New York Stagehand Glossary

flop wall-- the wall in Joe Allen's that has posters of famous Broadway flops, including "The Moose Murders," "Kelly,...

second banana-- a comedian in a vaudeville or burlesque theater who plays a secondary role. An actor who plays a secondary role to the leadi...

mope --constant complainer, depressive

self-inflicted wound: when you hire a bad assistant on a show, it is a self-inflicted wound, that gets all pussy and gross.

"You took the gig--shut up and play" --a musician friend told me that sometimes you have to be blunt with whiny fellow musicians.....

"I smell Tony" --when an actor does something really great or really horrible, another actor may say, "I smell Tony," me...

to gaslight someone-- to make a stagehand go crazy by repeating the same prank over and over again, possibly coordinating with other members...