Term of the Day: salt, a salt

salt, a salt, to salt--a loyal union member who is placed on a job site that is trying to unionize, to act as as an agitator for unionization. "The new guy pushing for new members? He's a salt from the union." "The local salted the new venue with several articulate union members to convince non-union workers to sign cards."

Term of the Day: loading in poor

loading in poor--when the production is underfunded, from the beginning, they are cheap and try to cut corners. Usually results in a negative word of mouth on the street.

Expression of the Day: "Scott Rudin with a maple syrup flavor"

 "Scott Rudin with a maple syrup flavor"--Canadian ex-felon and producer Garth Drabinsky. After being indicted in 1999 for stock fraud and serving time in a Canadian prison and halfway house, Drabinsky is trying a Broadway comeback with "Paradise Square,"  which is loading in sideways at the Barrymore Theatre (February 2022). Drabinsky was called a "seductive and relentless psychopath" by the OnStage Blog. One of the leads in the Toronto production of "Phantom of the Opera" referred to him as "Scott Rudin with a maple syrup flavor," referencing the famously abusive and now disgraced American producer Scott Rudin.

Term of the Day: button

button--a musical theater term for the bump at the end of a song that lets you know it’s okay to applaud. Usually a light cue, linked to an instrumental bump.

Term of the Day: 90-day guy

90-day guy--stagehands who test positive and quarantine on Broadway are then given a card by the theater chains so they don't have to Covid test for the next 90 days, for they will likely test positive. They are able to work in the theaters.

Term of the Day: a rando

a rando--a random person, as a pejorative. A person from out of nowhere. "I can't understand the carpenter's hiring. He hires the best riggers on Broadway during load ins, but always throws a rando, like his barber's son, up on the rail with them."