Tennis icon Dylan Alcott catches up with Today! | Today Show Australia

right the man himself Dylan or joins us now I mean big round of applause thank you everyone it's like we're at the lawn balls I know have you always wanted to be in theater I've wanted to do acting yeah and this Rocky Horror opportunity came up it's such a global brand and um it's been over 50 years and to be you know have a physical disability in theater probably not the most accessible and inclusive place in the past it's pretty awesome and I'm really going for it I'm singing I'm dancing got my pants off nor chose night so I'm I'm that one time you that one time say anything it was memorable clearly good it was good inclusivity exclusivity accessibility um I mean these are things that and just this performance what is it like for you to be in front of the audience and how do they take it oh I mean I think so far they they're loving it I know I'm loving it and I'm like really going for it as I'm singing we' choreographed ing in the wheelchair we're doing the time War I don't want to give too much away also the narrator we invite people to Heckle us so people are screaming out all kinds of stuff and I interact with them you kind of go in and out of character Jason Donovan what AAG look at him he's in such good Nick he loves it he loves it and we're a bit naughty together up on stage so um I I feel very grateful to be honest to get given this chance as a ex-athlete who who wants to act and I'm real serious about this so I put the work in and I'm absolutely loving it how did it come about I mean obviously you said this is something you've always wanted to do but in terms of actually securing it as a role yeah I was on I was on a show called bump on on Stan with CLA Carvin and then I think one of the global um directors of Rocky H Chris he kind of hit us up and was like we want you to do this this opportunity I kind of jumped at it and I'm not going to lie we've done a lot of rehearsal and things like that and um just like if you don't as you know on T if you don't hit your lighting spot you're not in and there's all these different areas you got to hit on stage and things like that and um yeah I'm very very grateful for it and hopefully more opportunities come um you know this it is a little different and the disciplines and Logistics are all kind of funky but what's the best part of it for you oh it's hard to sleep at night when the Crowd Goes absolutely nuts for for all of us and it's I think the best thing about it is the cast have been so accommodating for me like I'm a bit of an outsider coming in and they've been unbelievable like they really made me feel welcome get a bit like feel very lucky to be honest coming in yeah because I feel like a part of it and I think that's something cool and and you know that working here and things like that and the fact that they've taken me in and and backing me has been um pretty special we got a little sound up can we have we got a little um highlight from the show that we can play and dance Too oo that's a challenge I thought you going to put your fish nets on for me well I do have them on already oh he's come prepared let your mind boggled I it I don't think I want it okay here we go are you doing a jump to the left ready oh you do it ready put your hands on hips your hands on your hip ready and put your knees in tight I can't really do that part ready there he goes ready let's the and you can catch this man Dylan in The Rocky Horror Show at Rocky horror.com we love and stay with us we're back with more after this you're watching today fantasy fre hey there today fans Sarah and what's my name again oh Carl hey thanks for watching our YouTube Channel though subscribe now for more news special reports and amazing Aussie stories and Kyle misbehaving of course that never happens always happens she talking about always happens

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