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# 5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Two Strangers’’ Tim Jackson
- URL: https://www.broadwaynews.com/5-minutes-with-a-tony-nominee-two-strangers-tim-jackson/
- Published: 2026-06-02T11:30:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-02T11:30:46.000Z
- Description: Jackson has earned a Tony Award nomination for his Broadway directorial debut.
- Author: Ruthie Fierberg
- Tags: Podcast, Tim Jackson, News, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), 2026 Tony Awards Spotlight, 5 minutes with a Tony nominee

Tim Jackson made his Broadway debut in 2023 as the choreographer of that year’s revival of “Merrily We Roll Along.” Just two years later, Jackson made his Main Stem directorial debut with “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),” which is up for eight Tony Awards — including one for Jackson for Best Direction of a Musical.

Jackson actually began as the dramaturg for the musical and was taken by, as he said, the fresh characters, the fun of the story, witty songs and fizzy and playful music. Jackson then led the team in creating a new world that could match everything the material called for, as he explains below.

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“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” is nominated for eight Tony Awards.

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(L-R) Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty in “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” on Broadway, 2025 (Credit: Matthew Murphy)

The 2026 Tony Awards will take place on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. [P!NK will host](https://www.broadwaynews.com/p-nk-will-host-the-79th-annual-tony-awards/) the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on CBS and livestreamed on Paramount+ Premium (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT). CBS and Pluto TV will present the Tony Awards: Act One, with additional details to follow.

See the full list of nominations [here](https://www.broadwaynews.com/2026-tony-award-nominations-the-complete-list/).