Broadway News1984 Is So Intense Olivia Wilde Broke Her TailboneThe actor confesses why she wanted to do Broadway so badly, her physical commitment to her debut role, and more.
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Ruthie Fierberg
June 15, 2017
Olivia Wilde
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On June 15, Olivia Wilde joined host Savannah Guthrie on The Today Show.
The screen star says Broadway has always been a dream of hers. 鈥淏roadway was something I always wanted to do,鈥� said Wilde. 鈥淚 never really felt like I could call myself an actor until I had done it and now I feel like I鈥檓 earning my keep.鈥�
鈥淓arning鈥� seems to be an understatement. There have been numerous cast injuries and audience incidents. In addition to Wilde splitting her lip and breaking co-star Tom Sturridge鈥檚 nose, four audience members have fainted.
鈥淚 broke his nose, but it was in retaliation because he broke my coccyx,鈥� she said. But Wilde feels no regret for her physical commitment to the show. 鈥淲e鈥檙e doing everything necessary to tell the story right, and it鈥檚 an intense story.鈥�
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鈥淗eavy times call for heavy stuff,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t involves a lot of multimedia; there鈥檚 a whole video portion鈥攕hooting video that is simulcast onto the stage. So I鈥檓 running from the stage back to a little set that has cameras on it back to the stage. There鈥檚 a lot of light and sound work. That鈥檚 really immersive. It鈥檚 a different kind of experience. It鈥檚 not just like watching a play鈥攊t鈥檚 kind of like going on a really scary ride.鈥�
