Denzel Washington has a pointed response to $900 Othello ticket prices

The “Othello” ticket prices are high — but Denzel Washington’s self-confidence is higher.The 70-year-old actor made no apologies for the astronomical ticket prices for “Othello” on Broadway in an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the Entertainment Community Fund Gala on Monday.When a reporter mentioned that some seats for the show cost “upwards of $900,” Washington responded, “But as low as $50.People don’t talk about that.”The actor was likely referring to the $49 student rush tickets.“It’s gotta make you feel like you’re Beyoncé or Jay-Z, with tickets being in demand like that?” the reporter said to the Oscar winner.After laughing at her question, Washington replied, “I haven’t quite felt like that.

I can’t sing or rap.” Washington is starring as the title role in the Shakespearean tragedy alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays Iago.The show sold over $2.8 million in tickets during its first full week of previews at the Barrymore Theater last month, becoming the highest-grossing Broadway play ever at the time.The record has since been surpassed by the similarly pricey “Good Night, and Good Luck,” starring George Clooney, which grossed $3.88 million last week.“I’ve been blessed beyond measure for a long time,” Washington told ET as he elaborated on the production’s success.

“I’m not bragging, but I’ve been a part of sold-out shows before.”“God has blessed me with a great ability, and I’m humbled by the reaction and the response that we’re getting, and I’m humbled by the opportunity to share with celebrity, or to use my celebrity to help others,” he continued.“That’s what it’s about.”The “Gladiator II” star went on, “I’m in the service business.

You know, you learn the first part of your life, you earn the second part of your life and you return in the third part of your life.I’m in the return phase of life.

So I’m returning, I’m giving back to others.”“Eventually...