Backstage: The acting community is in an uproar since the audition postings for the upcoming “Kinky Boots” and “Newsies” national tours at the end of December. Many assumed that these tours would employ actors on Production Contracts, with pay equivalent to Broadway plus per diem. Instead, “Newsies” was posted as a Tier C contract and “Kinky Boots” as Tier D.
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I was unaware of the way touring contracts work in juxtaposition to Broadway contracts. 10 different types of touring contracts? It does seem like the money is in touring because your earnings are more easily put towards living which is what it should be. It doesn't make sense to me that Newsies and Kinky Boots National Tour Company Members are making significantly less than Book of Mormon members. Kinky Boots is a Tony Award winning musical and Newsies is a Disney musical. Tier C and D? Those company members are working extremely hard and deserve more.
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