Gender
Female
Born
Sep 30, 1919
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
Jan 24, 2012
Vermont, USA
Performer
Comments
Biography: Patricia Neway was born on September 30, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York. She studied at Notre Dame College and Mannes College of Music. She made her New York City Opera debut in 1951, and returned there for multiple performances as a principal singer through 1966. She married singer and vocal coach Morris Gesell and then married John Francis Byrne.

TV Credits: "The Ed Sullivan Show," "Some Jerk with a Camera," "The Consul," "Golden Child," "Camera Three," "Ten Blocks on the Camino Real," and "Carousel."
  • CREDITS
    The Sound of Music (Nov 16, 1959 - Jun 15, 1963)
    • Also Starring: Patricia Neway [The Mother Abbess]
    MusicalDramaOriginal
    Maria Golovin (Nov 05, 1958 - Nov 08, 1958)
    • Performer: Patricia Neway [Mother]
    MusicalDramaOriginal
    The Consul (Mar 15, 1950 - Nov 04, 1950)
    • Starring: Patricia Neway [Magda Sorel]
    MusicalDrama OperaOriginal
    The Rape of Lucretia (Dec 29, 1948 - Jan 15, 1949)
    • Performer: Patricia Neway [The female chorus]
    MusicalOperaOriginal
    La Vie Parisienne (Nov 10, 1942 - Dec 07, 1942)
    • Performer: Patricia Neway [Chorus]
    MusicalComedy OperaOriginal
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

    Best Featured Actress in a Musical

    1960 | Winner  | The Sound of Music
    Also Starring: Patricia Neway
The Sound of Music (Nov 16, 1959 - Jun 15, 1963)
  • Also Starring: Patricia Neway [The Mother Abbess]
MusicalDramaOriginal
Maria Golovin (Nov 05, 1958 - Nov 08, 1958)
  • Performer: Patricia Neway [Mother]
MusicalDramaOriginal
The Consul (Mar 15, 1950 - Nov 04, 1950)
  • Starring: Patricia Neway [Magda Sorel]
MusicalDrama OperaOriginal
The Rape of Lucretia (Dec 29, 1948 - Jan 15, 1949)
  • Performer: Patricia Neway [The female chorus]
MusicalOperaOriginal
La Vie Parisienne (Nov 10, 1942 - Dec 07, 1942)
  • Performer: Patricia Neway [Chorus]
MusicalComedy OperaOriginal

Tony Award®

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1960 | Winner  | The Sound of Music
Also Starring: Patricia Neway

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