I have often wondered how even big name theatre stars (the names WE here at ATC revere, but which probably wouldn't mean much outside the tristate area) pay their bills when they're not headlining Broadway shows.
Just a few weeks ago, this conversation came up with a friend after a performance of ON A CLEAR DAY at Irish Rep, which starred Melissa Errico, one of my absolute favorites. Errico has had a wonderful career in the theatre over the last 25 years, but I find it hard to believe that she can support herself and her family with her earnings from it, especially what she must be earning in off-Broadway jobs like ON A CLEAR DAY. (I know she has a husband and kids, but I have absolutely no knowledge about her personal life or what her husband does for living now that he's retired from tennis). I've always just assumed that people like Errico must have some sort of "day job" or other form of income. |
