How much do b'way stars get paid? — Page 2

Thesbijean-i have to disagree with you. John Tartaglia is a big name for disney. I can only imagine how many parents took their kids to see BATB because "johnny" was in it. Smart move by disney.

"Do you know for sure who is gonna win? let alone be nominated? I'm sure you are a crazy GG fan, but just give it a rest. I said "should" because of course she might not."

I'm not a crazy Grey Gardens fan but do enjoy the score. I think you should check competition for all the actresses up for a nomination. I'm not a biased person.

I was not trying to make an argument in the first place but I did misread your post. I thought you said "she should win," or something along the lines of that.

Yeah, well, when you're Off Off, you should be lucky if they pay you in peanuts...

The "Off-off Broadway"(aka the showcase code) contract is sometomes referred to as the "Tokens" contract because that is what you used to get as payment-subway tokens.
I love how every thee months we talk about the same things-Idina's salary, getting into equity auditions, non-union tours,etc. I haven't even been on this board a year and I have seen this topic at least three times.

I love this board!

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Where are you getting these numbers for Idina's salary? Someone who worked on the show when she was there told me she made around $30,000 post-Tony, and in her extension after that, even more. It's not at all far-fetched, considering the producers paid her $30,000 a week plus living expenses for her run in London--which had pretty much sold out before she was even signed on.

ya know im pretty sure all the equity *minimums* are listed on the equity website, for bway, off broadway, lort, disney, etc. if you really wanna know, look there.

I don't think there's anything wrong with this conversation, and as a Broadway actor, I'm not offended by it. We hear so often about reported movie salaries...I think it's reasonable for people who want to be in the business to figure out what kind of salary they're aspiring to.

Bottom line, the least-compensated job on Broadway pays the equity minimum. From that, you pay your agent, pay your taxes, pay your union dues, etc. So if you're making minimum, expect to take home $800-900/week. It's not a luxurious income, particularly considering that you have to live in New York. Otherwise, salaries vary widely, as has been reported elsewhere in the thread.

I've never done Off-Broadway, but I would speculate that it's almost impossible to live on the salary over a long period of time without supplementing it with concerts or some other work.

If you're starring in a Broadway show (or have a nice supporting role), you actually make a good living for as long as your contract lasts, but then you have to go out and find another job...not as easy as it may sound.

A parting thought: a friend once told me that there are an estimated 30,000 actors in New York and 900 jobs on Broadway. It's kind of depressing, when you think about it, that you can claw your way up and maybe still have trouble paying the bills.

Off broadway is nowhere near the $900 range. Min in in the $500's. Very low. Most contracts are discussed. You can make higher depending on the ...(size of cast, how long the run is, and if you have a good agent that will fight for you!)

Don't remember exact figure. But the highest per weekly I recall was when Glen Close was in Sunset Boulevard I believe she was in the $50k per week range, which was at the time as still is extraordinary. Of course she had to be compensated well since Patti LuPone received $1Million to not go to Broadway

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I know for a fact that the full-time elphabas make $40k per week. My friend who knows Idina (he worked on the crew of both the original Rent and worked for Wicked, he's obviously an employee of the Nederlander Organization) told me this. He also told me that before Idina won the tony, kristin made the $40k, and Idina only made (I use the term only made loosely) $35k a week, which I thought was odd since they seemed so qual.


And as far as logic goes, the show makes something like $1.3 million a week per prouction so I hardly think $40k is alot...

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Oh I'm sorry, was the 2 digit number with the k next to it funny? Or was it just you trying to impress some people by proving the some sort of point that you know best and therefore what I say MUST be incorrect?

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ooooo impressive. a simple LOL is always a nice way to really prove how your intelligence completely puts what I say to shame. so i guess now I'm supposed to be like "oh god she think my opinions are a joke oh no"?

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