Brian Cox Balks at Nearly $1,000 Ticket Prices to See Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal on Broadway: 'It's 'Not Right'

"Excuse me, that's wrong," the 'Succession' star said of the hefty cost to see Washington and Gyllenhaal in the Broadway revival of 'Othello'

• Brian Cox expressed disappointment over ticket prices for Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal's Broadway run of Othello
• "There's too much money stuff involved in American theatre where apparently, you're paying $1,000 a night to see Othello," Cox said during a recent talk at a London theatre
• Tickets for Othello, starring Gyllenhaal and Washington, go as high as $995

Brian Cox doesn't approve of the hefty ticket prices to see Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal perform Othello on Broadway.

The Succession star and stage veteran, 78, called out the more expensive tickets to see Washington, 70, and Gyllenhaal, 44, perform during a talk at a London theatre, according to the Daily Mail.

"It's not right," Cox said. "There's amazing shows and hits, but there's too much money stuff involved in American theatre where apparently, you're paying $1,000 a night to see Othello." He added that he heard Gyllenhaal's performance as the villainous Iago "is not particularly wonderful."

"A friend of mine said they couldn't believe it, and they paid a f------... excuse me, that's wrong. That balance is wrong because it puts the theatre in a whole different place," the Emmy winner, who is currently starring in the West End play The Score, said.

Fellow stage actress Audra McDonald recently told Gyllenhaal she also can't see the show due to pricing when the two sat down with Variety for a one-on-one conversation about their current Broadway productions. McDonald currently stars as the first Black lead for Gypsy, playing Mama Rose.

"Your show opened after mine, so I’m desperate to see it," McDonald told Gyllenhaal. "Also, I can’t afford to come to your show."

Since opening on March 23, the limited run of Othello broke box office records, and tickets currently range from $544 to $995, according to the show's website. A limited number of student rush tickets priced at $49 are also available.

Related: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal Face Off in First Production Photos of Broadway's Othello (Exclusive)

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Washington recently responded to criticism over the high ticket prices, noting that there were variations in pricing. 

“[They’re selling] as low as $50. People don’t talk about that,” he told Entertainment Tonight at the Entertainment Community Fund Gala on Monday, April 21.

"I've been blessed beyond measure for a long time," Washington added. "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... use my celebrity to help others. That’s what it’s about."

Washington’s response comes a few weeks after Othello director Kenny Leon also weighed in on the high ticket prices in an interview with the Daily Mail. Leon compared seeing the show to seeing a Los Angeles Lakers game or a Beyoncé concert, while adding that the show has had audience members from “all economic ranges” and “student tickets for the show.”

“So to me, with a commercial industry, people are paying what they think it's worth,” Leon said. “A guy showed up the other night and he said, ‘I paid $921 for this ticket and you know what? I don't want a cent back. I want to figure out how to come back.’ ”

The limited production with Washington and Gyllenhaal is the first time Othello has been on Broadway in over 40 years. The last revival, in 1982, starred James Earl Jones as Othello, Christopher Plummer as Iago and Dianne Wiest as Desdemona.

The show opened on Sunday, March 23, and will play a limited 15-week engagement through Sunday, June 8. Tickets for Othello are now on sale.