“Busy, booked and blessed”
"Booked and blessed" is the dream of every performer. The saying (sometimes as "busy, booked & blessed," "booked, busy & blessed" and other variations) has…
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“Booked, busy and blessed”
"Booked and blessed" is the dream of every performer. The saying (sometimes as "busy, booked & blessed," "booked, busy & blessed" and other variations) has…
“Booked, blessed and busy”
"Booked and blessed" is the dream of every performer. The saying (sometimes as "busy, booked & blessed," "booked, busy & blessed" and other variations) has…
“Blessed and booked”
"Booked and blessed" is the dream of every performer. The saying (sometimes as "busy, booked & blessed," "booked, busy & blessed" and other variations) has…
Screlting (screaming/screeching + belting)
"Screlt" is a portmanteau word of "scream"/"screech" and "belt." It's usually given as "screlting," and a person who does this is a…
Parking and Barking (singing with limited theatrical movement)
"Park and bark" refers to when a singer -- especially in an opera -- parks in a certain place and barks out the music. Modern performances try to eliminate "park-and-bark" by…
“Booked and blessed”
"Booked and blessed" is the dream of every performer. The saying (sometimes as "busy, booked & blessed," "booked, busy & blessed" and other variations) has…
Showmance (show + romance)
"Showmance" is a portmanteau of the words "show" and "romance." For example, if the two leads of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet fall in love in real…
Two Dow Shay (two show day)
"Two dow shay" is a spoonerism for "two show day." Two shows a day is a business day in the theater, and the joke is that it's so exhausting that even the term can't…
Money Note
The "money note" is a note that a singer can reach and wow the audience with. The term "money note" has been used in the opera, in pop music and in musical theater.…
“Coffee keeps me off the naughty list”
"Coffee keeps me off the naughty list" is a Christmas saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since at least 2016. FacebookGrab your coffee..I want…
“‘I’m leaving Twitter’ is the new ‘I’m moving to Canada’”
During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, many liberals stated that they would move to Canada is Donald Trump (a Republican) were to be elected president. he was elected, but not many of these…
“Why did the potato cough up blood?”/“Because it had tuber-culosis.”
Tuberculosis doesn't involve potatoes ("tubers"), but there are jokes. "Why was the potato concerned over its cough? Because it thought it had Tuber-culosis" was posted on…
“Why was the potato coughing?”/“He had tuber-culosis.”
Tuberculosis doesn't involve potatoes ("tubers"), but there are jokes. "Why was the potato concerned over its cough? Because it thought it had Tuber-culosis" was posted on…
“I made it so Jesus comes up on my laptop if I leave it alone for 5 minutes. He is my screen savior”
A "screensaver" should not be confused with a "screen savior," but there are jokes. The "screen savior" pun has been printed on many images. "Jesus is my screen…
“I was feeling bad about my code so I went outside and take a run…” (joke)
"If ever you're feeling sad, just go for a run" might, at first, seem like good advice. However, a joke often follows this. "If you’re ever sad, just go for a run. Then…
“If ever you’re feeling sad, just go for a run…” (joke)
"If ever you're feeling sad, just go for a run" might, at first, seem like good advice. However, a joke often follows this. "If you’re ever sad, just go for a run. Then…
“I put Jesus on my background pic and now my phone never dies. Yup, he’s my screen-savior”
A "screensaver" should not be confused with a "screen savior," but there are jokes. The "screen savior" pun has been printed on many images. "Jesus is my screen…
“When you’re too emotional to talk, you sing. When you’re too emotional to sing, you dance”
There's an adage in the musical theater about when it's time for a song and when it's time for a dance. Authorship of the saying is unknown. "When you don't have the words…
“‘Break a leg’ dates back to Shakespeare, because you can’t make a Hamlet without breaking legs”
"You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs" is an old proverb. "You can't make a Hamlet without breaking a few eggs/egos/legs" is a theater joke. "You…