00:00What was it like getting that first Hamilton paycheck?
00:03Yo, it was nice.
00:05Well, no, no, actually, it wasn't.
00:07Oh.
00:07Because we were off Broadway, and I was making like $420 a week.
00:12You get paid better on Broadway, but...
00:13Of course.
00:14Even on Broadway, it can still be tough.
00:16If you're an ensemble member, right, like you're a chorus member,
00:18you're probably making like $1,800 a week.
00:20But they're paying their agent, 10% to the agent, 10% to the manager,
00:2320% off the top, and then you're paying probably in New York,
00:26what, 30%, 40% tax?
00:27Yeah.
00:28If you're not smart with your money...
00:29It goes quick.
00:30...you beat.
00:31Yeah.
00:32You know what I'm saying?
00:32You beat.
