nonplusment n.—Gloss: State of confusion or befuddlement; the noun form of the verb “nonplus.” Note: Not a new word, but rare. «Perhaps unsurprisingly—apologies to the good people of 1956 Miami—the reception amid the swizzle...
continuity call n.— «One of the work rules that management is eager to change involves what is known as the continuity call. A continuity call happens when the stagehands who are working on a running show are called for an hour’s work...
suspenser n.— «“Mauritius” caters efficiently to a hunger that Broadway hasn’t been gratifying in recent years. That’s the corkscrew-twist drama of suspense, a genre that was a theatrical staple for much of the 20th century.…And...
Degrassi set n.— «For a while now, the “Degrassi” set has been the talk of Broadway, for one big green reason: the musical “Wicked,” which was created for a general audience, but began attracting a fanatical, often face-painted following...
Counterfeit Alley n.— «A shopper can find pretty much anything else here, too, on this strip of Broadway a few blocks south of 34th Street. Sports jerseys. Sunglasses. Perfume. DVD’s fresh—maybe a little too fresh—from the big screen...
dope opera n.— «Still, musicals and might-as-well-be musicals like “Pulp Fiction” (you could call it a dope opera) have been kind to him ever since the early 1970s, when he made his stage breakthrough as a replacement Doody in the...