Gyllenhaal bounds, loose-limbed and bursting with malevolent energy, onto the Barrymore stage and barely takes a breath for the next nearly three hours.

But the production of “Othello” co-headlined by Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal lacks a Big Idea to make it seem like much more than a massive overinvestment. Anyone considering a ticket in the first 14 rows for up to $921 at upcoming performances might be curious for some cost-benefit analysis.