Ethel Barrymore Theatre (1928) New York, NY

Ethel Barrymore Theatre

In 1927, the Shuberts offered to name their newest theatre for Ethel Barrymore if she agreed to star in its first production. She accepted, and the Barrymore Theatre, designed by Herbert J. Krapp, opened in 1928. The Barrymore was the last Broadway venue built prior to the Depression, and it remains one of the few theatres that has never changed name or owner.

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Built: 1928
Number of Seats: 1039
Longest Running Show: I Love My Wife
Performances: 857
Stage Door: To your left as you exit the 47th St. doors. It is a large metal door marked "Stage Door."
Bathrooms: <p> Ladies: Down two flights of steps (20 steps). Wheelchair accessible restroom located on the main floor.</p> <p> Men's: Down two flights of steps (20 steps). Wheelchair accessible restroom located on the main floor.</p>
Concessions: Main lobby.

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Othello

Broadway Play

Denzel Washington. Jake Gyllenhaal. Othello on Broadway.
This spring, experience Shakespeare’s epic tale like never before.

Tony® & Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington stars as Othello, the noble Moor of Venice and commanding warrior-general. Opposite him, Tony & Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal portrays Iago, the ambitious lieutenant and masterful manipulator.

Spurned for promotion, Iago’s relentless quest for vengeance against Othello and his wife, Desdemona (portrayed by Molly Osborne), plunges them into a shocking web of deception and betrayal.

Directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, this production of OTHELLO will play a strictly limited 15-week engagement.

SYNOPSIS:

Othello, a general in the Venetian army, sees his happy marriage to the beautiful Desdemona destroyed when his seemingly trustworthy ensign, Iago, suggests to him that she may be unfaithful, in William Shakespeare's tragedy of revenge, jealousy and intrigue.

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