When is Jeremy Jordan coming back to Broadway?

[Butter Broadway]

Posted: 4/22/17 at 11:20pm

He's been gone for too long...

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 4/22/17 at 11:48pm

And he keeps raking in that tv money

[Butter Broadway]

Posted: 4/22/17 at 11:53pm

Yeah, but he's not really a TV star. He is a star on the stage!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 12:53am

He makes per episode on TV what would take him a few months of 8 performances a week on Broadway.  I'm sure if TV wants him that's his top priority.  

As Bebe Neuwirth said about her TV work on FRASIER: in one night more people saw her on TV than 10 years worth of stage work AND the money is insane.  

Many Broadway actors have gorgeous homes now due to their TV work.  Heck, even Jane Krakowski said until ALLY McBEAL happened to her she never thought she'd own an apartment in NYC based on her Broadway salary.  Her TV work changed all that.  

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 2:28am

Wasn't it Martha Plimpton who said it wasn't until she got Real O'neals when she was able to buy a home. Even though she had been a tony nominated actress prior.

[DAME]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 2:45am

And just because he is not back on Broadway doesn't mean he is not performing elsewhere.  His Tony last year in West Side Story at the Hollywood Bowl was exquisite.  

[adamgreer]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 3:24am

Dame, I don't know if you saw him play that role on Broadway or not, but he was leaps and bounds better than both Matt Cavenaugh (who was truly awful) or his replacement, Matthew Hydzik (who was serviceable). 

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 7:12am

He makes per episode on TV what would take him a few months of 8 performances a week on Broadway.  I'm sure if TV wants him that's his top priority.  "

Very true but the show "Supergirl" is awful and it is not even on a major network.

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 7:16am

"As Bebe Neuwirth said about her TV work on FRASIER: in one night more people saw her on TV than 10 years worth of stage work AND the money is insane.  "

Yes but you can't compare the hit show "Frasier" to "Supergirl" in terms on audience and money.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 8:38am

Actually,  the CW is considered a top 5 network.  It isn't as large as ABC, CBS, or NBC, but it isn't nothing.  And while some shows certainly are more valuable to be on, TV work still pays more than theater.  Doesn't matter how bad a show is either.  

[JBC3]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 11:00am

I like to be on a TV show.

[trpguyy]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 11:26am

BrodyFosse123 said: "He makes per episode on TV what would take him a few months of 8 performances a week on Broadway. "

You're either overestimating how much he gets paid for Supergirl, underestimating how much he would get paid on Broadway, or both. 

[Kad]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 11:49am

A name like Jordan would be making probably 10k weekly on Broadway and I doubt he would enjoy the percentage of box office or merchandising that bigger names like Mider or NPH can negotiate. 

Updated On: 4/23/17 at 11:49 AM

[Butter Broadway]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 4:17pm

And how much is he making on tv?

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 4:33pm

The starting minimum as a regular on a TV series is $20,000 per episode.  It's safe to assume he makes more per episode due to his somewhat name recognition plus residual income once series goes into syndication.  

[Back Row]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 6:57pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "The starting minimum as a regular on a TV series is $20,000 per episode.  It's safe to assume he makes more per episode due to his somewhat name recognition plus residual income once series goes into syndication.  

There are a lot of reasons why a guy like Jeremy Jordan might opt for television at this point in his career. Yeah, the money is probably better, but the exposure is the greater long term benefit. Supergirl is shown all over the world. Before Jordan was on TV, few people outside of New York really knew much about him. These DC Comics shows enjoy a cult like following, and Jordan is the beneficiary of that. On top of that, continued work for Disney, and having The Last Five Years and the Newsies movie on Netflix will ensure that his exposure goes beyond the DC Universe.  Yeah, three years in Vancouver and away from Broadway might be a sacrifice on a personal level, but the greater exposure appears to be more than worth it. He's also in a show where the writers could invent some intergalactic excuse for his temporary or permanent departure from the show if the right Broadway project came up. And he would come back to Broadway as a bigger draw than he was when he left. He's in a pretty good position. 

 

[trpguyy]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 6:58pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "The starting minimum as a regular on a TV series is $20,000 per episode.  It's safe to assume he makes more per episode due to his somewhat name recognition plus residual income once series goes into syndication.  "

Right. So two, maybe three weeks of Broadway income per episode. Not a few months.

[Butter Broadway]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 7:27pm

We also have to wonder how long each episode takes. If one episode takes 2 weeks to make, and he makes $20k for it, and 10k for one week of Broadway, it's the same.

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 8:06pm

Butter Broadway said: "We also have to wonder how long each episode takes. If one episode takes 2 weeks to make, and he makes $20k for it, and 10k for one week of Broadway, it's the same.

 

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It does not take two weeks to film one episode of televison.

Would Jordan really make 10K a week on Broadway? That seems high. 

[trpguyy]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 8:18pm

GreasedLightning said: "It does not take two weeks to film one episode of televison.

Would Jordan really make 10K a week on Broadway? That seems high. "

Correct. It typically averages out to be an episode a week.

If, for the sake of argument, Newsies was still running and Jordan returned to the production, I would expect him to bring home about 10k/week.

[Islander_fan]

Posted: 4/23/17 at 11:28pm

Someone politely correct me if I am wrong. But, I was under the impression that an actor gets some extra money if they're in a show that ends up on Netflix. Supergirl season 1 is there and season 2 will be as well. If that's the case, then it can add on to how much Jordan would be making on Broadway vs TV. 

[Butter Broadway]

Posted: 4/24/17 at 12:56am

This thread became entirely about money. Let's go back to the question. When is he coming back to Broadway?

[NOWaWarning]

Posted: 4/24/17 at 1:06am

This thread became entirely about money. Let's go back to the question. When is he coming back to Broadway?

 

When he's saved up enough money 

 

[Butter Broadway]

Posted: 4/24/17 at 1:07am

LOL !

[Kad]

Posted: 4/24/17 at 1:53am

Butter Broadway said: "This thread became entirely about money. Let's go back to the question. When is he coming back to Broadway?

 

"

Well, since nothing has been announced or seems to be in the works, that's not a question anyone can answer.