How much do actors make on Broadway? — Page 2

I think he's an amusing delusional Sock puppet doing an imition of Christopher Plummer with a little bit of Peter O'Toole thrown in.

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Carly... is that YOU??

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Simon?

I love her!

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ssfun90067--are you cute? Why don't you post a picture or your MySpace profile?

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Are you prepared to put out on one of these?

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I wish you a lotta luck. I have worked in Leads in Community, College, and regional theatre for over 30 years. I would give my left kidney to be in the chorus of any Broadway show.

PLEASE come to NY and let us know how you do!

I expect you to be a mix between Delta Dawn and Eleanor Rigby in a week...but dont let that stop you...break a leg!

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I'm sorry ssfun90067 but you were asking for it w/ your naive assumption that because folks in your town/city are enthralled with your stage presence that casting professionals in NYC would want to cast you in leading roles.

I do admire your chutzpah for putting your "fabulousness" out there to the masses. Takes guts w/ this very jaded NY crowd.

Not for nothing, I know you were trying to be sincere in your initial approach, you're just gonna have to take the ego way down. It's a cuthroat business & it ain't that easy kiddo....you did make me laugh though!

I've got a friend that is one of the principals in the show and he makes about 3 G's a week, I believe!

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>> all I did was say that I'm an actor who wants to come
>> to Broadway and play leads. I don't have any ego.

Then what is your definition of "ego"?

>> I am talented....I've played leads in musicals.....duh.

As have, probably, every chorus member on Broadway in the past one hundred years! We all start somewhere, babe. And many of us "talented" people, in our 'small pond' (high school, college, local community theatre) did the same as you! So, duh . . .to you, too and your "false" idea of what ego means.

>> ..if you don't have talent then you can't play the leads.

That would be untrue. I've seen "untalented" hacks everywhere playing leads. You could be sleeping with the director and get cast . . . or you're the only male in the town to play the lead . . . or the director wants to f&@k you . . .or you're teacher's/director's pet. Hard to tell -- unless you were cast in professional shows Off Broadway or Regional. Are you Equity?

>> You'll all be sorry when I'm up there winning my 10th Tony
>> Award.

Come here, show us!

And anyway, a "real actor" who has "passion for the craft" is willing, ready and able to play ANY ROLE of ANY SIZE on Broadway, or anywhere! A cast is a "family" . . .team playing . . .etc. You don't have that, obviously; and I wouldn't feel comfortable working with a snob or egomaniac.

Of course, I have and can work with snobs and ego maniacs . . .I just don't enjoy it as much. Nevertheless, I am joyful to be on stage doing what I love, in roles small, medium and huge!!! It's my life!

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ssfun,
I am going to assume that you are being truthful and asking for advice. That said I think the reason you find yourself mocked is that you are saying you are "too good" to work hard and the lead should just be given to you. It's like going to a fortune 500 company and saying I went to college and my family thinks I'm the greatest so make me CEO I don't work in any office lower than that.
This is why you are being mocked. Other than that I know of no successful performer that got into the business for money. There are much easier ways to make money.
I wish you luck.

Updated On: 11/16/07 at 03:09 PM