Chess (Too Quiet) / Two Strangers

A couple of random Q’s to start 2024:

1) Has anyone heard anything about the once-rumored revival of Chess? Last year, many were all but certain we’d see it with Lea, but since that is unlikely, is the project DOA?

2) More raves from colleagues in the UK about the two-hander, Two Strangers Carry A Cake Across New York. I see us sold out for the remainder of its run. Any chance we’ll see that here (perhaps at an off-Broadway house)? I’ve heard that the leads are terrific; however, at least 2 folks have said to me that it’s “too British” to play here.

I guess producers didn’t have a “plan B,” though I personally can’t think of many bankable names that they could slot in (unless of course Gaga was interested! 😆)

Oh, I loved "Two Strangers". Watching it, I thought how well it could do in NY so I'd love for it to open off-broadway somewhere. And it's not "too British" at all.

Two Strangers is sorta delightful. I usually end up disliking most new British musicals I see over there, so this was a surprise. Also a surprise: Sam Tutty, who was a very sound but far from distinctive original West End Evan Hansen. And Tutty would most definitely need to travel with the show if it plays NY, as his absolutely charming performance carries it (the female lead, though good, is hardly definitive).

Didn't it sell out almost every performance? That makes it kinda buzzy...

Am thinking it would be nice to see Anna Uzele play opposite Tutty in this here in NYC.

This might fit nicely in the Daryl Roth Theater once Titanique closes. Looks to be about the same seating capacity as the Kiln. I’ve always liked the space, having seen several shows there.