Phyllis Newman with Cast Alumni cast during the Curtain Call for the One Night Only 10th Anniversary Concert of 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' at Town Hall on July 6, 2015 in New York City. Photo
From: Photo Flashback: Remembering Phyllis NewmanAs BroadwayWorld sadly reported yesterday, stage star Phyllis Newman passed away yesterday, September 15, at the age of 86. Newman got her start in show business at 4 years old imitating Carmen Miranda in theatres and clubs. Her portrayal of Martha Vail in the Jule Styne/Comden and Green musical Subways Are For Sleeping - costumed only in a bath towel - earned her a Tony Award. Her other Broadway credits include Bells Are Ringing, The Apple Tree, On the Town, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Awake and Sing, Wish You Were Here, First Impressions, and her one-woman musical The Madwoman of Central Park West, which she co-authored with Arthur Laurents. She garnered a Tony Award nomination for her highly-acclaimed performance in Neil Simon's Broadway Bound.
Date Taken: September 16, 2019
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Phyllis Newman attending a Broadway Opening Night Performance on August 1, 1979 in New York City.
Phyllis Newman during the Curtain Call for the One Night Only 10th Anniversary Concert of 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' at Town Hall on July 6, 2015 in New York City.
Date: 2019-09-16
Phyllis Newman with Cast Alumni featuring: Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jenni Barber, Dan Folger, Deborah S. Craig, Sarah Saltzberg, Jose Llana, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Derrick Baskin, Lisa Howard and Jay Reiss during the Curtain Call for the One Night Only 10th Anniversary Concert of 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' at Town Hall on July 6, 2015 in New York City.
Date: 2019-09-16
Phyllis Newman.attending 'Gore Vidal - A Celebration' at the Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City on August 23, 2012
Date: 2019-09-16
Phyllis Newman & Kathleen Marshall.at the Opening Night Performance of the Manhattan Theatre Club's Production of 'Venus In Fur' at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City.
Date: 2019-09-16
Phyllis Newman attending a Broadway Opening Night Performance on August 1, 1979 in New York City.
Date: 2019-09-16
Phyllis Newman on June 1, 1988 in New York City.
Date: 2019-09-16
Phyllis Newman arriving at the 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 7, 2009.
Date: 2019-09-16
Phyllis Newman & Noah Himmelstein arriving at the 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 7, 2009.
Date: 2019-09-16
Phyllis Newman arriving at the 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 7, 2009.
Date: 2019-09-16
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