Today, producer Brian Anthony Moreland announced that Molly Osborne, who has been called “a true rising star” of the English stage (The Evening Standard), will make her Broadway debut next spring as Desdemona in William Shakespeare’s Othello opposite Tony Award winner and two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington as the title character and Tony Award nominee and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal as Iago in this new Broadway production, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.
In a statement, Kenny Leon said, “I am so excited to welcome Molly Osborne to our Broadway cast of Othello as ‘Desdemona.’ Her unique blend of heart and intellect, coupled with a natural vulnerability, makes her a truly captivating actress. I am thrilled to welcome her to our theatre community and eagerly anticipate collaborating with her on her Broadway debut.”
Osborne made her West End debut in 2018 as Tzeitel in Trevor Nunn’s Olivier Award-winning revival of Fiddler on the Roof which originated at the Menier Chocolate Factory. In 2021, she returned to the Menier as Chana in Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel’s Indecent. Most recently, she starred in the world premiere musical version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and the adaptation of Sara Ryan’s beloved memoir Laughing Boy.
This spring, experience Shakespeare’s epic tale like never before. Tony and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington stars as Othello, the noble Moor of Venice and commanding warrior-general. Opposite him, Tony and 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 on Broadway.
Othello will play Spring 2025 at a Shubert theater to be announced soon along with production dates, additional members of the creative team, and additional casting.