Additional producers have been announced for the upcoming Main Stem “Othello” revival. Joining the previously announced producer Brian Anthony Moreland are Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker.
Spouses Burruss and Tucker previously served as producers alongside Moreland on the 2024 revival of “The Wiz” and the 2022 Tony Award-nominated revival of “The Piano Lesson.” Burruss, a founding member of the 1990s musical group Xscape and a “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum, was honored with the Drama League’s 2024 Gratitude Award. Together, Burruss and Tucker run a full-service production company.
Joining the trio of producers will be newly revealed co-producers Devale Ellis, Adam Zotovich, Richard Batchelder, Ken Davenport, Lassen D’Arrigo, Score 3 Partners, Lu-Shawn M. Thompson, Lamar Richardson, Cohen-Willman Productions, 11:11 Experience, 42nd.club, Hunter Arnold, Craig Balsam, Slater Bernon Butterfield, Goehring Turchin Alperson, Great Shakes Productions, Branden Grimmett, Marguerite Steed Hoffman, Christen James, the John Gore Organization (the parent company of Broadway News), Willette and Manny Klausner, Scott H. Mauro, Stephanie P. McClelland, Carl Moellenberg, Renard McGill, Dan Stone, Cynthia Stroum, the Araca Group, Daryl Roth, Tom Tuft, Lloyd Tichio Productions and the Shubert Organization.
Also newly announced are associate director Ioana Alfonso, voice coach Dawn-Elin Fraser and Shakespeare consultant James Shapiro. 101 Productions, Ltd. will provide general management while Neil Mazzella and Hudson Theatricals will provide production management.
Directed by Kenny Leon, “Othello” will star Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal and Molly Osborne. The Shakespearean drama follows Othello (Washington), a Moorish general who falls prey to his subordinate Iago’s (Gyllenhaal) malicious manipulation, causing him to act out against his wife, Desdemona (Osborne).
Specific dates, a venue and additional casting for “Othello” will be announced.
