By Kit Buchan and Jim Barne
Director – Tim Jackson
Designer – Soutra Gilmour
Lighting Designer – Jack Knowles
Sound Designer – Tony Gayle
Orchestrator – Lux Pyramid
Musical Supervisor – Nick Finlow
Musical Director – Sean Green (Kiln), Tamara Harvey (Criterion), Ted Arthur (Broadway)
Dougal – Sam Tutty
Robin – Christiani Pitts
Longacre Theatre (Broadway) Previews 1 November, opened 20 November 2025
Following its smash hit, extended runs in Boston and London’s West End, the “fresh, funny, inventive and moving” (The Observer) new musical comedy Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) has now opened on Broadway.
An original new musical comedy about timing, connections, and unexpected detours. Meet Dougal, an impossibly upbeat Brit who has just landed in New York City for the first time to attend the wedding of the father he’s never met. Meet Robin, the sister of the bride and a no – nonsense New Yorker with a lot of errands to run – including picking up the groom’s estranged son from the airport. These two strangers begin their journey together, navigating New York City, secrets, and second chances.
A New York Times Critics’ Pick, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) “delivers lavishly on laughter, escape, and fantasy.”
Two Strangers first charmed London audiences with Kiln Theatre’s sold – out production in November 2023, before it transferred to the West End’s Criterion Theatre for an extended engagement from April 4 to August 31, 2024. The North American Premiere of Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) played at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University from May 20 to July 13, 2025.
The musical was first produced by the Royal & Derngate Northampton and New Wolsey Ipswich when it was called The Season. It was developed through the Stiles and Drewe MTI Mentorship Award. Excerpts from an earlier version were presented at BEAM2018, supported by Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theatre Network.
An effervescent new musical comedy! Delivers lavishly on laughter, escape, and fantasy. – Critics’ Pick The New York Times
It’s going to be stuck in your head for days. Absolutely charming – Entertainment
Achieves something magical – Vulture
Tutty and Pitts blindingly spark. – New York Post
