Andrea McArdle & Kip Gilman Enlisted for Jerry Mayer’s 2 Across Off-Broadway

The sun’ll come out soon for Annie star Andrea McArdle and Kip Gilman off-Broadway! The pair have been tapped for Jerry Mayer’s new comedy, 2 Across. Directed by Evelyn Rudie, the production will begin previews on November 14 at St. Luke’s Theatre. The open-ended engagement is scheduled to officially open on December 9.

McArdle originated the title role in Annie, becoming the youngest performer nominated for a Tony as Best Lead Actress in a Musical. Additional Great White Way credits include Jerry’s Girls, Starlight Express, State Fair, Les Miserables and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

Gilman’s stage credits include The Odd Couple, Aspirins & Elephants, Catskill Sonata, Adam Baum and the Jew Movie, Mutually Assured Destruction and Stuff Happens. Screen credits include Studio 5B, CSI Miami and Bones.

Two strangers, a psychologist (McArdle) and an unemployed ad man (Gilman) find themselves alone on a San Francisco commuter train at 4 a.m., each doing their New York Times crossword puzzles.  But before their crosswords are solved, they find that they may have solved the puzzles of their own lives.