So why should you care? For many years, the touring actor and the Broadway actor have made comparable amounts of money. That has meant the two worlds have been interchangeable. A member of the Broadway cast of "Kinky Boots," say, might decide to hit the road for a year and see America and then go back and do another show the following season. In other words, there was no gulf in terms of quality. But if you are paying only 60 or 70 percent of the Broadway salary for a tour of the same show, logic would suggest that the pool of people willing to do such work will be more limited. Of course, show business does not follow economic logic, but still. You get what you pay for. In Chicago, where touring theater has a big economic impact on our downtown, we have a vested interest in ensuring that paychecks are competitive with those on Broadway. That's the only way we'll get to see the seasoned professionals whose skills are so crucial to a really great night out on the town.