The Sound of Music Tony Winner Patricia Neway Dies at 92
Actress and operatic soprano Patricia Neway, who won a Tony Award for creating the role of Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music on Broadway, died of natural causes in Corinth, Vermont on January 24. She was 92 years old. Born in Brooklyn in 1919, Neway earned a degree in mathematics from Staten Island’s Notre Dame College before going on to attend Mannes College of Music for a degree in vocal performance. In …