Child Actors- Page 2

[JM226]

Posted: 3/30/16 at 5:21pm

parents are responsible for housing and accommodations. that is why you typically only have children in shows who are from the tri-state area. i know of only ONE situation where housing was set up for the family of a billy elliot. but that is extremely rare and unique. 

[itis2l84u]

Posted: 3/30/16 at 11:15pm

Call_me_jorge said: "If the children aren't from NYC do the producers set up a place for them? Or is that something the parents have to work out? 

 

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It's entirely up to the parents to set up housing for their children. I'm most familiar with Matilda so I can only give examples from there but I know lots of the Matildas are from the tri-state area and commute from home. Many of the out of state Matildas rent apartments in the city and move home after they're done being in the show. I remember one Matilda, Gabby Pizzolo, bounced around from relative to relative who all lived on statan island. 

I highly recommend reading this article from 2013 featuring kids from Matilda, Annie, Kinky Boots, and a few other shows. It talks a lot about this type of stuff and also about Matilda's strict policies with their children. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/theater/nine-broadway-shows-feature-child-actors.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/

[Fosse76]

Posted: 3/31/16 at 12:46am

sorano916 said: "Cool beans all around, folks. :) Glad that we're all on the same page. Heh.

 

Out of curiosity (and this is slightly off topic of this thread), but in the past besides Annie and possibly Sound of Music, have there been Broadway shows with a large amount of child actors like Matilda, SOR, etc.? "

 

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Billy Elliot, which had a lot of kids in the cast (either the same number or slightly more than Matilda).

 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/31/16 at 12:52am

^ look at reply number 21