Our park is the oldest ground dedicated for public use west the Allegheny Mountains.

For years, Central Park really wasn't a park. It was called the Public Square and was more of an overgrown vacant lot.

One became the city police court and the other one was a grocery store and saloon.

I felt immediately we should bring it here.

Maria Freidman performed admirably through a diagnosis of breast cancer and its treatment and Michael Ball battled a serious viral infection. As a result of these and other health issues among the company, audiences got to see the entire original cast perform just 31 of the 108 performances played to date since the show's first preview.

While Maria was eager to remain in the show and perform as much as her health allowed, we prevailed upon her to take this time to complete her treatment and return at the end of March.