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Up in Central Park
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 27, 1945
Closing Date
Apr 13, 1946
Performances
504
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Jan 27, 1945
Close Date: Apr 13, 1946
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
New Century Theatre
(Jan 27, 1945 - Closing date unknown)
Broadway Theatre
(Jun 11, 1945 - Apr 13, 1946)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
In and Around Central Park in New York
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Michael Todd
Music by
Sigmund Romberg
; Book by
Herbert Fields
and
Dorothy Fields
; Lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
; Musical Director:
Max Meth
; Music orchestrated by
Don Walker
Staged by
John Kennedy
; Choreographed by
Helen Tamiris
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Grace Houston
and
Ernest Schrapps
; Lighting Design by
Howard Bay
General Manager:
James Colligan
General Stage Manager:
Sammy Lambert
; Stage Manager:
Tony Jochim
General Press Representative:
Morton Nathanson
and
Mary March
Wana Allison
Dancer
Elaine Barry
Ellen Lawrence
Fred Barry
Joe Stewart
Noah Beery, Sr.
William Marcy Tweed
George Bockman
Dancer
Saul Bolasni
Dancer
Betty Bruce
Bessie O'Cahane
Maurice Burke
Thomas Nast
Walter Burke
Danny O'Cahane
Martha Burnett
Clara Manning
Singing Girl
Delma Byron
Lotta Stevens
Maureen Cannon
Rosie Moore
Henri Capri
Page Boy
Dancer
James Caputo
Singing Boy
Jerome Cardinale
Singing Boy
Kenneth Casey
Newsboy
Teddy Casey
Newsboy
Payne Converse
Dancer
Wally Coyle
Arthur Finch
Dancer
Leonard Daye
Singing Boy
Joan Dubois
Dancer
Mary Alice Evans
Fourth Child
Wilbur Evans
John Matthews
Robert Field
Andrew Munroe
Lydia Fredericks
Mildred Wincor
Singing Girl
Margaret Gibson
Dancer
Joan Gladding
Singing Girl
Isobel Glasgow
Bagpipe Player
Herman Glazer
Butler
Kay Griffith
Fanny Morris
Ann Hermann
First Child
Louise Holden
Governess
Lillian Horn
Singing Girl
Donna Hughes
Singing Girl
Charles Irwin
Timothy Moore
Elyse Jahoda
Singing Girl
Mildred Jocelyn
Singing Girl
Miriam Kornfield
Dancer
Janet Lally
Third Child
Joan Lally
Second Child
George Lane
Richard Connolly
Rebecca Lee
Dancer
Beatrice Lind
Singing Girl
Bruce Lord
A Laborer
Singing Boy
Thomas Lorimar
Bagpipe Player
Thomas Lorimer
Bagpipe Player
Ruth Lowe
Dancer
Phil Lowry
Singing Boy
Harry Matlock
Porter
Singing Boy
James McFadden
Bagpipe Player
Harry Meehan
Peter Sweeney
Daniel Nagrin
Daniel
Dancer
Peggy Ann Nilsson
Dancer
William Nuss
Organ Grinder
Singing Boy
Rose Marie Patane
Singing Girl
Sidney Paul
Singing Boy
John Quigg
Headwaiter
William Dutton
Paul Reed
Vincent Peters
Kenneth Renner
Singing Boy
Hazel Roy
Dancer
Rudy Rudisill
Singing Boy
Claire Saunders
Singing Girl
Evelyn Shaw
Dancer
Guy Standing, Jr.
George Jones
Gloria Stevens
Dancer
William Sydenstricker
Singing Boy
Gregor Taksa
Dancer
Rowan Tudor
Mayor A. Oakey Hall
Stanley Turner
Singing Boy
Watson White
James Fisk, Jr.
