New York Stagehand Glossary
Monday, June 25, 2018
Term of the Night: happy star, happy theater
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happy star, happy theater --if the star is happy, the mood in the theater is good.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Term of the Day: kicking the can down the road
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kicking the can down the road --refusal to make a decision in hiring, often in hiring new heads or extra stagehands. "When his extra ma...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Term of the Day: an itch
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an itch --an annoying person. "The older actress ignored her younger, romantic co-star offstage. He was a constant itch during rehears...
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."
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