Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts To Lead TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) At ART
It's clear This Is The Place. Today it was announced that Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts will star in the West End hit Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) when it makes it North American premiere at the American Repertory Theater at Hard University in Cambridge.
The new musical makes its debut at the Loeb Drama Center on May 20, before an official opening night on May 30. The show runs through June 29.
A naïve and impossibly upbeat Brit, Dougal, has just landed in New York for his dad’s second wedding—the dad he’s never known. Robin, the sister of the bride, is at the airport to pick him up—and she’s late for work. Hungry for an adventure in the city he’s only seen in movies, Dougal hopes native New Yorker Robin will be his guide. Taking inspiration from traditional rom-coms, this “fresh, funny, ironic, and inventive” (The Observer) new musical balances life’s sweetness and struggle as Dougal and Robin discover the meaningful impact on each of their lives a stranger can make.
Two Strangers is written and composed by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan. The creative team includes Tim Jackson (direction and choreography), Soutra Gilmour (scenic and costume design), Jack Knowles (lighting design), Tony Gayle and Cody Spencer (sound design), Earon Chew Nealey (hair, wig, and makeup design), Lux Pyramid (orchestrations), Nick Finlow (music supervision), Benedict Braxton-Smith (associate music supervision), and Jeffrey Campos (music direction).
Judith Schoenfeld is the production stage manager. Fatimah Amill is the assistant stage manager. Casting is by C12 Casting / Stephen Kopel.