Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (Broadway)
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (Broadway)
Open run 2h 15m NYC: Midtown W
89% 158 reviews
89%
(158 Ratings)
Positive
92%
Mixed
5%
Negative
3%
Members say
Delightful, Funny, Entertaining, Great singing, Great acting

About the Show

A Brit and a New Yorker cross paths on wedding errands, sparking secrets and second chances.

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Critic Reviews (15)

The New York Times
November 20th, 2025

Critic’s Pick: "The effervescent new musical comedy...is the most charmingly simple show on Broadway right now — a stellar debut for its authors... and the actor Sam Tutty."
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New York Theatre Guide
November 20th, 2025

"For an optimist, this is a rom-com recipe where familiarity is a feature, not a flaw...is like a warm hot chocolate as respite from the snow."
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New York Magazine / Vulture
November 20th, 2025

"This cake isn’t fully baked...For its staging at the Longacre, with an unnecessary intermission that slams the brakes on the action, the director Tim Jackson has slathered the thing in the icing of sentiment and popped his cork"
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New York Daily News
November 20th, 2025

"This is a twee, two-character rom-com that could easily be a Hallmark holiday musical... So while this show held me for Act One with its considerable charm, by Act Two, it was hitting turbulence."
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New York Post
November 20th, 2025

"We’ve got a brand new Broadway star. His name is Sam Tutty...he’s hilarious, Shirley Temple endearing and effortlessly magnetic as a puppy-dog Englishman who’s just landed in the five boroughs for the first time."
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Entertainment Weekly
November 20th, 2025

"Unfortunately, all that momentum is eventually stymied due to the inevitable conflict that by law must arrive between any couple in a romantic comedy. "
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Theatermania
November 20th, 2025

"Two Strangers, spanning two days of personal growth in two hours and 20 minutes (including intermission), is both far too long for the audience’s attention and far too short for Dougal and Robin’s transformations."
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Lighting & Sound America
November 20th, 2025

"It is an act of prestidigitation: Entertainment and real emotional engagement are pulled out of thin air."
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