Brian Cox criticises $1000 ticket prices for Denzel Washington’s ‘Othello’: “That’s wrong”

Brian Cox lambasts ticket prices for Denzel Washington’s Othello

The Succession star also claimed he’d heard Washington’s co-star Jake Gyllenhaal ‘is not particularly wonderful’

BROADWAY: George Clooney, Denzel Washington Snubbed by First Theater Award Nominations; $900 Tix Didn't Help - Showbiz411

Selling $900 tickets didn’t endear Hollywood stars to the Outer Critics. Today’s announcement of the first real theater awards didn’t include George Clooney or Denzel Washington. Also, their productions of “Goodnight and Good Luck,” and “Othello,” got no love either. “Good Night and Good Luck” was thrown a bone: nominee for Best First Play. There […] The post BROADWAY: George Clooney, Denzel Washington Snubbed by First Theater Award Nominations;…

Brian Cox criticises $1000 ticket prices for Denzel Washington’s ‘Othello’: “That’s wrong”

Brian Cox has spoken out against the incredibly high cost of tickets for Broadway shows. As reported by the Daily Mail, during a talk at a London theatre, Succession star Cox criticised the expensive prices of tickets to see the new Broadway staging of Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal. He said: “There’s amazing shows and hits, but there’s too much money stuff involved in American theatre, where apparently you’re paying $1,…

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The Entertainment Community Fund recently hosted its annual gala in New York City. The evening honored Tony Award winner and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington. Go inside the event as Washington praises the organization in a new video.

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Brian Cox blasts Broadway ticket prices

Brian Cox has blasted the escalating price of theatre tickets in America, singling out 'Othello' for particular criticism.