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New York Times

Love Curdled Through a Malevolent Scheme
Shakespeare is the star in the gripping “Othello.” He is handled with the kind of artistry we rarely find.

New York Daily News

'The Winter's Tale,' 'Othello' are suspicious but delicious
An uneasy mix of dark tragedy, boisterous comedy and magical fantasy, "The Winter's Tale" is deemed one of Shakespeare's "problem" plays. But Sam Mendes' elegant production skillfully reconciles jarring moods.

Associated Press

Powerful performances fuel off-B'way's 'Othello'
That "green-eyed monster," jealousy, lurks beneath the action and finally explodes in a stunning off-Broadway production of Shakespeare's "Othello."

Variety

Review: Othello
...With no fussy sets or costumes to lean on, a brilliant cast finds the freedom to focus on the elements of the play that matter most: the tortured psychology of its characters and the language of the gods who created them to suffer.

Back Stage

Othello reviewed by Andy Propst
Clocking in at nearly three hours, director Arin Arbus' stuffy staging of Othello only sparks to life during its last 60 minutes.

TheaterMania

Review: Othello
Theatre for a New Audience offers a near-perfect production of Shakespeare's classic tragedy about jealousy.

CurtainUp

Review: Othello
The flaw of this production may be the risk one takes in concentrating so much on the tree of racism that the forest of the play is missed in the process