Fans are upset with the committee for snubbing Denzel Washington’s stellar Broadway performance in Othello. This highly-anticipated return to Broadway was his first performance since The Iceman Cometh in 2018. Washington first starred as Othello at age 22 as a college student on campus. Fans were also eager to flock to the theater after Washington, who previously won a Tony for Fences in 2010, expressed that retirement was on his mind. This may be why tickets came at a hefty price, with some orchestra seats costing $900 and up. Still, that hasn’t prevented each show from selling out since the beginning of the show’s 15-week run.
