[5] In 2018, it was revived off-Broadway at the Classic Stage Company under the direction of John Doyle and Anika Noni Rose in the title role.

Carmen lays down a guilt trip, protesting that a long-distance relationship with Joe 400 miles (640 km) away at school just isn't what she had in mind.

After a few days hiding in a seedy hotel with no money and no future with Joe, Carmen pays a visit to her two friends, now covered in diamonds and furs, at Husky's training camp.

The night of Husky's title fight, Joe tries to convince Carmen to return to him, but when she rejects him, he kills her, thus making the card's prophecy a reality.

Oscar Hammerstein II heavily adapted the libretto for Georges Bizet's opera Carmen from the original French for his Broadway production.

Arts and Entertainment Editor Elisabeth Vincentelli clarifies: "The music was pretty much left intact, but Hammerstein transferred the action to World War II America.

The feverish intensity of 'Beat Out dat Rhythm on a Drum', for instance, hasn't dimmed over the years, and the song's been covered by a wide variety of performers, from Pearl Bailey and Marc Almond to Mandy Patinkin.