New York Stagehand Glossary

Saturday, November 30, 2019

Term of the Day: dry waterboarding

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dry waterboarding-- an incredibly boring job, where there is not enough work to keep busy. Several years ago, we were standing around at the...
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Line of the Day: "I'll tip big when you're back at Starbucks."

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 "I'll tip big when you're back at Starbucks"-- a head friend of mine on a musical had to deal with a snotty of NYU grad p...
Sunday, November 17, 2019

Quote of the Day: I still have sores over this"

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I still have sores over this -- I am still angry over this, I am still sore.
Friday, November 15, 2019

Term of the Day: a three-year review

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three-year review -- when the review is so good, the show is going to run for a while. "I thought that 'School of Rock' got a t...

Term of the Day: review proof

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review proof -- even after bad reviews, a show may survive with aggressive advertising and great word of mouth. "'Wicked' got a...

Term of the Day: carney

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carney --circus worker, roustabout. Modern definition is a disreputable person, possibly with a comic underlay. "I was short for labor ...
Monday, November 4, 2019

Term of the Day--pinchy

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pinchy-- (adj.) cheap. to be pinchy. Short for penny pincher. "That company manager is really pinchy ."
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