The first most important piece of advice for anyone aspiring to be a Broadway actor seems to be, if there is anything else you’d rather do, you should do it instead. Being an actor on Broadway can be rewarding, personally, though not necessarily financially. And everyone usually has to start at the bottom and work their way up. What is the bottom for a Broadway actor? Actually, it is to be an audience member — to see as much theater as possible, to audition and be cast in everything from school plays to community theater productions, and to invest in the career before trying to make it your career.