Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) has some of the best holiday vibes in the city right now. Starring Sam Tutty as Dougal and Christiani Pitts as Robin, the story follows two strangers who quickly realize they have an unexpected connection—and errands to run—in the stressful winter wonderland that is NYC in December.
“From the very beginning we knew it was going to be set in New York,” says co-writer Kit Buchan (book and lyrics). “The first comedy number we wrote was set in New York. It’s like a very sentimental Christmas romantic duet, kind of inspired by romantic comedies. And then that kind of snowballed into wanting to draw on the old movies and put two very different characters together in New York.”
The show has well received in the UK, where it premiered, before heading to Boston and then to Broadway. “It never felt possible,” Buchan says. “If we’d believed it was Broadway-bound, we’d have been paralyzed by fear.”
Buchan and co-writer Jim Barne...READ MORE