Bway Performers & driving

For out of town runs, I think the producers put the cast and crew up in a hotel that is usually in walking distance of the theater. I assume for sit down productions in L.A., the performers have to figure out their transportation out themselves. If they don't drive (which I'm sure most do), they can take public transportation to work. Most performers that come to Broadway usually are from out of town and work their way to NY after their high school years. Assuming this, they most likely will already have had their licenses.

Tours supply transportation, either a plane & our tour bus.

I know that for some tours they might let certain cast members rent a car at the expense of the producers and they usually put them in a hotel that isn't too far from the theatre.

I know that some leads in some Broadway shows have a car waiting for them at the stage door of the theatre. I know Alice Ripley has one due to the fact that when we were chatting at the stage door she told the stage door guard to have her driver wait a second while we finished chatting.

Most Broadway performers take public transportation. I have run into a lead in a Broadway musical (not saying who or what show) on my way home on the LIRR before.

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For tours in Chicago, performers always stay in hotels near the theater, and many of them walk back after the show, while for a sit-down, the leads get a car (only with Wicked for the two witches...). But other times they just walk (Anthony Rapp, Ashley Brown, etc all just walked from the Stage Door). But I think it depends on the city and hotel availability around the theater. I'm sure Equity has some regulations regarding accommodations for touring shows?

Tours can often stay in town for a months run or longer -- depending on the city. Jersey Boys will be in Boston for 12 weeks! The tours get transportation TO whatever location they are performing, and are put up in hotels nearby the theater. If the cast members want transportation OTHER than that...they can rent a car (well, most of the cast of SA cannot as they aren't old enough) or arrange for other things. An out of town tryout would follow those same guidelines.

If a big name person tours, they can arrange just about anything possible into their contracts...including a car. But that't no different then negotiating for a b'way contract.

I would imagine that for an out of town sit down the same is true: get what you can IN your contract but for the most part that is your job and therefore your responsibility to get to and from work and your living arrangements.

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I know for Wicked tour most had these little vans but the leads had regular cars it looks like but they had to share them.I actually decided to walk with Donna Vivano to her car which was parked immediately next to ours. It was a rental

For Rent i saw them getting into cars too...

I know when I was getting autographs after Everyday Rapture, Sheri walked out the door with a bike.

I have been under the impression that for the most part if a show is touring and one tour stop is in driving distance from another that they would allow the actors to rent cars and to carpool since it would be cheaper then paying for air travel or even amtrak.

I know that a lot of actors take public transportation. I was walking into the 8th avenue subway station that is right across from The Majestic and saw Megan Hilty walking down there and on the train downtown I saw a couple of cast members from In The Heights. I feel like unless you're an above the title actor then it is for the most part your job to make sure that you get too and from work in time just like it would be for anyone working any other kind of job in New York City.

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If they're from the city it can be less-than-likely they have a driver's license.

I think a lot more people in the city HAVE a driver's license than you might suspect. Just because you don't have a car doesn't mean you don't have a license.

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