The Cast Recording for the new original Broadway musical comedy Two Strangers Carry a Pie Through New York is available to listen to now! The album stars Olivier Award-winning actor Sam Tutty (Dear Evan Hansen) and Broadway star Christiani Pitts (A Bronx Tale, King Kong).
The album is produced by orchestrator Lux Pyramid (collaborations with Suki Waterhouse, Rita Ora, and others) and co-produced by show writers and composers Jim Barne and Kit Buchan, as well as show director and choreographer Tim Jackson (Merrily We Roll Along, Dylan Mulvaney’s Least Problematic Woman in the World) and music supervisor Nick Finlow (Back to the Future, The Book of Mormon). Physical CD and vinyl release information will follow.
The musical arrived on Broadway last fall, after lengthy runs in Boston and London’s West End, and celebrated its opening night on November 20, 2025. The show’s New York debut received widespread critical acclaim, including a “Critic’s Pick” from the New York Times, which praised the show as “an effervescent new musical comedy that sumptuously offers laughter, escapism and whimsy,” and inclusion on Best of 2025 lists by USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Mashable, Deadline, Out Magazine, TheaterMania, New York Theater Guide, and more. Tickets are on sale until November 22, 2026.
Two Strangers (Carrying a Cake Through New York) is a new original musical comedy about timing, connections and unexpected detours. Meet Dougal, an incredibly optimistic Englishman who has just landed in New York City for the first time to attend the wedding of the father he has never met. Meet Robin, the bride’s sister and a no-nonsense New Yorker with many errands to run, including picking up the groom-to-be’s estranged son from the airport. These two strangers begin their journey together, navigating New York City, secrets and second chances.
The creative team includes set and costume design by Soutra Gilmour (Sunset Boulevard, & Juliet), lighting design by Tony Award winner Jack Knowles (Sunset Boulevard), sound design by Olivier Award winner Tony Gayle (My Neighbor Totoro), and wig and makeup design by Cheryl Thomas (Waiting for Gadot, Sunset Blvd.). Musical director is Ted Arthur (Back to the Future, The Prom), casting is by C12 Casting (Gutenberg, & Juliet) and production stage manager is Judith Schoenfeld (Days of Wine and Roses, Dear Evan Hansen). Assistant director and choreographer is Asmeret Ghebremichael.
Phoenix Best (Dear Evan Hansen), Austin Colburn (Fixing Frankie), Jana Larell Glover (Six: The Musical), e Vincent Michael (Safety Not Guaranteed), completano la compagnia come standbys per Dougal e Robin, interpretati da Tutty e Pitts.
This Kiln Theater production of Two Strangers first enchanted London audiences with a sold-out production at the Kiln in November 2023, before the “fresh, funny and flawless musical” (Observer) transferred to the West End’s Criterion Theater for an extended engagement from April 4 to August 31, 2024. The North American Premiere of Two Strangers (They Carry a Cake Through New York) was performed at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University from May 20 to July 13, 2025.
The musical was first produced by Royal & Derngate Northampton and New Wolsey Ipswich when it was titled The Season. It was developed through the Stiles and Drewe MTI Mentorship Award. Excerpts from an earlier version were presented at BEAM2018, supported by Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theater Network.
Il musical è prodotto a Broadway da Kevin McCollum, Tim Johanson, Glass Half Full Productions, e Jamie Wilson Productions.
