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The Madwoman of Central Park West Showbill - Opening Night, June 1979
The Madwoman of Central Park West
Broadway
Original
22 Steps
200 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
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Phyllis Newman
Performer
(Original)
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Phyllis Newman
Book
Featuring songs with music and/or lyrics
Arthur Laurents
Book
Director
Edward Kleban
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Sheldon Harnick
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Martin Charnin
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Betty Comden
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Adolph Green
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Fred Ebb
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Jerry Bock
Featured Songs with Music
Leonard Bernstein
Featured Songs with Music
John Kander
Featured Songs with Music
Barry Manilow
Featured Songs with Music and/or Lyrics
John Clifton
Featured Songs with Music and/or Lyrics
Music Orchestrations
Jack Feldman
Featured Songs with Music and/or Lyrics
Joe Raposo
Featured Songs with Music and/or Lyrics
Mary Rodgers
Featuring songs with music and/or lyrics
Peter Allen
Featuring songs with music and/or lyrics
Stephen Sondheim
Featuring songs with music and/or lyrics
Bruce Sussman
Featuring songs with music and/or lyrics
Carole Bayer Sager
Featuring songs with music and/or lyrics
Philipp Jung
Scenic Design
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Ken Billington
Lighting Design
Abe Jacob
Sound Design
Lucie D. Grosvenor
Slides
John Hammil
Slides
Kirk Nurock
Special Orchestrations
James Pentecost
Production Stage Manager
Rick Ralston
Stage Manager
Marvin A. Krauss
General Manager
Eric M. Angelson
Associate General Manager
Gary Gunas
Company Manager
Shirley Herz
General Press Representative
Ash / LeDonne
Advertising
Marc Raboy
Photographer
Peter Cunningham
Photographer
Gladys Nederlander
Producer
Fritz Holt
Producer
Barry M. Brown
Producer
Amos Abrams
Producers' Associate
The Hudson Guild Theatre
Initial production, named My Mother Was a Fortune-Teller was presented
The Studio Arena Theatre
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Pro Info
First Preview
May
31
1979
Opening Date
Jun
13
1979
Closing Date
Aug
25
1979
Previews
15
Performances
85
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