What's more, 78% of audiences are white and the average age of a Broadway audience member is 43.5 years old, considerably older than the 18-to-34 age bracket that mass media cater to. An error occurred.
The salaries of Broadway Actors in the US range from $26,063 to $708,331 , with a median salary of $127,367 . The middle 57% of Broadway Actors makes between $127,369 and $320,944, with the top 86% making $708,331.
Although some recent break-out hits, such as Hamilton and Slave Play, have attempted to diversify both Broadway plays and their audiences, the Broadway League's latest demographic report reveals that among New Yorkers who attended a Broadway performance, 67 percent were white even though whites comprise 44 percent of
During the 2017–2018 season, the average age of Broadway theatregoers was 40.6, the lowest since 2000, and for the second year in a row, there was a record total number of kids and teens under 18 attending a Broadway show. At 2.1 million, this is the highest total ever (it was 1.65 million the season prior).
A typical production budget for a Broadway musical will fall anywhere from $8-12 million, while a play might cost $3-6 million and a fairly lavish off-Broadway musical might capitalize at $2 million.
Broadway theatresThe majority, 11.45 million or over 80 percent of the audience, attended musicals. In the 2017/18 season the gross revenue from Broadway shows in New York was at 1.7 billion U.S. dollars with over 1.44 billion U.S. dollars from musicals and about 180.43 million U.S. dollars from theatrical plays.
It's a rigorous selection process. You've got to be in top 10% to get hired and cast in a show. What many people don't realize is that getting hired for a Broadway show isn't just about raw talent.
In total, the full contribution of Broadway Tourists amounted to $9.6 billion; shows contributed $2.2 billion; and theatres $17 million, for a total of $11.9 billion to NYC's economy. Broadway supports 87,000 jobs and generates $500 million in taxes to NYC.
Who's up, who's down and where the money is flowing in New York's $1.3 billion theater industry. Broadway shows attract millions of people to theaters in Times Square every year.
THEY GET PAID FOR EVERY TRACK THEY COVER …
As a standby, you can cover, I believe, three roles, and the second that you cover more than that, you have to be paid an additional amount, per week, for each role that you cover.†Sometimes, moving from swing to understudy means taking a pay cut.Right now the highest-paid performer on Broadway is Richard Chamberlain, who is playing Captain von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music.†The actor, production sources say, pulls down about $50,000 a week. That figure is a combination of a guaranteed base salary, plus a percentage of the gross box-office receipts.
The average run of an original musical is only 331 performances, about half of the adaptation average.
Wins: The most Tony Awards ever received by a single production was the musical The Producers (2001) with 12 awards, including Best Musical.
New York is not only the most famous city in the world but also, arguably, the best for tourists, thanks to its diverse culture and myriad of entertainment options. There's never a dull day in the city that doesn't sleep. New York City offers visitors endless possibilities, great diversity, and high energy.
Broadway Leads the Conversation on Taboo Topics
- Embracing Cultural and Racial Diversity. Broadway shows have never been a stranger to embracing cultural and racial diversity.
- Bringing Sex to the Forefront.
- Discussing Controversial Diseases.
- Influencing TV and Film.
