--- title: Here's How the Cast of 'Frozen' Could Earn Cold, Hard Cash description: Disney is reportedly offering the cast members who are launching the "Frozen" Broadway musical a share of the production's profits. authors: - name: Martha C. White role: Writer url: https://money.com/author/martha-c-white/ education: BA, English, Princeton University at_money_since: 2015 articles: 350 covers: - Retirement - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Federal Reserve Rate Cuts - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Shopping - Taxes - Technology published: '2016-10-12T18:20:32.000Z' modified: '2016-10-12T18:20:32.000Z' section: Retirement tags: - broadway - broadway musical - disney’s frozen - Frozen - pubdesk word_count: 214 canonical: https://money.com/frozen-profit-sharing/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![elsa-frozen](https://img.money.com/2016/10/elsa-frozen.jpeg) The "Frozen" Broadway [musical](http://frozenthemusical.com/) hits the Great White Way in 2018, but Disney Theatrical Productions is already generating applause from actors, whose new contracts entitle them to a share of performance profits. Profit-sharing is generally a form of compensation more associated with Silicon Valley than Broadway, but the runaway success of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "[Hamilton](http://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/249354/264167/4272?subId1=MYfrozenmusicalmoneyAKoct&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2FHamilton-NY-tickets%2Fartist%2F2095830%3Ftm_link%3Dedp_Artist_Name)" has given the practice some recent exposure. Hamilton's inaugural cast lobbied for, and eventually [won](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/16/theater/hamilton-producers-and-actors-reach-deal-on-sharing-profits.html), the right to share in the show's considerable profits. According to the [*New York Times*](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/theater/hamilton-inc-the-path-to-a-billion-dollar-show.html), about 30 cast members reportedly will split $312,000, or about $10,000 each a year — not the kind of windfall you can retire on, but a nice supplement for professionals in an industry where paychecks can be small and fleeting. Disney wouldn't say if a similar dynamic was behind the "Frozen" contract structure, which the [*Wall Street Journal*](http://www.wsj.com/articles/disney-will-share-broadway-frozen-profits-with-actors-1476231766) reported entitles the actors who will launch the show to a shared 0.5% of profits, on top of a $400 weekly pay raise. The company did emphasize their contributions in an email cited by the *Journal*, which said, "We place the highest value on the talent and contribution of both the performers and stage managers.” Hopes are high for "Frozen," which has [raked in](http://time.com/3694709/frozen-disney-earnings/?xid=gonewsedit) money from movie ticket sales, toys and other merchandise. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/frozen-profit-sharing/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Retirement", "item": "https://money.com/retirement/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Retirement Planning", "item": "https://money.com/retirement-planning/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Here's How the Cast of 'Frozen' Could Earn Cold, Hard Cash" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/frozen-profit-sharing/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/frozen-profit-sharing/", "name": "Here's How the Cast of 'Frozen' Could Earn Cold, Hard Cash", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2016-10-12T18:20:32.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/frozen-profit-sharing/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/frozen-profit-sharing/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2016-10-12T18:20:32.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "Here's How the Cast of 'Frozen' Could Earn Cold, Hard Cash", "articleSection": "Retirement", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2016/10/elsa-frozen.jpeg", "width": 4070, "height": 2593, "caption": "elsa-frozen" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martha C. 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