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Cursed Child Cast Contract Drama?
#25Cursed Child Cast Contract Drama?
Posted: 10/31/18 at 2:27pm
So much misinformation in this thread, starting with the source. There is no "mutiny." People look at their opportunities and move on. Happens all the time. Broadway pay is ok but nothing spectacular. New York cannot be compared with a town of 120k, and with all due respect, a Broadway performer cannot be compared to a high school principal. If someone comes to New York short term, rent is going to eat up most of that salary.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#26Cursed Child Cast Contract Drama?
Posted: 10/31/18 at 3:13pm
^I had the same thought as to the "mutiny" -- just some random writer (a blogger?) trying to get noticed. And yes, 120k in NYC isn't 'raking it in" but it's not on the bread line, either.
No one here has said they don't deserve the money they get...but a 10k raise is nothing to sneeze at. I'd be thrilled for one.
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#27Cursed Child Cast Contract Drama?
Posted: 10/31/18 at 3:37pm
HogansHero said: "So much misinformation in this thread."
This still surprises you somehow? 
#28Cursed Child Cast Contract Drama?
Posted: 10/31/18 at 3:59pm
dramamama611 said: "^I had the same thought as to the "mutiny" -- just some random writer (a blogger?) trying to get noticed. And yes, 120k in NYC isn't 'raking it in" but it's not on the bread line, either.
No one here has said they don't deserve the money they get...but a 10k raise is nothing to sneeze at. I'd be thrilled for one."
This.
#29Cursed Child Cast Contract Drama?
Posted: 10/31/18 at 5:59pm
haterobics said: "This still surprises you somehow? "
Nah. Nothing does, sadly.
#30Cursed Child Cast Contract Drama?
Posted: 10/31/18 at 10:12pm
Those shocked by a 100k+ salary (again, factor in all those fees and payouts), do not make their living in this industry, clearly - and certainly not in NYC.
Also, remember Broadway is the top of the stage heap. This is the furthest you can go in a stage career in the US. So, to compare it to another profession, you'd have to compare it to *the* most successful people of that profession. And then, I bet the successful people in that profession make comparable or more.
Also, it's worth noting the original cast of this play may not be well-known and the audiences are coming for the play and not the cast, but they originated these parts and likely had a strong influence of the development and success of the play. So, as it rakes in 2+ million/wk, they're right to ask for a larger cut.
If they have offers in TV and film, good for them, though - that's likely better pay.
roamermark
Swing Joined: 5/20/18
#31Cursed Child Cast Contract Drama?
Posted: 11/1/18 at 3:06am
I love the show and actors should be fairly paid. The performers should ask for whatever the market allows. Having said that, I've seen the show in London with the second year cast and on Broadway with the original cast. The average theatre goer, myself included and I attend a lot of shows in the West End, probably couldn't name two of the actors in the show - and I even met and chatted with many of them in London. They don't have a lot to bargain with in that sense.
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