Death Becomes Her - Non-Union Tour BS

What a feckless union Equity is to let a hit new Broadway show that's had steady grosses and (awesome cast) no big stars to fill the house. ie: the perfect touring show, right?

Nope, a Level 5 touring contract.

https://playbill.com/job/death-becomes-her-orlando-auditions/39d75640-8077-444f-8c2b-ed50b4b3dd9b

macbeth said: "What a feckless union Equity is to let a hit new Broadway show that's had steady grosses and (awesome cast) no big stars to fill the house. ie: the perfect touring show, right?

Nope, a Level 5 touring contract.

https://playbill.com/job/death-becomes-her-orlando-auditions/39d75640-8077-444f-8c2b-ed50b4b3dd9b"

The tour is gonna be Equity, the salary range is from Touring agreement and Full production because they are casting future replacements for both the tour and Broadway. Is listed as Non Union cause is an open call not an equity call

Updated On: 10/30/25 at 09:06 AM

What financial trickery did the producers do in order to get this approved? James M. Nederlander and the John Gore Organization are both listed co-producers of the Broadway production and own/operate some of the largest touring markets in the country, so they have a clear conflict of interest to get the show on the lowest tier as possible. It’s clear the lead producer, Universal, and the aforementioned presenters manipulated the projected numbers the tour would make in order to give those working on the show the shaft.

I think it's ridiculous that AEA allows these tours to go out on these contracts. But to the poster who thinks they won't find excellent leading ladies to play these roles? Do you think they pay everyone at minimum? They will pay money to the important leads and end up with great options there. It's the supporting players and ensemble who suffer.

jakethesnake said: "I think it's ridiculous that AEA allows these tours to go out on these contracts. But to the poster who thinks they won't find excellent leading ladies to play these roles? Do you think they pay everyone at minimum? They will pay money to the important leads and end up with great options there. It's the supporting players and ensemble who suffer."



i stand corrected

to a degree

i doubt they will get 'A' listers because the salaries still wont be comparable

although they wont be as severely reduced as the ensemble salaries

also on such a low tiered tour the production values will have to be whittled down to something unrecognizable compared to the lavish broadway experience

so they will make do with B+ listers

and yes the non-union label is misleading in the casting call

it is an equity tour but cut off at the knees

given the success of this show on broadway the decision to make this tour a tier 5 is most decidedly BS