Two Strangers Carry a Cake across New York

[+ purplekow]

Was going to give two tickets to a friend for a holiday gift.   I saw a few of the numbers of YouTube.  Anyone see this and is it worth getting tickets for in January?

[Johnrom]

This show has great positive buzz 🐝 

[+ sf westcoaster]

Saw it in November and loved it! A  feel good evening with two charming and talented young actors.

[+ purplekow]

Well that is enough for me.  I will get them the tickets.  I loved the previews on line.  New York seems to be an upbeat tune which opens the show?    

 

[kingsley88]

yeah it's one of the more marketable songs. Overall I enjoyed it though my friends and I debate whether this is a romcom or not.

I don't know what your friend likes but overall it's an entertaining feel good show with some catchy songs. Lots of nyc references for sure.

[kingsley88]

And Sam Tutty is a cutie.

[skynyc]

I was very skeptical when I went in...although several friends saw it in Boston and liked it, (and one in London), and there were big discounts for the first couple weeks. 

Sat down and thought, "okay, whacha got?"  

Within five minutes, I was totally engaged with these two...the naive Brit coming to meet his Dad...and the jaded New Yorker "something is going on here" whose sister is about to marry the Dad. It's being marketed as a musical RomCom, which I get. It has the general set up and sturm and drang, but there's a little more here. Sam Tutty is truly adorable. His wide-eyes sweetness is believable throughout. He won the Olivier for playing Evan Hanson in the London production. Christiani Pitts, who other than the puppet was the only good thing about King Kong in 2013, unwraps like an onion here, with the layers and pain gradually exposing. 

The score is better than decent, and actually has melodies that can be hummed. 

I do recommend, especially since so many ticket offers are available. If they can keep prices down for the younger theater goers to fall for it, the word of mouth might carry this through. One of only two new musicals this Fall, one of which is already closing, and with only two currently scheduled for Spring, it's sure to be nominated for Tonys. 

Edited Friday at 04:14 PM by skynyc