Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York): History and Key Facts

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) is a British musical by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan. The musical was first produced in 2019 in Ipswich and Northampton under the name The Season, starring Tori Allen-Martin and Alex Cardall. A new production opened at Kiln Theatre in 2023, starring Dujonna Gift and Sam Tutty. In April 2024, it transferred to the Criterion Theatre in the West End. It is now playing at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway (premiering in November 2025), with Tutty back in the show, opposite Christiani Pitts from the Cambridge production. It was The New York Times' "Critic's Pick".

Under its previous title, The Season, the show received a Stage Debut Award for Best Composer, Lyricist or Book Writer, and before that also the Stiles & Drewe Mentorship prize.

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