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*What Happened Was* is a special play that transcends time; though written decades ago, the play feels fresh as ever. The need for connection is always relevant, perhaps even more so today in our digital era. Tom Noonan's funny and tender play was widely acclaimed: it inspired the Grand Jury Prize-winning 1994 Sundance film and is now returning to New York for its first major revival.

The play asks what does it cost to let someone else in? Navigating boundaries, secrets, and desire, the play reveals the push and pull of getting closer to someone you didn't know you needed. Intelligent, sparkling, and offering rich roles to worthy actors, *What Happened Was* comes to a downtown theatre increasingly known for its bold programming and unique plays that continue to impress audiences.

Veteran director Ian Rickson, who was the Artistic Director of the Royal Court from 1998 to 2006, stages this revival.  

## What to watch for
- Corey Stoll is known for his roles on stage and screen, including Girls, Ant-Man, West Side Story, House of Cards, and more.
- Cecily Strong received back-to-back Emmy nominations for her work on Saturday Night Live and also appeared on TV's Schmigadoon!.
- Tom Noonan won an Obie Award for his play Wifey and also received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for What Happened Was at Sundance.
- Director Ian Rickson has many West End credits, including Uncle Vanya, The Birthday Party, Old Times, Betrayal, The Children’s Hour, and more.

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*What Happened Was* is a tender drama about two co-workers who meet for a first date.

Get *What Happened Was* tickets on New York Theatre Guide to see a play about two co-workers who meet for a first date — and the secrets they've been hiding that surface one by one. Tony Award nominee Corey Stoll (*Appropriate*) and Emmy Award nominee Cecily Strong (*Saturday Night Live*) star in this moving, hilarious, and revelatory play about finding love in the Big Apple, a city that can be as dazzling as it is lonely to live in.

*What Happened Was* plays off Broadway at Audible's Minneta Lante Theatre for a limited run only starting April 14. Stoll, known for his roles on Broadway, in TV shows like *Girls* and *House of Cards*, and in many Shakespeare in the Park productions, returns to the stage alongside Strong, who made a splash in *The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe* at The Shed.

Now, the two star in this riveting play about looking for love, the power of human connection, and finding shelter in someone you didn't think you needed. In *What Happened Was* in New York, can you let someone in without losing yourself? That's what two co-workers find out on a date in a Manhattan apartment. Small talk quickly turns into something deeper as the pair discusses secrets, attraction, and the need to be seen.

Obie Award winner Tom Noonan’s play inspired the Grand Jury Prize-winning 1994 Sundance film, and now the play is back on stage in its first major New York revival. Ian Rickson, known for his many West End credits and for being the Artistic Director of the Royal Court from 1998 to 2006, stages this revival. 

Two stars play ordinary people who share the extraordinary in a single New York night. Tickets to *What Happened Was* are available now on New York Theatre Guide.


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*What Happened Was* is a play about two coworkers, a single date, and a new world of secrets and love that await them.

Corey Stoll is best known for his Golden Globe-nominated performance as Congressman Peter Russo on Netflix's *House of Cards*. His other major TV roles include Dr. Ephraim Goodweather on *The Strain* and Michael Prince on *Billions*, and his film credits include *Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, First Man*, and Steven Spielberg's *West Side Story*.

Stoll has appeared in the Broadway shows *A View From the Bridge*, *Old Acquaintance*, *Henry IV*, and [*Appropriate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/39667-appropriate-tickets), for which he earned a Tony Award nomination. For performing in the Off-Broadway play *Intimate Apparel*, he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.

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Cecily Strong is best known for her 10-plus years as a cast member on *Saturday Night Live*. She performed on the show from 2012 to 2022, making her the longest-tenured female cast member in the sketch comedy show's history. She earned Emmy Award nominations in 2020 and 2021 for her work on *SNL*.

Strong is also known for her lead role as Melissa on the theatre-themed TV series *Schmigadoon!* In 2022, she made her New York stage debut in an Off-Broadway revival of Jane Wagner's *The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe*, a one-woman show, and went on to appear in *Brooklyn Laundry* and [*What Happened Was*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/46488-what-happened-was) off Broadway and [*All Out: Comedy About Ambition by Simon Rich*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/43819-all-out-comedy-about-ambition-on-broadway) on Broadway.

