Do people in Theater make decent money?
December 11th, 2009 Posted by: admin
Do the super talented people who work SO HARD on Broadway make good money when they are in a successful show? Not the stars, but the others, the background singers and such.
What about shows that travel to big cities?
I’ve seen so many AWESOME shows, the actors, singers and dancers just pour their minds, bodies, energy — their entire SOULS into the performance — I sure hope they are adequately compensated!
By: luvrats
Tags: Broadway, Decent Money, Talented People
December 15th, 2009 at 14:56
why do you think so many dancers, actors and singers are also working at restaurants??
One thing you have to keep in mind is: you don’t go into performing arts for money. The big names and big stars are less than 1 in 100,0000 of a chance. And a lot of the times the most famous and the richest aren’t the most talented.
you go into performing arts because first of all you love it. and you have to love it enough to endure the all the rejection, small and unpredictable source of income, competition,
hard work, ….etc
December 17th, 2009 at 19:29
Well to answer your specific question about the folks who are on large national tours, the current minimum for a tour (production contract) is $1509.00 a week for a musical (78.5K a year).
December 20th, 2009 at 15:15
Yes, they can. Actors in both Broadway shows and touring productions are members of Actors Equity Association, and there is a minimum pay scale that determines their salary. (This salary, of course, varies depending on the work of their agent negotiating higher rates based on experience, popularity of the performer, other adjustments for stage combat, ****** requirements, etc.)
While it is difficult to give you a pay range for these performers, I can tell you that over twenty years ago, I worked for a non-Equity touring company and was paid about $600 per week for my work–a pretty good wage for the time. No one is going to get filthy rich working in the theatre (except the producers) but it IS possible to make a comfortable living through consistent, professional, hard work.