Received wisdom says a play on Broadway will only turn a profit with a star (or two). Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in Othello? Get you some wheelbarrows for mounds of royalty-free cash. But please note the exceptions. Last month’s Tony winner for Best New Play, Stereophonic, is doing brisk business with nary a celebrity on the marquee and a three-hour run time that prioritizes mood over plot. Cole Escola is online famous, but who would’ve guessed his chaotic-queer Oh, Mary! would join the million-dollar club (last week). Does this mean a third quirky underdog—namely, Job—might be the next sleeper hit? Probably not. Although two fine actors get a workout in this extremely online thriller, playwright Max Wolf Friedlich sacrifices credibility and character over a paranoid vibe that finally fizzles out.

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