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Minetta Lane Theatre, located in New York's historical Greenwich Village area, is a renowned performing arts venue. Hailed for its elegant brick exterior and cozy, inviting interior, the off-Broadway theatre's rich history dates back to its initial opening doors in 1984. Over time, the theatre has been a launchpad for a variety of successful shows, including 'Jefferson's Garden' and the wildly popular romantic comedy, 'Through the Night'. With a seating capacity of 391, it offers an intimate ambience, enabling attendees to indulge in the performance at close quarters. The theatre has outstanding acoustics and comfortable seating to ensure a pleasurable viewing experience. Sheltered amidst a neighborhood known for its creative and artistic vigor, the theatre aligns perfectly with the cultural ethos of its surroundings. The surrounding area is dotted with cafes, restaurants, and other cultural landmarks, providing ample opportunities for a comprehensive cultural experience before or after a show. 

**How to Get to the Venue:** Minetta Lane Theatre is located at 18 Minetta Lane in Greenwich Village, accessible via public transportation. The nearest subway station is West 4th St. – Washington Sq. (A, B, C, D, E, F, M), which is just a five-minute walk away. Alternatively, buses M5, M20, and M55 pass near the theatre.

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The Minetta Lane Theatre, located in the Greenwich Village area of Lower Manhattan, opened in 1984. The intimate space offers both an orchestra and a balcony, with a seating capacity of 391.

The venue is operated by Liberty Theatres, who also owns and operates the [Orpheum Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/orpheum-theatre). From 1994 to 2023, that venue was home to the Off-Broadway hit *Stomp*.

Audible Theater, which stages plays and later records them as audio dramas, puts up its shows at the Minetta Lane. TV and film shoots, stand-up comedy shows, and Broadway workshops often take place at the Minetta Lane Theatre.

## How to get to the Minetta Lane Theatre off Broadway

The Minetta Lane Theatre is nearest to the W 4th St. - Washington Square subway stop on the A, C, E, B, D, F, and M lines. The closest bus stop is 6 Av./W 3 St. on the M55 line.

## Restaurants near the Minetta Lane Theatre

Popular restaurants near the Minetta Lane Theatre include Jack's Wife Freda (Mediterranean), John's of Bleecker Street (pizza), Tacombi (Mexican), and Silver Apricot (American/Chinese).

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See Cecily Strong and David Zayas star in Oscar-, Tony Award-, and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer John Patrick Shanley's latest world-premiere play, *Brooklyn Laundry*. Get *Brooklyn Laundry* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Three sisters and a guy walk into the laundromat he owns — no, that's not the start of a joke, but the premise of the *Brooklyn Laundry* play, which Shanley also directs. This tragicomic story sees the quartet go through life's savage tricks, little things that turn out to be big things, and all the other ups and downs that come with fully being an adult.

Shanley, a Bronx native, often sets his plays in New York City, and the same is true for *Brooklyn Laundry* off Broadway (as the title suggests). Similarly, New York's Manhattan Theatre Club, which presents *Brooklyn Laundry*, has long been a theatrical home for Shanley. The nonprofit theatre company has presented nine of his previous plays, beginning with *Italian American Reconciliation* in 1986. MTC is also the last place Shanley directed one of his own new plays: *The Portuguese Kid*, starring Jason Alexander, in 2017.

Fittingly for an NYC-born playwright, *Brooklyn Laundry* is actually the third Shanley play going up in the city in the 2023-24 season alone. The production follows an Off-Broadway revival of his early work [*Danny and the Deep Blue Sea*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/32606-danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea) in fall 2023 and a Broadway revival of his Pulitzer- and Tony-winning drama [*Doubt*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/30042-doubt-a-parable-tickets), beginning performances just four days before *Brooklyn Laundry* in New York.

Aside from his prolific theatre career, Shanley is best known for writing the Oscar-winning screenplay of the film *Moonstruck* — another story famously set in Brooklyn.

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Don't miss the latest new Off-Broadway premiere by John Patrick Shanley. The Oscar and Tony Award winner (*Doubt, Moonstruck*) also directs his story of three sisters and a laundromat owner weathering life's everyday challenges, romances, and tricks.

The four main characters of the *Brooklyn Laundry* play are three sisters and the male owner of the title laundromat. The play is also partly a love story between two of the characters: the down-on-his luck Owen and chronically single, financially unstable Fran, who start off disliking each other.

*Brooklyn Laundry* is Shanley's latest new play since 2021, when he premiered *Candlelight* at the New Ohio Theatre. It's his 27th total play since his first, *Welcome to the Moon*, premiered in 1982. All but one of his plays premiered in New York (save his third play, *Savage in Limbo*, in London).