Charles Wood
Singing Boy
Organ Grinder
Bob Woodward
Singing Boy
Natalie Wynn
Dancer
Songs
music by
Sigmund Romberg
; lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
Act 1
Up from the Gutter
Up from the Gutter
(Reprise)
Carrousel in the Park
It Doesn't Cost You Anything to Dream
It Doesn't Cost You Anything to Dream
(Reprise)
Boss Tweed
When She Walks in the Room
Currier and Ives
Close As Pages in a Book
Rip Van Winkle
Close As Pages in a Book
(Reprise)
The Fireman's Bride
The Fireman's Bride
(Reprise)
Act 2
When the Party Gives a Party
The Big Back Yard
April Snow
The Birds and the Bees
The Big Back Yard
(Reprise)
Close As Pages in a Book
(Reprise)
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Michael Todd
Music by
Sigmund Romberg
; Book by
Herbert Fields
and
Dorothy Fields
; Lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
; Musical Director:
Max Meth
; Music orchestrated by
Don Walker
Staged by
John Kennedy
; Choreographed by
Helen Tamiris
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Grace Houston
and
Ernest Schrapps
; Lighting Design by
Howard Bay
General Manager:
James Colligan
General Stage Manager:
Sammy Lambert
; Stage Manager:
Tony Jochim
General Press Representative:
Morton Nathanson
and
Mary March
Wana Allison
Dancer
Elaine Barry
Ellen Lawrence
Fred Barry
Joe Stewart
Noah Beery, Sr.
William Marcy Tweed
George Bockman
Dancer
Saul Bolasni
Dancer
Betty Bruce
Bessie O'Cahane
Maurice Burke
Thomas Nast
Walter Burke
Danny O'Cahane
Martha Burnett
Clara Manning
Singing Girl
Delma Byron
Lotta Stevens
Maureen Cannon
Rosie Moore
Henri Capri
Page Boy
Dancer
James Caputo
Singing Boy
Jerome Cardinale
Singing Boy
Kenneth Casey
Newsboy
Teddy Casey
Newsboy
Payne Converse
Dancer
Wally Coyle
Arthur Finch
Dancer
Leonard Daye
Singing Boy
Joan Dubois
Dancer
Mary Alice Evans
Fourth Child
Wilbur Evans
John Matthews
Robert Field
Andrew Munroe
Lydia Fredericks
Mildred Wincor
Singing Girl
Margaret Gibson
Dancer
Joan Gladding
Singing Girl
Isobel Glasgow
Bagpipe Player
Herman Glazer
Butler
Kay Griffith
Fanny Morris
Ann Hermann
First Child
Louise Holden
Governess
Lillian Horn
Singing Girl
Donna Hughes
Singing Girl
Charles Irwin
Timothy Moore
Elyse Jahoda
Singing Girl
Mildred Jocelyn
Singing Girl
Miriam Kornfield
Dancer
Janet Lally
Third Child
Joan Lally
Second Child
George Lane
Richard Connolly
Rebecca Lee
Dancer
Beatrice Lind
Singing Girl
Bruce Lord
A Laborer
Singing Boy
Thomas Lorimar
Bagpipe Player
Thomas Lorimer
Bagpipe Player
Ruth Lowe
Dancer
Phil Lowry
Singing Boy
Harry Matlock
Porter
Singing Boy
James McFadden
Bagpipe Player
Harry Meehan
Peter Sweeney
Daniel Nagrin
Daniel
Dancer
Peggy Ann Nilsson
Dancer
William Nuss
Organ Grinder
Singing Boy
Rose Marie Patane
Singing Girl
Sidney Paul
Singing Boy
John Quigg
Headwaiter
William Dutton
Paul Reed
Vincent Peters
Kenneth Renner
Singing Boy
Hazel Roy
Dancer
Rudy Rudisill
Singing Boy
Claire Saunders
Singing Girl
Evelyn Shaw
Dancer
Guy Standing, Jr.
George Jones
Gloria Stevens
Dancer
William Sydenstricker
Singing Boy
Gregor Taksa
Dancer
Rowan Tudor
Mayor A. Oakey Hall
Stanley Turner
Singing Boy
Watson White
James Fisk, Jr.
Charles Wood
Singing Boy
Organ Grinder
Bob Woodward
Singing Boy
Natalie Wynn
Dancer
music by
Sigmund Romberg
; lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
Act 1
Up from the Gutter
Up from the Gutter
(Reprise)
Carrousel in the Park
It Doesn't Cost You Anything to Dream
It Doesn't Cost You Anything to Dream
(Reprise)
Boss Tweed
When She Walks in the Room
Currier and Ives
Close As Pages in a Book
Rip Van Winkle
Close As Pages in a Book
(Reprise)
The Fireman's Bride
The Fireman's Bride
(Reprise)
Act 2
When the Party Gives a Party
The Big Back Yard
April Snow
The Birds and the Bees
The Big Back Yard
(Reprise)
Close As Pages in a Book
(Reprise)
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