For John Patrick Shanley, it’s as if cable TV never happened. The “Moonstruck” screenwriter has written an 80-minute play that would have made a respectable network TV pilot a few decades ago. That soggy comedy, titled “Brooklyn Laundry,” had its world premiere Wednesday at MTC’s New York City Center Stage.
There’s a meet cute between drop-off laundry owner Owen (David Zayas) and Fran (Cecily Strong), a customer whose laundry his establishment lost several months ago. It makes no sense. Who returns to a drop-off laundry to get your clothes washed when the place already has a track record for losing your clothes?
Even worse, Owen immediately tells Fran that she’s “gloomy,” which is an understatement.
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