How much do actors make on Broadway? — Page 5

He's not even cute enough for this biz. And I can tell by his pic that he'll be bald before he's 30...and fat.

Besides, with no vocal training he'll never be able to perform 8 shows a week for a year or two. His voice will be shot.

If someone doesn't shoot him first...

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Let's make one thing clear, getting a lead in your high school shows doesn't mean you'll make it on Broadway. If you are saying "I'll only do leads" then be ready to be unemployed most of your career.

dude, no offense but if your head gets any bigger its gonna go BOOM!!!
Seriously, I'm 15, and I have been in almost 24 more shows then you (and 17 of them leads) and I dont go around saying "Ohh yea I am to good for lessons and I'm gonna be on Broadway" cuz you know what, THERE IS NO GURANTEE (sp) I would REALLY like to be on Broadway some day, but I know that is gonna take ALOT of hard work, energy, alot of rejections and alot of strenght, all of those you lack. You seriously think your gonna get to NYC and automaticly get chosen to play idk Simba in "Lion King"? cuz if you are then you have ALOT of dissapointment ahead of you. I take voice lessons, you know why CUZ I WANT TO HAVE MY VOICE GET STRONGER!Your voice is never gonna be as good as it CAN be if you dont have lessons. Men's voices dont stop changing till their 30 or so, and your in college so your in your early 20's (I think) so you certainly need them too. Almost every person on Broadway takes lessons still, All the actress's playing Elphaba in WICKED take them almost daily. And also, those parts you listed in "resume" on here, most arent even the leads in the show. Good luck, you will be needing it.

^ Haha true he prolly does. He prolly is one of those kids that comes from a family that thinks they hold the upper hand in everything.
But seriously dude, get a reality check. I suggest you try OFF Broadway first, see if you can handle a full out gig like that.

^hehe not a bad idea lol

eeh the school I go to we do 2 weekends and the regional theater I'm in we do around 2 weeks of shows. But yea NOTHING compared to 8 shows A WEEK for however long the show runs. If you dont get lessons....bye bye voicy.

Another hundred puppets just got off of the train
And came up through the ground,
While another hundred puppets just got off of the bus
And are looking around
At another hundred puppets who got off of the plane
And are looking at us
Who got off of the train
And the plane and the bus
Maybe yesterday.

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>> Ang....did I ever say I was perfect..NO...

Kevin, of course you DID say you are perfect. It's all over you responses.

>> I don't need lessons...singing/dancing/acting otherwise.

THERE IT IS! See, you're perfect and don't need lessons. Only PERFECT people do not need lessons. Because they've grown as far as they can. There is nothing else for you to learn, obviously! Thus, you must be the PERFECT PERSON. So, yes, you said it!

>> all my roles that I have done I have sung, danced,
>> acted......a triple threat. Why would someone take lessons in
>> something that they can do naturally.

Hmmm, perhaps to grow? To improve [if they're not as perfect as you already] and to learn new techniques as your body and voice age and change, and they do and will. To keep the talent fresh in between shows . . .to break any bad habits you may form or have already . . . etc., etc.

>> We had Tony awards in high school and I won 3 of them

Anywho, your a phony and we all know it. Anyone with an ounce of brains knows that high school does NOT count. You are, at best, a high school or middle school child trying to troll the board.

And until you're willing to accept PM and send me your real e-mail address and "real" contact info. No one is as snobby, ridiculous or insane as you in real life -- except playing children. And if you say it's jealously, you're probably a mental patient somewhere with delusions of grandeur and the IQ of a hen! Well, I don't want to insult any 10-year-old children on here . . . but your mental capacity is quite low.

>> Can't really quit school so far into the game.

Can't really be a real student with the attitude, spelling, and words you're saying -- as you must know more than your professors by now, if one bit of this was real.

> Yes, I am going to move to NYC right after I graduate . . .

I'll believe it when I see it. Hey, let's chat on the phone! I have free nighttime minutes . . . send me, in pm, your digits and I will call you tonight.

>> and get my first Broadway show in a leading role.

Keep dreaming, delusional weirdo or silly little child.

>> ..that's right...I will do it. Just you watch.

You have YouTube, we can see you in all your talented glory -- then we'll tell you! As proud as you are, you must be willing to display your talent via video to all of us jealous has-beens, right?

P.S. Yes, the thread is still going. But, hey, I feel good when a 15-year-old tells us he has been enjoying the thread. And perhaps, it will help a talented, intelligent young person wanting to know the real story.

I guess we can credit Kevin with that much. He opened up a discussion that lead to a lot of information for any up and coming Actor/Singer who wants to be realistic and try their hand at a Broadway career!

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Updated On: 11/16/07 at 09:55 PM

Man you guys are gonna feel really stupid when SS is a big star. I hope you remember- I was the NICE one SS and sign my playbill at the stagedoor!

You are most definitely not real.

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You do realize that it is almost impossible to have a successful career on Broadway. The way the chain usually works is that you have to do Off-Broadway first (or if your really talented, a Broadway Chorus) for a while just to get your name out. Then, you could be an understudy for a while. Lastly, if you are AMAZING, you get the opportunity to star in a show.

And no, your agent can't just make it so that YOU don't have to wait in line while everyone else does. Maybe if you're the equivalent of Chita Rivera or Julie Andrews, but it takes a lot of HARD WORK to get to that point. And no, college productions don't count as a lot of hard work. Take that, and do it three or more times over.

Not trying to be negative, just telling the truth.

He needs nothing explained to him.

When I saw him, I said to myself: "I just saw the next Edmund Lyndeck!"

Why is this thread so long?!

Whoops, I contributed.

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