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The Tony-nominated philharmonic Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) will circuit North America opening successful nan autumn of 2027, producers announced today, launching astatine Providence Performing Arts Center successful Providence, Rhode Island, earlier continuing onto cities crossed nan U.S. and Canada.
Additional circuit stops and casting will beryllium announced astatine a later date.
“It’s been thrilling to spot audiences link and autumn successful emotion pinch Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),” said shaper Kevin McCollum successful a statement. “With a funny, original and uplifting story, soaring songs, theatrical shape magic, and knockout performances, it’s genuinely what Broadway does best. This original philharmonic taps into a cosmopolitan truth and shows that astatine times nan astir random meetings tin create family against each odds. It isn’t conscionable a communicative astir 2 strangers, it is simply a communicative astir each of america who agelong for connection. We can’t hold for theatergoers crossed nan state to travel to nan show arsenic strangers and time off arsenic friends.”
The circuit announcement follows extended runs successful Boston, London’s West End, and Broadway, wherever nan accumulation precocious scored 8 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (Jim Barne & Kit Buchan), Best Original Score (Jim Barne & Kit Buchan), Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Soutra Gilmour), Best Direction of a Musical (Tim Jackson), Best Orchestrations (Lux Pyramid), and, for stars Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts, Best Leading Actor successful a Musical and Best Leading Actress successful a Musical, respectively.
The philharmonic was named to Deadline’s 10 Best Broadway Shows of 2025.
The synopsis: “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) follows Dougal, an endlessly optimistic Brit visiting New York City for nan wedding of nan begetter he’s ne'er met, and Robin, nan bride’s sharp, no-nonsense sister. As they travel crossed nan city, their differing perspectives springiness measurement to thing unexpected. Bursting pinch laughter, escapism, and charm, this original philharmonic is some a emotion missive to New York and a ceremony of nan joyousness successful quality connection.”
The philharmonic is produced connected Broadway by Kevin McCollum, Tim Johanson, Glass Half Full Productions, and Jamie Wilson Productions. They are joined by producers Clemmie Forfar, Oliver Mackwood, Lucas McMahon, Evan McGill, Dennis Trunfio, Abrams Corr Riemer Productions, Marc David Levine & Stephen S. Miller, Laura Lonergan, James L. Nederlander, Michael Patrick & Paul Gavriani, Merrie L. Davis, Tony Spinosa & Barbara Gallay, Walport Productions, Agrawal & PBT, JKDNV Productions, Aleff & Nothing Ventured, Flatto Turchin, Pam & Stephen Della Pietra, Nicole Eisenberg, Willette & Manny Klausner, Liddell Shilaimon, John Voege, Cecilia Lin, Wanyue Jie, Kevin Shen, We Believe, The Transatlantic Alliance, IPN, Oki Wallace-Phoebe, Victoria Weinberg, and Laurie Tisch & Greg Field.
As pinch this week’s different Broadway circuit announcements, nan Two Strangers circuit was announced during nan Broadway League’s Spring Road Conference successful New York.
