In a Real-Life 'Glee' Plot, Jock Abandons Sports for PNHS School Musical
When Kyle Ryan landed the lead in "Into the Woods," he decided to quit Plainfield North's wrestling team.
If art can imitate life, so too can life imitate art -- or at least a TV show. Kyle Ryan is captain of the Plainfield North High School football team and a star wrestler who was expected to go to the state finals this year. But Ryan, a 6-foot, 275-pound senior, also has a deep love for theater. And in a story that could have been torn from a recent episode of "Glee," when offered the lead role in the school's spring musical, Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods," he knew something had to go. That something eneded up being wrestling. “There are some similarities to 'Glee' for sure,” said Ryan of the Fox-TV show, which focuses on the divide between the glee club members and the jocks, two of whom try to do both. “There are always those people …
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Janet
5:06 pm on Saturday, March 19, 2011
Kyle, we seen the show last night and you were amazing!! You are a talent young man with a bright future. Keep following your heart and doing what is best for you! more ›