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Up in Central Park
Broadway
Revival
Up in Central Park
Broadway
Revival
City Center
131 W. 55th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Herbert Fields
,
Dorothy Fields
lyrics:
Dorothy Fields
music:
Sigmund Romberg
People (44)
Malcolm Lee Beggs
William Marcy Tweed
(Original)
George Bockman
George
(Original)
Russ Brown
Timothy Moore
(Original)
Betty Bruce
Bessie O'Cahane
(Original)
Walter Burke
Danny O'Cahane
(Original)
Maureen Cannon
Rosie Moore
(Original)
Wally Coyle
Arthur Finch
(Original)
Oren Dabbs
A Laborer
(Original)
Eve Harvey
2nd Maid
(Original)
Louise Holden
Governess
(Original)
Maid
(Original)
Jack Howard
James Fisk, Jr.
(Original)
Dickson Hughes
Butler
(Original)
James Judson
Andrew Munroe
(Original)
Janet Lally
Second Child
(Original)
Joanne Lally
First Child
(Original)
George C. Lane
Richard Connolly
(Original)
June MacLaren
Lotta Stevens
(Original)
Lilias MacLellan
Clara Manning
(Original)
Earle MacVeigh
John Matthews
(Original)
Harry Meehan
Peter Sweeney
(Original)
Kenneth Owen
Organ Grinder
(Original)
The Gnome
(Original)
Edward Pate
Organ Grinder
(Original)
James Quigg
William Dutton
(Original)
John Quigg
Headwaiter
(Original)
Paul Reed
Vincent Peters
(Original)
Janet Roland
Fanny Morris
(Original)
Guy Standing, Jr.
Thomas Nast
(Original)
Jack Stanton
Joe Stewart
(Original)
Hobart Streiford
Newsboy
(Original)
John Thorne
Porter
(Original)
Rowan Tudor
George Jones
(Original)
Mayor A. Oakey Hall
(Original)
Lillian Withington
Mildred Wincor
(Original)
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Malcolm Lee Beggs
William Marcy Tweed
(Original)
George Bockman
George
(Original)
Russ Brown
Timothy Moore
(Original)
Betty Bruce
Bessie O'Cahane
(Original)
Walter Burke
Danny O'Cahane
(Original)
Maureen Cannon
Rosie Moore
(Original)
Wally Coyle
Arthur Finch
(Original)
Oren Dabbs
A Laborer
(Original)
Eve Harvey
2nd Maid
(Original)
Louise Holden
Governess
(Original)
Maid
(Original)
Jack Howard
James Fisk, Jr.
(Original)
Dickson Hughes
Butler
(Original)
James Judson
Andrew Munroe
(Original)
Janet Lally
Second Child
(Original)
Joanne Lally
First Child
(Original)
George C. Lane
Richard Connolly
(Original)
June MacLaren
Lotta Stevens
(Original)
Lilias MacLellan
Clara Manning
(Original)
Earle MacVeigh
John Matthews
(Original)
Harry Meehan
Peter Sweeney
(Original)
Kenneth Owen
Organ Grinder
(Original)
The Gnome
(Original)
Edward Pate
Organ Grinder
(Original)
James Quigg
William Dutton
(Original)
John Quigg
Headwaiter
(Original)
Paul Reed
Vincent Peters
(Original)
Janet Roland
Fanny Morris
(Original)
Guy Standing, Jr.
Thomas Nast
(Original)
Jack Stanton
Joe Stewart
(Original)
Hobart Streiford
Newsboy
(Original)
John Thorne
Porter
(Original)
Rowan Tudor
George Jones
(Original)
Mayor A. Oakey Hall
(Original)
Lillian Withington
Mildred Wincor
(Original)
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Herbert Fields
Writer
Dorothy Fields
Writer
Sigmund Romberg
Music
John Kennedy
Director
Sammy Lambert
Staging
Helen Tamaris
Choreographer
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Grace Houston
Costume Design
Ernest Schraps
Costume Design
Don Walker
Music Orchestrations
Michael Todd
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
19
1947
Closing Date
May
31
1947
Performances
16
as of Dec 04, 2025
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