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The theater bug bit, and he has appeared in stage productions for the past 28 years. In addition, he has performed with the Detroit Symphony Pops at Meadow Brook, with the New York Pops, the Florida Orchestra, Miami Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The combination of theater and singing jobs for Carroll has been, as he says, "a lot of con- secutive work." He also has a nightclub act and is currently writing a one-man show. Although Tevye is his favo- rite role, he also enjoyed play- ing former New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in Fiorello. He has also had roles in 1776, La Cage aux Folles, Shenan- doah and Paint Your Wagon. To date, his television credits include guest appearances on soap operas such as Texas, An- other World and All My Chil- dren. He would like to do a TV series, because then "problems in regard to your bank account are over" and "would love to get a shot at a good film role." He'd also like to play the king in The King and I. "I'd even shave my head," he joked. Long Day's Journey Into Night, King Lear and Othello are other plays in which he'd like to ap- pear. Carroll once came close to doing The Stranger Returns at the Yiddish National Theater in New York, but was unavail- able for the part. Although he admits to not being a practicing Jew, Carroll is proud of his Jewish heritage, and adds it's only been a help in his career. He insists the re- porter mention it in her story. "My real name is Mark Kaufman. Please put that in the article. What has happened is that in the days when it was de rigeur to change your name, I did. Given the chance again, I'd never do it." He recalled ap- pearing in Fiddler in Chicago when a reviewer said he was about as Jewish as the late Mayor Daley. Carroll was in- censed. "To me that was hys- terical. And, of course, I never take the trouble to go contact anybody to change these things because if they don't do their homework, that's their problem, not mine." Carroll is critical as well of directors who do not do their homework. "I've seen more ac- tors and more plays and more musicals — and I've been in them — destroyed by a director who didn't do his homework or thinking he was going to turn the world upside down by doing a totally different production of a show that may be a classic .. . "Most of the problems arise (in a production) with directors who do not do their homework, who come in with more of a spirit of 'I'm going to explode the theatrical world' than say to themselves let me see, what's this play all about . ." I've seen more good properties destroyed by well-intended but amateurish directors." Carroll himself has directed a production of Fiddler, and says he takes the time to familiarize the cast with the history behind the play. "I al- ways take five minutes in front of the show to give the cast the background of the play. This is what the Russians did to the Jews . . ." When he's on the road with a production, Carroll says he misses his family very much and proudly explains that his marriage — his second — as lasted 32 years despite his fre- quent absences. "How my mar- riage lasted I'll never know. My wife has tremendous understanding of my business. She's very supportive." If being away from home is the worst part of being an ac- tor, then rehearsals are the best, according to Carroll. "That's the intellectual part of the job. You pay attention to the nuances. What is the author going for? What does he want?" Although he has no mentors in the theater, there are sev- eral actors he admires, among them Laurence Olivier, Jack Lemmon and Spencer Tracy. Of those with whom he has worked, Carroll counted the late Herschel Bernardi as well as Keene Curtis, Peter Mar- shall and Loretta Swit. Despite his criticism of directors, there were some he admired as well, including George Abbott, Hal Prince, Gower Champion and Gene Sachs. Character actors are among his favorites, and he listed Marlon Brando and Ed Begley among them. However, he said he had the greatest respect for Paul Muni. "He is a prime example of a wonderful geshmacht type of actor." After Detroit, Carroll heads home to Long Island, N.Y., but he said, there are plans to keep the road company he's appear- ing with now together for an- other tour. When he does get back into New York, he plans to audition for commercials. In the meantime, we can watch Carroll as Tevye appeal to God to make him a wealthy man! ❑ GOING PLACES Continued from preceding page THEATER ATTIC THEATRE: 7339 Third Ave. at West Grand Blvd., Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, now through Feb. 8, admission, 875-8285. BIRMINGHAM BLOOMFIELD ART ASSOCIATION:1516 Cranbrook, Birmingham, watercolor exhibition now through Jan. 31, reception; 7 9 p.m. today, free, 352-3973. - RIDGEDALE PLAYERS: 205 W. Long Lake Rd., Troy, Company, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday, admission, 644- 8328. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FINE AND PER- FORMING ARTS: Community Arts Gallery Cass Ave. at Kirby, works of Peter Gilleran, now through Jan. 31, 577-2985. PROJECT THEATRE: Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, Univer- sity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Richard II, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, admission, 764-0450. MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF CALLIGRAPHERS: Scarab Club, 217 Farnsworth, Detroit, Calligraphic Reflections, now through Jan. 31, 548-2743. SPORTS JEWISH COMMUNITY CEN- TER: 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, sixth invitational art show, now through Jan. 25; free, 661-1000. DETROIT PISTONS: Pontiac Sil- verdome, against Houston, 8 p.m. today, against Atlanta, 8 p.m. Monday, admission. DETROIT RED WINGS: Joe Louis Arena, against Quebec, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, against New York Islanders, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, admission, 567- 6000. ART SHOWS IS INC. GALLERY: 13 S. Saginaw, Pontiac, watercolors by Bruce Thayer, today through Feb. 5, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Wednes- day, Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.-midnight Sunday, 332- 5780. PIERCE STREET GALLERY: 217 Pierce St. Birmingham, photocraft, now through Jan. 24, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. - UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSUEM OF ART: 525 State, Ann Arbor, Modern master Drawings, now through Feb. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, free. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY: Community Arts Gallery, Cass and Kirby, works of Peter Gille- ran, now through Jan. 31, 577- 2150. THE ART CENTER: 125 Macomb Place, Mt. Clemens, A Winter's Moon, now through Feb. 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 469-8666. MICHIGAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY: Birmingham Bloom- field Art Association, 1516 South Cranbrook Rd., Birmingham, exhibit, now through Jan. 31. Continued on Page 69