TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) Reviews — Page 4

PipingHotPiccolo said: we paid to sit in front mezzanine, but the "partial view" seats all the way on the ends are half the price and look to be perfectly fine, since everything happens front and center. word to the wise."

Can anyone confirm that the partial view seats are fine? The Broadway 2 for 1 price is good, but I wanna be sure before I hit buy. Thanks!

Fordham2015 said: "PipingHotPiccolo said:we paid to sit in front mezzanine, but the "partial view" seats all the way on the ends are half the price and look to be perfectly fine, since everything happens front and center. word to the wise."

Can anyone confirm that the partial view seats are fine? The Broadway 2 for 1 price is good, but I wanna be sure before I hit buy. Thanks!"

I sat in the left box, about as extreme as you can get, and the view was nearly impeccable. You miss no actual action.

Houston, Texas native Austin Colburn is joining the cast for his Broadway debut, as a second standby for Dougal.

Recent SIX alternate Jana Larell Glover joins as an additional Robin cover.

Updated On: 1/12/26 at 04:59 PM

StephW655 said: "We’re coming to NYC in April with our 13 year old daughter. Will 2 Strangers still be playing and do you think my kid who enjoys musicals enough would like it? If not, would Spelling Bee be the better choice? I’ve fallen in love with some of the songs with Sam so I selfishly want to see Two Strangers."

If no one's responded to this, it should still be playing then, and yes, I think she would enjoy it. It's fun and funny with a lot of heart, and as you already know, the songs are catchy and the cast is very talented. A kid that age who enjoys musicals would probably enjoy it a lot.

Updated On: 1/12/26 at 06:04 PM

Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts performing "New York / This Is the Place":

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/129596984

Does anyone know when the current discount goes until? I’m looking at tickets for June but don’t know if they’ll be in another coat available by then

Edit: ignore my comment. Someone with real info posted below.

hak5 said: "Do we know if they are going to record a cast album ?"

I'm going to hazard a guess that it won't be a priority for them as they already have the UK cast album with Tutty on it.

Updated On: 1/29/26 at 09:29 AM

Vincent Michael just posted that he’ll be on as Dougal for most of Valentine’s Day weekend.

DOUGAL DATES 🎂🗽
Thurs 2/12 - 7:30pm
Friday 2/13 - 7:30pm
Saturday 2/14 - 2pm/7:30pm
Sunday 2/15 - 2pm/7:30pm

The communal theatre going / art consuming experience is amazing, I genuinely love that we can all go see the same piece and respond in different ways. I just caught Two Strangers and it was heart warming to sit in a house with an audience that was eating it all up... while I sat there, confounded.

The Good:

• Very talented performers (Christina and Sam were both on when we went). I think Sam in particular deserves kudos for bringing a lot of charm to what in less capable hands would have been a god awful character to watch.
• I also thought the set design was clever and appreciated that the designers were able to keep cost minimal while still giving us something fun and dynamic to look at. (For the most part, more on that later)

The Rest:

• I'll own that this is a personal preference thing but shows that take place in contemporary New York City and are more or less about dating/finding yourself (I'm looking at you, 'I Love You Because' just feel very... low calorie to me. The stakes aren't high enough, the songs are simple (not in a good way).
• Speaking of the songs, gun to my head as soon as I walked out of that theatre I could not have hummed a single tune. I do remember thinking the song at the end of Act I where they're spending all the money was fun. That actually brings me to the next point...
• In my show going experience I don't think I've ever seen a first act end with less dramatic tension or conflict
• The character development was really lacking.
  • The entire dynamic felt like it was just back and forth of Dougal's entire personality being "look how goofy I am and here are a million generic / predictable / unoriginal jokes to show how I don't know how NYC functions" and Robin responding "God you're so weird'.
  • If Robin's sister was so mad at her that she wouldn't invite her to the wedding, why was she having her run all those errands for her and still allow her up to her apartment to see her face to face when she dropped off the messed up cake?
  • Also, didn't Robin go upstairs with the aforementioned cake? Did her sister just... not notice?
  • Why wouldn't Robin visit her grandma?!
  • Also Dougal sang so many dang songs about his father that at a certain point the relationship felt romantic.

Also in retrospect there was in fact very little cake carrying...

Updated On: 2/7/26 at 04:51 PM

They Carry a Cake Onstage, and Share Dumplings Off

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/theater/two-strangers-broadway-christiani-pitts-sam-tutty.html?unlocked_article_code=1.K1A.ensw.wSxdopdFi1ug&smid=nytcore-android-share

Heads-up that the regular prices for this spring have dropped on Telecharge. What was a $179 seat in April is now $149, and other such reductions for those who want to buy ahead.

Also, Phoenix Best posted she'll be on for Robin from March 5-8. JSYK

Along with today's cast recording news, a new block of tickets is now on sale through November 22.

Updated On: 2/24/26 at 12:41 PM