'Two Strangers' Mocks Stealing Swift's Wedding Cake
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- Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) posted an Instagram gag claiming its character 'Dougal Todd' was 'caught stealing part of Taylor Swift's wedding cake,' with star Sam Tutty photographed holding stacked cake boxes outside Madison Square Garden.
- The Instagram caption identified the fictional thief as a 25-year-old from Basingstoke, UK, quoting him: 'the thing about wedding cakes is 42 layers is too many.'
- The musical by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan follows Tutty and Christiani Pitts as an English man and American woman tasked with transporting a wedding cake from Flatbush, Brooklyn to a Midtown Manhattan ceremony.
- The production acknowledged receiving 'terrific reviews' but needing help 'enticing ticket-buyers,' framing the Swift-themed stunt as a self-aware bid for visibility.
- The show is playing at Broadway's Longacre Theatre, with a North American tour announced for a fall 2027 launch.
Why it matters: The stunt gives a well-reviewed but visibility-hungry Broadway import a viral pop culture hook at minimal cost — guerrilla marketing timed to the biggest celebrity story of the week, the kind of PR that can convert strong reviews into actual ticket sales during a crowded Broadway season.
