, Katie Holmes, Samuel L Jackson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Colman Domingo, Angela Bassett<\/a>, Martha Stewart and Danielle Brooks were some of the famous faces lucky enough to snag a pass for the show, which is running until June 8.<\/p>\n

Maggie Gyllenhaal was in the crowd to support her famous brother, while his girlfriend, Jeanne Cadieu, also made an appearance on the night.<\/p>\n

President Joe Biden joined in the fun, along with his wife, Jill Biden, and the politician took a moment to pose for pictures with Denzel and Jake behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

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Joe Biden was among those in the audience (Picture: WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was a huge moment for all involved with the production, which shattered records \u2013 according to CBS News<\/a> it grossed a whopping $2.8million in just a single week, becoming the highest-grossing Broadway play ever.<\/p>\n

However, while the pair were the toast of Broadway and earning rave reviews for their efforts, fans have been left devastated over the headline-making prices of tickets.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, some passes were on sale for as much as $1,006.88 each, while cheaper seats currently range between $458.85 – $782.88.<\/p>\n

Flocking to Twitter to unpack the cost, social media users were still hopeful that they could get a glimpse of Denzel and Jake on stage.<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Lopez was lucky enough to snag a ticket (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stanley Glover wrote: \u2018Them Othello Broadway tickets so damn expensive but I want to see it.\u2019<\/p>\n

Andreakcastillo penned: \u2018These \u201cOthello\u201d tickets on Broadway cost BREAD. My goodness.\u2019<\/p>\n

TourDeBackup fumed: \u2018I love the arts but god damn there\u2019s no reason Othello should be $900 a ticket.\u2019<\/p>\n

Bijon agreed: \u2018Weeping as I look at the price of tickets for Othello on Broadway with Denzel.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Katie Holmes also got an invite (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As DerillbutDarrell joked: \u2018Denzel is in Othello on Broadway, searched up tickets and it\u2019s about 900USD to sit in the nosebleeds. I\u2019ll see you in another lifetime sir.\u2019<\/p>\n

The latest version of Othello is set in the near future, and sees Denzel playing the titular character, who has been reimagined as a military commander.<\/p>\n

He finds himself in a murderous rage after being convinced by Iago (Jake) that his wife, Desdemona, had an affair.<\/p>\n

However, this is a ploy from his jealous ‘friend’, who is secretly hoping to extract revenge after being passed over for a promotion.<\/p>\n

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Denzel opened up about his stage return (Picture: WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shedding light on his return to the stage, Denzel \u2013 who most recently lit up the big screen in Gladiator 2 \u2013 told CBS: \u2018It’s the most excited I’ve been this century. Seriously. <\/p>\n

‘I haven’t been this excited about anything I’ve done as I am about this.<\/p>\n

\u2018I’m a stage actor who does film; it’s not the other way around.<\/p>\n

\u2018I did stage first. I learned how to act on stage, not on film. Movies are a filmmaker’s medium. You shoot it, and then you’re gone and they cut together and add music and do all of that.<\/p>\n

‘Theater is an actor’s medium. The curtain goes up, nobody can help you.\u2019<\/p>\n

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