Term of the Day: butter hands

butter hands--stagehand known to drop things. See also: dropsy. "I am a real butter hands today."

Term of the Moment: noble failure

noble failure--a Broadway show that receives rave reviews and is an artistic favorite in the community, but has dismal ticket sales and dies a quick death. These shows are mounted on Broadway when producers follow their hearts, rather then their wallets.

Term of the Day: box-office poison

box-office poison--a leading actor or actress who is capable of killing a show. Sometimes, a crew member who has worked on a string of bombs will call themselves box-office poison. "The young stage manager, who had worked on a string of bombs, called herself 'box-office poison.'" "Baywatch's David Hasselhoff was box-office poison for the original 'Jekyll and Hyde' in the late 1990's."

Scatological Term of the Day--to step in shit

to step in shit--to get a job you did not ask for, good fortune coming out of nowhere. "The young stagehand stepped in shit when he was given a Broadway job."

Term of the Day: take a picture

take a picture-- you’re fired, you are not going to see this place again

Sarcastic term of the Moment: Living the dream

"Living the dream"--said when doing work that is particularly filthy or boring.