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The 36-year old plays club singer Miss Adelaide in an
eight-week run in the latest revival of the famed 1950s Broadway
show.
"So I got the offer to be in the show and I was like, '...ok,
yeah'. It was kind of like a definite yes just because I've
never done a West End show before and I've always really wanted
to," Wilson told Reuters in an interview.
"Miss Adelaide is such an iconic role and so I thought it would
definitely be a challenge because I've never done the
eight-show-a-week schedule but I was just really excited."
Wilson, whose character Fat Amy is known for her wild antics in
musical film "Pitch Perfect" and its sequel, said many people
were not familiar with her theater background, having trained at
the Australian Theatre for Young People.
"Most people don't know, they're like 'yeah Rebel's just like
come up in 'Bridesmaids' or 'Pitch Perfect' ... and a lot of
people think ... you are those characters because they've seen
them a lot," she said.
"But what they don't know is that I trained in theater school in
Australia and did like a lot of productions."
Wilson took to the stage at London's Phoenix Theatre last week
and will appear in the show until August. After that, she said
would film "Pitch Perfect 3", set for release next year.
(Reporting By Francis Maguire; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian;
Editing by Toby Chopra)
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