Bomtalvão talks about depression, anxiety and food selectivity in a play about his life

In an interview with Folha de S.Paulo he said he was shocked when he discovered that the first session had sold out, as it was a different project from what he normally does on the internet. "I had no expectations because, as it's a new project and people only see me on social media, I didn't know if my audience really wanted to get to know me in person, would be interested in my story," he said.

Bomtalvão is from Anápolis, in Goiás. Despite having a law degree, he has always been interested in working in a more creative area. In 2015, he started creating humor videos on the internet. In 2021, his content began to go viral on social media, which led him, three years later, to receive the Creator of the Year award at the TikTok Awards.

The play, which will take place at Teatro Multiplan Morumbi Shopping, in the south of São Paulo, would only have one session, on August 4th. However, due to demand, it was given an extra date, on August 5th.

Bomtalvão explains that he wants to show the public who the person behind the screen is and what events in his life led him to get to where he is. "I talk about who I was before the internet and what led me to it. It's a tour through all the stages of my life", he adds.

According to the influencer, the piece will not shy away from more sensitive themes and will include personal issues, such as depression, anxiety and food selectivity - a disorder that causes a person to have difficulty eating and consuming certain foods.

Bomtalvão hopes that the show will make his fans connect more with him beyond social media. “I wanted people to watch me understanding that I am also Lucas”, he says. "That's why I wanted to tell a little of my story so that my audience can have that connection with me, for real, beyond the internet."

Despite never having participated in a theatrical show, he says that he has always been interested in the medium and that he has been encouraged by many acquaintances to act due to the humorous content he produces, but he didn't know where to start.

“I was very new to the subject,” he says. "Until I met a producer, who connected me with some people and everything started to flow. We got together, started thinking about everything and writing a script. We've been in this process for about three months."

The influencer also said that, after the success of this play, he intends to start getting involved in other theater plays.

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