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David Carroll

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ActorOn stage 19851989

David Carroll was an American actor who starred as Anatoly in Chess (1988) and the Baron in Grand Hotel (1989); he died of AIDS-related illness while still associated with the latter production.

On stage 4 productions, 4 years

1985 Wind in the Willows Nederlander Theatre · Original · directed by Tony Stevens 4 perf.
1988 Chess Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Trevor Nunn 68 perf.
1989 Café Crown Brooks Atkinson Theatre · Original · directed by Martin Charnin 3 perf.
1989 Grand Hotel Martin Beck Theatre · Revival · directed by Tommy Tune 1,077 perf.

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Worked with more than once1 names

Mitchell Jason 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Judy Kuhn, David Carroll, Philip Casnoff, Dennnis Parlato, Marcia Mitzman, Paul Harman, Harry Goz, Ann Crumbebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: John Wylie, Yvonne Marceau and Pierre Dulaline, Timothy Jerome, Jane Krakowski, Michael Jeter, Karen Akers, Liliane Montevecchi, David Carrollebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • During the run, the production moved to the Gershwin Theatre. David Carroll was replaced by John Schneider and later by Rex Smith; Liliane Montevecchi by Zina Bethune and later by Cyd Charisse (making her Broadway debut); Michael Jeter by Austin Pendelton; Jane Krakowski by Lynette Perry; Karen Akers by Valerie Cutko.ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • “Broadway is still where you can see the most exciting spectacles and actors—and in some cases stars making spectacles of themselves.”—DAVID CARROLL (Grand Hotel )ebooks/Hadleigh, Boze/Broadway Babylon - Boze Hadleigh.txt
  • “The irony was, I was playing a man who was dying, and the star of (Grand Hotel ), David Carroll, really was dying.… I saw the bottle [of AZT in Carroll’s hotel room] and just burst into tears. David made me vow not to tell a soul. And I didn’t.”—costar MICHAEL JETER , who later died of AIDS himselfebooks/Hadleigh, Boze/Broadway Babylon - Boze Hadleigh.txt
  • We also talked about the brilliant triptych of stars in Chess . It was her, David Carroll and Philip Casnoff. They all sound so great on the CD, it's crazy! She thinks the show failed because it was about the mistrust between The East and The West and, right before it opened, The Cold War ended. Hmph. Another thing I can blame Ronald Reag…ebooks/Rudetsky, Seth/Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 1_ Part 1 - Seth Rudetsky.txt

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