Can you still break into Broadway quickly if you are exceptionally talented but have little experience and training?

If you mean Broadway Broadway and not some other professional play production - probably not.

Broadway auditions are run by the Actors Equity Association (AEA) - the union for stage actors.  For roles in Broadway productions preference is given to union members.  They are seen first and sometimes can even sign up for audition slots early.  Non-union actors are MAYBE seen after all union actors have been seen (if the producers have time).

And you can’t just join Equity, you a specify type and amount of experience to be eligible to join.

Understand that it’s show BUSINESS. People are in it to make money not reward talented people with a job.  People invest a lot in their Broadway productions and they’re going to trust that investment to trained and experienced actors who have demonstrated that they work at a professional level.  Not only does someone need to be talented, they have to demonstrate that they are reliable, dependable, a team player who can handle a heave rehearsal period and deal with the stress of performing eight shows a week for (hopefully) months on end.

So even if you’re “exceptionally talented” you still need to accept, understand and deal with the business end of the industry and you need the appropriate temperament.

So if you really are exceptionally talented, then research the business, and get to work on the training and experience you’ll need to be able to effectively market yourself and to network to make industry connections.  Don’t waste your time looking for short-cuts or tricks or hoping to be “discovered”.  

Good luck 

Yes, that is still very easy to do. Go to any theater and ask to see the stage manager. He or she will instruct you on the best way to achieve your goals. Good luck!

I have read all your other questions. Tons of them.  You are beyond naive. I have made a long and very successful career in professional music performing, studio instruction, adjudication, and was also was a school voice and choral teacher in NY middle and high schools for over 25 years.  Every single dollar from then until the present.  And I am not unique at all!  But those of us who DO have ongoing careers have a TON of education and experience.  We did not start as dreamy soppy kids with stars in our eyes.  We studied, took lessons, auditioned and were accepted into every single possible state-sanctioned honors group - then worked even harder and got accepted into truly fine music conservatories - where we worked even harder.  MILLIONS of us did this.  Several years ago, NYU ran a full-page as in the NY Times stating that at that time, every single show on Broadway had NYU music and theater graduate performing full-time in them.  Many had graduated, done years of other theatrical work - and then *came home* to audition for Broadway shows.  So dear sweet clueless Agatha - can YOU commit to that?  WHO IS IT that told you you were so talented?  Gramma?  Your middle school friends?  Unless this is an assessment by a top professional, it is meaningless.  So - just how HARD can you work?  How much disappointment can you endure and still chase you goal?  What other jobs will you work while learning/auditioning, etc?  Somebody might have said you are "one in a million" - but the truth is, all of us are just "one OF a million".  So stop asking *when* all this fame in going to fall on you.  Ask HOW . . . .  this can be done - but not with your present mindset.  Good luck . . . .

there is a lot about being a Broadway performer you have to learn....go to an acting school

Certainly, it's possible. Talent alone won't make that happen for you, though.

You have to ace the audition, of course, but getting it is even harder. Just remember that professionals are not just about talent; they have learned the hard way that reliabiklity is just as important.

Ten years ago I wrote a one act play for a fringe production. We had a great time and made a little money, but the lesson I took from it was how desirable reliability is. We had a very talented lead who often missed rehearsals and then improvised without warning the other players. One pulled out in frustration and I had to play his part myself. I wrote the damned thing and spent most of my onstage time trying to feed our "star" his cue lines to get him back on script!

Find work, even little walk on parts, and get your name out there. Never miss a rehearsal and try to be the first player off the book. Always treat others respectfully, even when they are acting out. So many breaks come to those who are reliable, versatile and easy to work with.

Just ask Tom Hanks.