Max Wolf Friedlich’s Off Broadway Hit ‘Job’ Heading To Broadway With Peter Friedman & Sydney Lemmon
28.05.2024 - 14:41
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Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon will reprise their roles from Max Wolf Friedlich’s hit Off Broadway play Job when the play arrives on Broadway this summer.
Directed by Michael Herwitz, Job, described as a psychological thriller, will begin performances on Monday, July 15, at the Hayes Theater, with an official opening on Tuesday, July 30. The limited engagement through Sunday, September 29
Producers Hannah Getts, Alex Levy, Craig Balsam, and P3 Productions announced the Broadway run today. The engagement will follow two sold-out runs Off Broadway at the Soho Playhouse and the Connelly Theatre.
The synopsis: “Jane (Lemmon), an employee at a big tech company (you know the one), has been placed on leave after becoming the subject of a viral video. She arrives in the office of a crisis therapist – Loyd (Friedman) – determined to be reinstated to the job that gives her life meaning. Job zooms in on two careerists of different generations, genders, and political paradigms to examine what it means to be a citizen of the internet and our obligation to help the people who need it most.”
The Job creative team features scenic design by Scott Penner, costume design by Michelle J. Li, lighting design by Mextly Couzin, and sound design by Cody Spencer. Hannah Getts serves as dramaturg.
Job originally premiered Off-Broadway at SoHo Playhouse in fall of 2023 and subsequently transferred to the Connelly Theatre for a second standing-room-only run. Job was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle’s John Gassner Award for playwright Friedlich.
Friedman has been in numerous New York productions including works by Wendy Wasserstein, Annie Baker, Amy Herzog, Susan Stroman, John Kander, Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and