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Denzel Washington<\/strong><\/a> and Jake Gyllenhaal<\/strong><\/a> take their bows alongside their castmates at the opening night of their new play Othello <\/em><\/strong>at Barrymore Theatre on Sunday (March 23) in New York City.<\/p>\n The 70-year-old actor stars as the titular character Othello, while the 44-year-old actor stars as Iago in this new version of the William Shakespeare<\/strong> play.<\/p>\n In the show, which is open for a limited 15-week run, \u201cSpurned for promotion, Iago\u2019s relentless quest for vengeance against Othello and his wife, Desdemona, plunges them into a shocking web of deception and betrayal.\u201d<\/p>\n Several celebrities were in attendance at opening night, including former President Joe Biden<\/strong><\/a> and First Lady Jill Biden<\/strong><\/a>, Jennifer Lopez<\/strong><\/a> and child Emme<\/strong><\/a>, Katie Holmes<\/strong><\/a>, Anna Wintour<\/strong><\/a>, Colman Domingo<\/strong><\/a>, Rosie Perez<\/strong><\/a>, former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre<\/strong><\/a>, Sherri Shepherd<\/strong><\/a>, Nicole Scherzinger<\/strong><\/a>, Al Roker<\/strong><\/a>, Cynthia Nixon<\/strong><\/a>, Jamie Lee Curtis<\/strong><\/a>, Angela Bassett<\/strong><\/a>, Spike Lee<\/strong><\/a>, Ariana DeBose<\/strong><\/a>, Samuel L Jackson<\/strong><\/a>, Martha Stewart<\/strong><\/a>, Liev Schreiber<\/strong><\/a> and Taylor Neisen<\/strong><\/a>, Gayle King<\/strong><\/a> and Jennifer Nettles<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Othello<\/em>\u2018s first week is completely sold out, and it broke the record for the top-grossing play in Broadway history!<\/p>\n If you missed it, Anna Wintour<\/strong> and Colman Domingo<\/strong> posing together comes as no surprise as he is one of the co-chairs for the upcoming 2025 Met Gala<\/em><\/a> in a few weeks.<\/p>\n FYI: JLo <\/strong>is wearing a Zuhair Murad<\/em> dress with Briony Raymond<\/em> jewelry and a Tyler Ellis <\/em>clutch.<\/p>\n Browse through the gallery to see more photos from opening night of Othello on Broadway\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n