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Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts performing during a press event for ‘Two Strangers’ on October 10, 2025 (Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage) Bruce Glikas/WireImage It could be the surprise treat of the Broadway season. Ordinarily, industry insiders would expect a musical like Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) to topple as soon as it reaches the Great White Way. The small show is not based on a popular book or film, it stars two fresh-faced performers, its prior West End production did not recoup its initial capitalization costs, and its title is what one critic described as “chunky.” One investor in the West End production even pleaded with the producers not to bring it to Broadway. But, in the present topsy-turvy season, Two Strangers might have a path to success. It enters the scene when there is less competition among new musicals than there has been in many years. “There are about 10 different factors happening at the same time that are resulting in far fewer shows opening, especially new musicals, this year compared with many prior seasons,” observed Evan McGill, one of the co-producers. “We saw 42 Tony Award-eligible plays and musicals open last season, and I believe this season we will see fewer than 30, and quite possibly six or fewer new musicals,” he surmised. “Setting aside the pandemic season of 2019–2020, it would be the smallest number of new musicals to open in more than 30 years,” he continued. In addition to arriving on Broadway in an ideal competitive landscape, it might be arriving on Broadway at an ideal cultural moment. “There’s a sense of some kind of renaissance for New York,” commented Gareth Lake, one of the lead producers. The city “just an elected a new mayor, and it is a good time for a…

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