GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE October 10, 2008 • www.GayPeoples Chronicle.com

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Behind every great and powerful man there is an assistant, and in the case of the Broadway musical A Chorus Line, that assistant is Larry.

Now the musical's national tour is coming to Cleveland, and Larry is portrayed by out and proud dancer-actor John Carroll (not to be confused with the university or its namesake, the first Catholic archbishop of the United States).

Carroll the one who's still alive and kicking-graduated from Juilliard with an MFA in dance, and he's been putting it to use ever since, appearing in Moving Out, Fosse and working with some of the greats of modern dance, like David Parsons and Robert Battle. He has also participated in the burlesque Broadway Bares AIDS benefits.

Larry assists the director as he conducts a dance audition that the show revolves around. Carroll acknowledges the similarities, and differences, between Larry and the man behind the role. Both are dancers who must keep calm while others around them are getting emotional, but, as Carroll told the Seattle Gay News, "I'm much better looking than Larry."

A Chorus Line will be performed at Playhouse Square's Palace Theater from October 14 to 26. Tickets are available at www.playhousesquare.org or by calling 216-241-6000.

-Anthony Glassman

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