Term of the Day: diva whisperer

diva whisperer-- famous wardrobe woman named Suzi Gomez-Pizzo up at the Metropolitan Opera, responsible for dressing and keeping up the emotional morale of sopranos like Julia Bullock, Anna Netrebko and Deborah Voight. Term used in a New York Times profile of Gomez-Pizzo on June 13, 2025, on her retirement from the Met after 18 years.

Term of the Day: showmance

showmance (n.)--when two company members, be they cast, crew or musicians, become romantically and/or physically involved. Often happens on long-running shows. Sometimes it's the stars, like Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson on "Anna Christie." Neeson and Richardson left their spouses and married. They were together until she was fatally injured in a skiing accident. Often the affair ends when the show ends.

Term of the Day--dick dynasty

dick dynasty--when. a nasty head famous for abusing his crew passes on his nastiness to his son or daughter, who then becomes a head and is abusive to their crew, as well. Now there are two generations of nasty heads in the same family, a dick dynasty. 

Term of the Day: a bookmark

 a bookmark--a stagehand inserted into a job on a temporary basis, possibly to prevent another stagehand from getting the job.

The Monster of Broadway is Back!

The Monster of Broadway is Back! Scott Rudin, the producer of "The Book of Mormon" and "To Kill a Mockingbird," was exiled from Broadway four years ago when it came to light that he had bullied, threatened and thrown things at his assistants, running through literally a thousand people in 10 years. With a semi-fawning, rehabilitative article in the March 28th, 2025 New York Times, Rudin is coming back to Broadway with three straight plays for the 2025-2026 fall-winter season, two of them starring Laurie Metcalf.

Term of the Night: to Marie Kondo your crew

to Marie Kondo your crew--to get rid of your crew, because they don't bring you joy. "That head? When the show ended, he got rid of his crew. He Marie Kondo'ed his crew because they didn't bring him joy." A reference to the Japanese anti-clutter specialist Marie Kondo, who says if your possessions don't bring you joy, get rid of them.

Term of the Day: the Great Local #1 Headcase

the Great Local #1 Headcase--a Broadway head, famous for hiring old timers on his crew, promising them the world, then dumping them. "Be careful of that head-- he's the Great Local #1 Headcase...he'll give you work, but he'll break your heart. You can almost put the screwing on your calendar."