{"id":334869,"date":"2026-09-01T14:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/334869\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T14:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T14:02:20","slug":"see-the-cast-of-two-strangers-carry-a-cake-across-new-york-perform-in-the-times-square-subway-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/334869\/","title":{"rendered":"See the Cast of Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Perform in the Times Square Subway Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

The cast of\u00a0Two\u00a0Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)\u00a0paid homage to the Big Apple with a special performance in the 42nd Street\/Port Authority subway station. Stars\u00a0Sam Tutty<\/a> and Christiani Pitts<\/a> sang the show’s very own homage to NYC, singing “New York” for spectators and passersby who paused their busy commutes for just a moment to enjoy the performance. Watch the video above.<\/p>\n

The pop-up was part of the city’s\u00a0MTA Sessions, a series of live performances right in the heart of New York City: the subway, where hundreds of thousands of commuters begin each day and make their journey home in the evening. The cast of\u00a0Cats: The Jellicle Ball<\/a>\u00a0also participated in the series, delivering a very on-theme\u00a0performance of “Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Written by Jim Barne<\/a> and Kit Buchan<\/a>, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)<\/a> officially opened on Broadway November 20, 2025 at the Longacre Theatre, after beginning performances November 1. Starring Pitts (King Kong<\/a>) and Tutty (Dear Evan Hansen<\/a>), the rom-com\u00a0musical follows a na\u00efve and impossibly upbeat Brit, Dougal, who has just landed in New York for his estranged father\u2019s second wedding. When Robin, the sister of the bride, picks him up from the airport, they embark on an serendipitous adventure through New York City.<\/p>\n

The production’s standbys include Best (Dear Evan Hansen, The Color Purple<\/a>), Michael (Safety Not Guaranteed, Mystic Pizza), Austin Colburn<\/a> (Fixing Frankie) and Jana Larell Glover<\/a> (Six: The Musical).<\/p>\n

Directed and choreographed by Tim Jackson<\/a> (who also oversaw the show in London), the Broadway run stars Pitts (Broadway’s King Kong) and Olivier winner Tutty (Dear Evan Hansen), after both starred in the North American premiere A.R.T. production of the musical. Tutty also originated the role of Dougal in London.<\/p>\n

READ: How One Team (Carried a Show Across the Atlantic)<\/a><\/p>\n

The musical previously played the Off-West End Kiln Theatre and the West End\u2019s Criterion Theatre, as well as at Harvard University’s American Repertory Theater in May 2025.<\/p>\n

In addition to direction and choreography by Jackson, the Broadway production features scenic and costume design by Soutra Gilmour<\/a>, lighting design by Jack Knowles<\/a>, sound design by Tony Gayle<\/a>, music supervision by Nick Finlow<\/a>, and orchestrations by Lux Pyramid<\/a>. Casting is by C12 Casting’s Stephen Kopel.<\/p>\n

A London cast album is available on all major streaming platforms.<\/p>\n

The musical is produced on Broadway by Kevin McCollum<\/a>, Tim Johanson<\/a>, Glass Half Full Productions<\/a>, and Jamie Wilson Productions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The cast of\u00a0Two\u00a0Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)\u00a0paid homage to the Big Apple with a special performance…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334870,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-334869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}