New York Stagehand Glossary
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Term of the Day: actor whisperer
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actor whisperer -- director or stage manager good at working with actors. In the case of PSMs, a person able to calm down or contain a diffi...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Quote of the Day: "The juke-box musical is the cockroach of Broadway musicals"
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"The juke-box musical is the cockroach of Broadway musicals" --this gorgeous line comes from New York Times theater critic Jesse ...
Friday, May 25, 2018
Term of the Night: Runyonesque character
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Runyonesque character, Damon Runyon character --eccentric Broadway character. Damon Runyon was a 1920s and 1930's newspaper man whose sh...
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Overheard Stagehand Line #16: "I'm going to his wake..."
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"I'm going to his wake to make sure he's dead."
Term of the Day: "Hit me with your best shot"
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"Hit me with your best shot" --from an old Pat Benatar song, implying that one stagehand in a confrontation doesn't have the g...
Term of the Day: "I love the smell of overtime in the morning"
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"I love the smell of overtime in the morning" --on that hard-to-achieve sixth day of work on load-ins, those who work all six day...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Term of the Day: travel agent
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travel agent --referring to a particular Broadway head, now retired..."He's the travel agent...if you piss him off, he’ll send you ...
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