## What to watch for

- John Patrick Shanley is having a renaissance this season — a "Shanleyssance," if you will. *Brooklyn Laundry* premieres just after revivals of his early play *Danny and the Deep Blue Sea* and his Pulitzer-winning masterpiece *Doubt*.
- Anyone who's ever quoted "Snap out of it!" a la Cher has Shanley to thank. He won his Oscar for writing the screenplay for *Moonstruck*.
- Shanley grew up in the Bronx, so he usually sets his works in the five boroughs. *Brooklyn Laundry*, of course, is no exception!
- The last time Shanley directed one of his own plays (*The Portuguese Kid*) was in 2017, also for Manhattan Theatre Club.
- More recently, in 2020, Shanley directed a film adaptation of his Best Play Tony nominee, *Outside Mullingar*. The movie is titled *Wild Mountain Thyme* and stars Emily Blunt and Jamie Dorman.

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Don't miss the latest world premiere from multi-award-winning playwright/director John Patrick Shanley, returning once again to Manhattan Theatre Club. Step into the title laundromat, where three sisters and a guy weather life's cruel tricks and the other highs and lows of adulthood.

David Zayas stars in John Patrick Shanley's [*Brooklyn Laundry*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/34683-brooklyn-laundry) off Broadway at [New York City Center](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/new-york-city-center) from February 6 to March 24, 2024.

Zayas earned a Tony Award nomination in 2023 for starring in the Broadway premiere of Martyna Majok's Pulitzer Prize-winning play *Cost of Living*. He has also been involved with the Off-Broadway LAByrinth Theater Company since 1992.

He is best known, however, for his screen roles, including Angel Batista on *Dexter*, Enrique Morales on *Oz*, and Don Salvatore Maroni on *Gotham*.

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The **New York City Center** is one of the most influential performing arts venues in New York City. Located at 131 West 55th Street in Manhattan, it serves as a beacon for enthusiasts of dance, music, and theater. The Center was established in 1943 and has since played host to numerous notable productions, resonating with the key artistic transitions that have marked the evolution of performance art in the heartland of the greatest city in the world.

Emerging from its humble beginnings as an alternative center for artists who couldn't afford Broadway, the Center has turned into a reputable institution that neither compromises on its values nor its commitment to delivering the highest quality of artistic productions. Special mention goes to their yearly Fall for Dance festival, an exciting event that showcases the arts performances from international dance companies and uniquely affordable tickets.

The architecture of the theater itself is striking, boasting a distinctive neo-Moorish design and luxurious interiors that enhance the overall experience of the performances. With a seating capacity of 2,257, the Center is the perfect midpoint between intimacy and scale.

**Getting There**

The New York City Center is easily accessible by public transportation. The closest subway stops are 57th Street - 7th Avenue (N/Q/R/W), 57th Street (F), and 55th Street - 7th Avenue (B/D/E). Alternatively, if you're driving, there are several parking garages located nearby, although be aware that parking in Midtown Manhattan can be challenging and expensive. Those wishing to bike will find numerous Citi Bike docking stations in the vicinity.

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New York City Center

Architect Harry P. Knowles designed New York City Center, which was built by Clinton and Russell in 1923 for the Shriners under the name of The Mecca Temple. Amid the financial crash of 1929, the building became city property after the Shriners were unable to keep up with tax payments.

Former Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and New York City Council President Newbold Morris decided to convert the temple into Manhattan’s first performing arts center. The building opened as a theatre in December 1943.

New York City Center is known for its annual Encores! productions since 1994, which restage seldom revived American musicals in concert or semi-staged incarnations. The venue received a Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre in 2000.

Since its launch, New York City Center has become one of the city’s prime venues for dance.

In addition to the 2,557-seat mainstage, the facility houses two smaller theatres — Stage I and Stage II, where Manhattan Theatre Club has hosted its Off-Broadway productions since 1984 — and four studios.

## How to get to New York City Center

New York City Center is closest to the 57th Street station on the N, Q, R, and W lines and the 7th Avenue station on the E, B, and D lines. The nearest bus stops are 6 Av./W 55 St. on the Q2, Q3, Q4, and Q20 lines; and 6 Av./56 St. on the Q10, Q12, and Q24 lines.

## Restaurants near New York City Center

Popular restaurants near New York City Center include Redeye Grill (American), Pazza Notte (Italian), Estiatorio Milos (Greek), Rue 57 (French), and Benihana (Japanese).

New York City Center - New York Theatre Guide

Designed by architect Harry P. Knowles, New York City Center was built in 1923 and converted into Manhattan's first performing arts center in 1943, also hosting annual Encores! productions.

New York City Center - TodayTix

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Dance, theatre, and musical events at New York City Center. Browse the season including Encores! and Fall for Dance on TodayTix.

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The New York City Center is a landmark Manhattan theater known for dance, music, and theater performances, featuring grand neo-Moorish architecture.

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