Gypsy Boots

It used to be fashionable to refer to Broadway dancers as "gypsies" but that noun has gone out of fashion. I kind of understand why but it doesn't seem like a huge slur. Then again, I'm down with the idea that people should be called by whatever name or term they choose…and there doesn't seem to be any outcry among the folks in question over the rebranding. So the "Gypsy Robe" — a famous Broadway tradition which I wrote about here — is now the Legacy Robe…and it's probably a better name of it.

Also, there is or was this annual event called "The Gypsy of the Year Awards." If you're ever in New York at the beginning of December, try to attend this. It's only two performances and both are filled with folks from the theatrical community both onstage and in the audience. The companies of the most of the currently-running shows each put on a little sketch or musical number, often burlesquing one another and they're always very entertaining.

If you go from now on though, look for the Red Bucket Follies, which is also probably an improvement in the Name Department. Again, this does not seem to be a controversial change. The term I'd like to see changed is "Ticket Resellers." Let's call them why really are: The Unofficially Sanctioned Ticket Price Raisers. But I'll settle for just "pirates."