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Emilia Clarke is down bad with Broadway nostalgia!
The actress has revealed her innermost desire to absolutely appear in a musical on Broadway, where she would get to show off her sonorous vocals over a decade after she debuted.
Emilia Clarke, who gathered a cult following during her appearance as Daenerys Targaryen on the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones,” also opened up about her health struggles off-screen while killing her role on-screen.
The actress, during the premiere of the jazz-inspired film “Next Life” at Tribeca Film Festival on June 5, revealed that she would never pass up the opportunity to fulfill her ultimate musical dream on Broadway.
On what project sits atop her dream list, Clarke identified “Sweet Charity” as a top pick, and it would be more special if she got to star in any production inspired by legendary choreographer Bob Fosse.
Clarke’s enthusiasm for returning to Broadway comes decades after she walked interviewers through her state of mind the first time she appeared on a Broadway stage. According to the HBO star, she was very much aware that her 2013 Broadway debut was not what she had hoped for. In her words:
“It was a catastrophic failure. It was just not ready. Was I ready? No, I was definitely not ready.”
She continued that appearing in “Breakfast at Tiffany” had strong undertones of unpreparedness, largely due to her age and limited experience at the time. However, PEOPLE noted that she made a triumphant return to the theatre seven years later in London’s West End in a 2020 production of “The Seagull.”
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As her voyage into the musical world continues with “Next Life,” she described the filming experience as an unexpectedly memorable one.
The sci-fi romance movie captured the life of Ivy, a woman caught between two parallel realities and different romantic paths, with Édgar Ramírez and Jack Farthing starring alongside her.
Further reflecting on the project, and some pleasant shocks she experienced on set, Clarke revealed that the production came together in some form of iconic unity, which wrapped their story up excellently.
The actress also heaped tons of praise on Ramírez and Farthing, applauding them for always keeping the set atmosphere as warm and enjoyable as possible.
“Everyone just got on so well, and it was such a short amount of time that we were filming — it was kind of like being at sleepaway camp,” she added. Clarke also has other projects on the lineup, including the horror flick “When Darkness Loves Us” and the crime drama series “Criminal.”
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In 2022, the actress got candid with the BBC about the pressure of carrying around the burden of fulfilling the nearly impossible expectations of fans who knew her from “Game of Thrones.”
Clarke added that some viewers may carry preconceived notions and questions as to whether her talent can survive on stage compared to the safety of television.
Despite the underwhelming outing she had on Broadway in 2013, the actress affirmed that the stage still feels like home to her and performing live gives her a sense of comfort and belonging unlike any form of acting.
Clarke described theatre as the highest form of artistic expression for her, which provides an environment where she feels the most fulfillment.
The actress’s debut, “Sweet Charity,” was created by Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, and Neil Simon, and it debuted on Broadway in 1966 with Fosse’s direction and choreography.
The story attracted a bigger audience when it was adapted into a film in 1969, starringShirley MacLaine, and then went through another Broadway revival in 2005 with Christina Applegate clinching the lead role.
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Women’s Wear Daily shared in 2013 that Clarke shared her beauty routine for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” with attendees at a Target event. The process behind creating the look for the character of Holly Golightly involved lots of DIY makeup routines.
Clarke revealed that she also performed in a wig, a deep brunette styled one, unlike the platinum hair she was famous for as Khaleesi on the HBO series.
She credited her makeup and skincare knowledge to her mother, who taught her at such a young age, and she still carried some of that advice with her, like letting her brows breathe and being consistent.
Behind the stage, Clarke revealed that production often involved about 25 costume changes in a fast-paced and very chaotic manner.
She recalled a mishap behind the scenes where she snagged her robe on a bad stool during the usual rush hour to change, and this led to a part of the set falling apart.
Emilia Clarke Reflected On The Health Battle That Coincided With Her Broadway Phase
The Blast noted in May that the media personality admitted that her move back to Broadway happened during one of her life’s toughest times.
Clarke’s career took off from the success of “Game of Thrones” after her breakout role, but she went through a life-threatening brain hemorrhage shortly after its first season.
She suffered from a second aneurysm while living in New York and performing in her first Broadway show, several years later, which she now admits affected her emotionally.
Speaking on the “How To Fail with Elizabeth Day” podcast, Clarke recalled that doctors had been monitoring the condition following her first hemorrhage; however, a procedure intended to fix it did not go as planned.
Her family had to deal with many updates from doctors that her condition had reached critical levels, she said. Although she recovered physically, Clarke admitted the second medical emergency left lasting emotional effects.
She spoke of choosing isolation, keeping her issues to herself, and always having to have her health problems on the back of her mind while living and working in the public eye.
Will Emilia Clarke’s Broadway dream see the daylight soon enough?
