If Othello is a tragedy, the new Othello on Broadway—starring Denzel Washington as Othello, Jake Gyllenhaal as Iago, with tickets going for around a thousand dollars; y’know, that one—didn’t get the memo.

The actor stars alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in a Broadway production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Kenny Leon, that struggles to make music of the text.

Denzel Washington is the star of the show but he plays his Othello with a remoteness that can throw off the play.