The Madwoman of Central Park West is a semi-autobiographical one-woman musical with a book by Arthur Laurents and Phyllis Newman and songs by various composers and lyricists.

Among those whose songs are included in the production are Peter Allen, Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Martin Charnin, Betty Comden, Fred Ebb, Adolph Green, Sheldon Harnick, John Kander, Ed Kleban, Barry Manilow, Joe Raposo, Mary Rodgers, Carole Bayer Sager, and Stephen Sondheim.

[3] The production had scenery by Phillip Jung, costumes by Theoni V. Aldredge, lighting by Ken Billington, sound by Abe Jacob and musical direction by Herbert Kaplan.

He thought the interpolated songs were "not great stuff" and added, "[T]hough Miss Newman is a talented musical comedienne, she cannot make them into more than they are."

"[5] Richard Eder, reviewing for The New York Times wrote: "Miss Newman's performance is mostly good and sometimes quite winning, though it lacks any very specific flavor.