Term of the Day: a mud producer

a mud producer--Broadway producer who get in the details and is involved with the actors, the creatives and the backstage departments. While some Broadway producers fly at 10,000 feet raising money, a mud producer gets down into the mud or the weeds, into the details of a Broadway production. A good example of a mud producer is Joey Parnes, producer of "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder.".