It turns out, a successful onscreen career isn’t guaranteed to translate over to the stage.
Jennifer Lawrence confirmed that a career on Broadway is simply not on the cards for her, thanks to her “horrible stage fright.”
The actress, 32, has already achieved a glittering career on the silver screen, winning an Oscar in 2013 for Best Actress in romantic comedy-drama “Silver Linings Playbook” in which she starred alongside Bradley Cooper.
She was also nominated in the same category for the 2011 film “Winter’s Bone,” “American Hustle” in 2014, and “Joy” in 2015.
But when quizzed on whether she’s ever considered acting in front of a paying audience, Lawrence told fans not to hold their breath.
“I truly think it would be terrible,” she told BBC Radio 4’s “Front Row.” “I’m not in touch with my voice. I’m scared, I have horrible stage fright. So I might not even be able to use my voice.”
The mom-of-one compared performing at a theater to “doing take 10,000” of a movie, saying, “The more I rehearse something, the more I get upset. I would be like, ‘Oh let’s just try something new.'”
It comes as Lawrence recently admitted to making some poor project decisions throughout her career, one of which was starring in the 2016 sci-fi film, “Passengers.”
Starring opposite Chris Pratt, Lawrence quickly discovered that the film was no less than a box office bomb domestically, racking up endless negative reviews and scoring a woeful 30% on Rotten Tomatoes.
“I was like, ‘Oh no, you guys are here because I’m here, and I’m here because you’re here. Wait, who decided that this was a good movie?’” she told The New York Times, before clarifying that “Passengers” made her feel that way.
The actress revealed the sound advice she ultimately ignored by none other than singer Adele.
“Adele told me not to do it. She was like, ‘I feel like space movies are the new vampire movies.’ I should have listened to her,” Lawrence said, adding, “Everything was like a rebound effect. I was reacting, rather than just acting. I felt like more of a celebrity than an actor, cut off from my creativity, my imagination.”
Despite this, Lawrence’s career has seen her bag roles in some of the biggest films in the last decade, including leading roles in “The Hunger Games” franchise, and “Don’t Look Up.”
