Jennifer Lopez attended the Broadway opening night of Othello on March 23, 2025, at New York’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The star-studded red carpet drew guests including Jamie Lee Curtis, Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson, while Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal led the Shakespeare revival onstage.
Who attended opening night of Othello on Broadway?
PEOPLE’s March 24, 2025, opening-night report named Jennifer Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis, Colman Domingo, Angela Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson, Ariana DeBose, Spike Lee, Cynthia Nixon, Blair Underwood and Peter Dinklage among the guests. Former President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden also attended. PEOPLE’s photo captions identified Lopez with Emme Muñiz.
Lopez was among the evening’s celebrity attendees, not a performer in the production. PEOPLE’s opening-night coverage includes its attendee list and red-carpet photos.
Who starred in the Broadway revival?
Denzel Washington played Othello and Jake Gyllenhaal played Iago in the revival, directed by Kenny Leon. The principal cast also included:
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- Molly Osborne as Desdemona
- Andrew Burnap as Cassio
- Anthony Michael Lopez as Roderigo
- Daniel Pearce as Brabantio
- Kimber Elayne Sprawl as Emilia
The production was a revival of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Playbill’s production announcement lists the cast, director and venue.
When and where did Othello open?
The opening-night performance took place Sunday, March 23, 2025, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York. Previews began February 24. The limited engagement ended Sunday, June 8, 2025, so this is a past event rather than a current ticket opportunity.
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How did the production perform at the box office?
PEOPLE reported that the play grossed about $2.8 million in one week in March 2025, describing it at the time as more than any Broadway play had made in seven days. That is a historical claim reported by PEOPLE in 2025, not confirmation of a record that remains current.
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