Term of the Day: to doop

to doop someome--a small bribe or tribute to grease the wheels. "I dooped the elevator man a twenty so we had express service while loading in at 890 Broadway." See also: baksheesh.

Term of the Day: "If you can't fix it with gaff tape, it can't be fixed."

"If you can't fix it with gaff tape, it can't be fixed"--Gaff tape is the miracle material that holds the stage business together.

Term of the Moment: winging it

winging it--to repair something without the right materials, to improvise a solution. The original roots may be that "winging it" meant someone was feeding lines to an onstage actor from the wings.

Term of the Day: A Big-Ass Broadway Show

Big-Ass Broadway Show--a hit. The same character actor on the long-running show says, when you ask him how he's doing, "I'm on a big-ass Broadway show, what could be better?"

Obscene Term of the Day: "It's My Turn in the Barrel"

"It's My Turn in the Barrel"--It is my turn to do an unpleasant task. Could also be "It's your turn in the barrel." It comes from an obscene, homoerotic myth about how Navy men dealt with their sexual urges on long voyages. Ask your Navy veteran uncle to explain it, for I won't.

Phrase of the Day: "Better than delivering Chinese food on a bicycle."

"Better than delivering Chinese food on a bicycle"--Whenever a character actor at one of the long-running shows on Broadway is asked how the show is treating him, he says "Better than delivering Chinese food on a bicycle."