Overheard Line of the Day: "I am not a kindergarten teacher"

I am not a kindergarten teacher. When I find a guy is hiding at 2:30pm, I am not going to come looking for him with a juice box. I'll never hire him again.

Term of the Day: OBC

OBC--a notation in the Playbill, meaning "original Broadway cast" or "original Broadway company."

Term of the Day: EGOT

EGOT--the difficult to achieve set of awards--Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony. The actresses Whoopi Goldberg and Viola Davis has achieved this set, as have Mel Brooks and the turbulent, violent producer Scott Rudin. There are only 18 people is history who have achieved this honor, including Rita Moreno and Robert Lopez (of "Frozen" and "Avenue Q"). Andrew Lloyd Webber didn't complete his EGOT until he received an Emmy in 2018. 

Term of the Day: bald spots

 bald spots-- when sections of seats are empty in the orchestra or in the mezzanine for a struggling show. The empty seats can appear like a bald spot when the other seats are full with patrons. 'When I peeked out to count the house, there were bald spots in the mezzanine and the orchestra." 

Term of the Day: under water

under water--when a show is losing money,  when it is in the red. When a show is not making its "nut," the amount of money a show needs to make to break even.

Term of the Day: trinas

 trinas--slang for young ballerinas. From the common name for ballerinas, Katrina.

Term of the Day--a money dump

a money dump--an expensively produced flop that may be used by producers as a way to launder profits from other more successful shows. See also: laundromat