showbusiness
Glitz and glamour
Showbusiness is the entertainment industry—theater, film, television, music, and related fields considered as a commercial enterprise.
The term emphasizes the business side of performance: contracts, publicity, box office returns.
There's no business like showbusiness.
Someone in showbusiness works as a performer, producer, agent, or in another entertainment role.
Also spelled as two words: show business.
Raised performance platform
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- West EndLondon theatre district
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
tragedy · comedy · musical · proscenium · backstage · curtain · act · scene
American film industry center
- BollywoodIndian film industry
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- box officeTicket sales revenue
trailer · franchise · sequel · cameo · Oscar · screen test · star system · typecasting
One who leads
- producerOne who makes things
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- castingShaping through liquid form
- scriptWritten words for performance
screenplay · soundstage · cinematography · editing · crew · set · lighting · location
Public recognition, widespread
- stardomCelebrity status achieved
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- tabloidsSensational gossip newspapers
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
scandal · publicist · agent · entourage · autographs · fans · endorsements · headlines
Trial performance for selection
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
understudy · blocking · cue · ensemble · troupe · method · projection · stage presence
stage
Raised performance platform
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- West EndLondon theatre district
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
drama · tragedy · comedy · musical · proscenium · backstage · curtain · act · scene · thespian
Hollywood
American film industry center
- BollywoodIndian film industry
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- cinemaMotion picture theater
box office · trailer · franchise · sequel · cameo · Oscar · screen test · star system · typecasting · mogul
director
One who leads
- producerOne who makes things
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- castingShaping through liquid form
script · screenplay · soundstage · cinematography · editing · crew · set · lighting · location · storyboard
fame
Public recognition, widespread
- stardomCelebrity status achieved
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- tabloidsSensational gossip newspapers
gossip · scandal · publicist · agent · entourage · autographs · fans · endorsements · headlines · notoriety
audition
Trial performance for selection
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
callback · understudy · blocking · cue · ensemble · troupe · method · projection · stage presence · timing
premiere
First public performance
luxury · opulence · prestige · flashbulbs · gowns · tuxedos · afterparty · limousine · champagne · velvet rope
showbusinesstechnical crew
Non-performers supporting production
private sector · office work · desk job · administration · civil service
showbusinessheavy industry
Capital-intensive manufacturing sector
manufacturing · agriculture · civil service · office work · blue-collar work
showbusinessprivate life
One's nonpublic existence
anonymity · obscurity · civilian life · ordinary life · domesticity
show, business, showing, businessman, businesslike, businesses, businesswoman, businessmen, showbiz