
Now on Broadway
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Book, music & lyrics by Jim Barne & Kit Buchan · Direction & choreography by Tim Jackson
A two-person musical about a young Englishman and a New Yorker who meet at the airport. Dougal is in town for his estranged father’s wedding, and Robin, the bride’s sister, spends the days before the ceremony showing him the city. It earned eight 2026 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical, and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics.
- Theatre
- Longacre Theatre
220 West 48th Street, New York - Run
- Previews began November 1, 2025
Opened November 20, 2025
Through November 29, 2026 - Running time
- 2 hours 15 minutes, including one intermission
- Cast
- Sam Tutty (Dougal) · Christiani Pitts (Robin)
- Creative team
- Set and costume design Soutra Gilmour · Lighting design Jack Knowles · Sound design Tony Gayle · Music supervision Nick Finlow · Orchestrations Lux Pyramid
- Our role
- Producer
- In partnership with
- Sean Nyberg · @seannyberg
Evan McGill · @theevanmcgill