New York Stagehand Glossary
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Term of the Day: the teams have been picked
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the teams have been picked --when your show closes after new productions have already assembled their crews. "The producers closed my s...
Term of the Day: the Thief of Broadway
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the Thief of Broadway --head known for sticky fingers during load outs.
Friday, May 6, 2022
Expression of the Day: "If that shows goes under $200,000 again..."
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"If that shows goes under $200,000 again, the theater owners are going to take it out to the alley and shoot it in the head."
Old Road Expression: "If you don't know who the asshole is..."
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"If you don't know who the asshole is, it's you!"
Saturday, April 2, 2022
Overheard Stagehand Dialogue #25: "He's called The Felon around The Square"
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Stagehand #1: Where are you working now? Stagehand #2: "I got on at 'Paradise Square.'" Stagehand #1: "Do you know...
Friday, March 11, 2022
Term of the Day: Mirror Ball Man
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Mirror Ball Man --a Broadway carpenter fired for a mirror ball that crashed to the deck. "Under his watch, the carpenter allowed a badl...
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Term of the Day: stage dooring
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stage dooring --going to the stage door after shows to collect autographs and to interact with Broadway actors. Severely curtailed nowadays ...
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