<p id=”par-1_61″>Bravo viewers know <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kandi-burruss-reveals-potentially-going-broke-after-xscapes-split-made-her-get-serious-about-becoming-a-businesswoman.html/”>Kandi Burruss</a> best for her 14 seasons on <em><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta/?swcfpc=1″>The Real Housewives of Atlanta</a></em>. On the reality show, the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/how-the-notorious-b-i-g-offended-kandi-burruss-and-her-group-members.html/”>former Xscape vocalist</a> struggled to juggle family and work, often sharing her complete overwhelm with all of the projects she took on. Now, Burruss is taking a break from reality TV and investing her resources elsewhere, more specifically Broadway. </p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kandi-Burruss-Denzel-Washington-Othello.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Wearing a black dress, Kandi Burruss crosses the street on the Upper West Side” class=”wp-image-3736260″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Kandi Burruss on NYC’s Upper West Side on November 4, 2024 | TheStewartofNY/GC Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-2_78″>On November 4, <em>LIVE with Kelly and Mark</em> hosted <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/xscape-kandi-burruss-write-songs.html/”>Burruss to learn about her involvement</a> in the Broadway revival of <em>Othello</em> — the first adaptation of the play in over 40 years. The mother of three has been involved with three other Broadway shows, including 2022’s <em>The Piano Lesson</em>, which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Revival of a Play. Now, Burruss and her production partner, Brian Moreland, are taking on one of Shakespeare’s greatest works.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kandi-Burruss-Othello.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Wearing a black dress, Kandi Burruss crosses the street on the Upper West Side” class=”wp-image-3736261″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Kandi Burruss on the Upper West Side on November 4, 2024 | TheStewartofNY/GC Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-3_86″>Starting in February 2025, Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will star in a 15-week run of <em>Othello</em>, according to the <a href=”https://othellobway.com/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>official website</a>. Washington, 69, will take on the lead as Othello. Gyllenhaal, 43, will portray Iago, whose manipulation leads Othello to doubt his wife Desdemona’s fidelity. Burruss shared her excitement about the play. “It’s an amazing piece,” she explained on <a href=”https://livewithkellyandmark.com/videos/?video=6364182866112″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>LIVE with Kelly and Mark</a>. “I was just so excited to be a part of, to work with Denzel and Jake Gyllenhaal on this project.” </p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-3″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kandi-Burruss-Jake-Gyllenhaal-Denzel-Washington-Othello.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Side by side photos of Kandi Burruss, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Denzel Washington in 2024″ class=”wp-image-3736262″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Kandi Burruss; Jake Gyllenhaal; Denzel Washington | Prince Williams/WireImage; Gary Gershoff/WireImage; Neilson Barnard/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-4_91″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kandi-burruss-knew-beyonce-would-be-a-star-when-she-worked-with-her-on-bug-a-boo.html/”>Burruss</a> elaborated, “I was a producer on <em>The Piano Lesson</em>, which starred John David Washington, Denzel’s son. So, I was around them a lot, their family. I really got the opportunity to see how great of people they are. [Denzel is] always so welcoming and so kind. So when he decided that he wanted to do <em>Othello</em>, and my producing partner Bryan Moreland — he was the first one coming on — he was like, ‘You wanna do this with us?’ So I was like, ‘You know it! You know it.’”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-4″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kandi-Burruss-Broadway-Real-Housewives-of-Atlanta.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Marlo Hampton, Drew Sidora, Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore, Sheree Whitfield, and Sanya Richards-Ross pose backstage at the Broadway play ‘Thoughts of a Colored Man'” class=”wp-image-3736257″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ cast, Marlo Hampton, Drew Sidora, Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore, Sheree Whitfield, and Sanya Richards-Ross, backstage at the Broadway play ‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’ on November 5, 2021 | Bruce Glikas/WireImage</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-5_91″>Kelly Ripa <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kandi-burruss-once-fist-fought-her-xscape-group-member-latocha-scott.html/”>highlighted Burruss’s role</a> in reinvigorating the performing arts post-pandemic. “I think you in no small part are part of the big revival of Broadway,” the longtime TV host stated. “Thank you!” Burruss responded. “You know, when Broadway shut down, I was one of the first producers who was going to be part of a show coming back with <em>Thoughts of a Colored Man</em>. Since then, it has been my mission to make sure that not only does Broadway come back, but it comes back bigger and better than ever.”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-5″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kandi-Burruss-Broadway-Tony-Award.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Tony nominated producer Kandi Burress stands with her husband and producing partner in front of the Tony Awards sign” class=”wp-image-3736258″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Todd Tucker, Kandi Burruss, and Brian Moreland at the 2023 Tony Awards | Dominik Bindl/Getty Image</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-6_64″>Taking place at Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre, <em>Othello</em> won’t be the first Broadway appearance for Washington and Gyllenhaal either. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/denzel-washington-worried-getting-killed-filming-malcolm-x.html/”>Washington has previously headlined</a> five Broadway shows, most recently starring in the 2018 revival of <em>The Iceman Cometh</em>. Gyllenhaal has also made his mark with three Broadway roles. This includes a standout performance as George in Stephen Sondheim’s <em>Sunday in the Park with George</em> in 2017.</p>