The show must go on
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"The show must go on" is a well-known phrase in show business
Show business
Show business, sometimes shortened to show biz, is a vernacular term for all aspects of entertainment. The word applies to all aspects of the entertainment industry from the business side to the creative element ....

, meaning that regardless of what happens, the show must still be put on for the waiting patrons. This is an abbreviation of the true saying which is "The show must go on, otherwise we'll have to give them their money back".

The Show Must Go On may also refer to:

Film, Theatre, and Television

  • The Show Must Go On (film)
    The Show Must Go On (film)
    The Show Must Go On is a 2007 South Korean crime drama film.- Plot :In-gu is a gangster but also a husband and father who dreams of moving his family out of their drab apartment and into a bigger home. Shunned by his daughter and nagged by his wife to get a respectable job, In-gu nonetheless...

    , a 2007 Korean film directed by Jae-rim Han and starring Song Kang-ho
  • The Show Must Go On (play)
    The Show Must Go On (play)
    The Show Must Go On, a play by Koki Mitani, written in 1991 for his theatre group Tokyo Sunshine Boys. It was so popular in Japan that it brought media fame to the entire company and gained its star actor Masahiko Nishimura an award for Best Actor, in that year's Japanese Theatre Awards....

    , a 1991 Japanese play by Koki Mitani
  • "The Show Must Go On" (ER), the final episode of the 11th season of the American drama ER
  • "The Show Must Go On" (The Nanny), an episode of the television series The Nanny
  • "The Show Must Go On" (McLeod's Daughters), a musical episode of the highly popular Australian drama, McLeod's Daughters
  • "The Show Must Go On", an episode of One Tree Hill (TV series)
    One Tree Hill (TV series)
    One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...

  • "The Show Must Go On", the final episode of the Japanese anime The Big O
    The Big O
    is a Japanese animated television series created by director Kazuyoshi Katayama and designer Keiichi Sato for Sunrise Studios. The writing staff was assembled by the series' head writer, Chiaki J. Konaka....


Music

  • "Why Must the Show Go On?", a song written by Noël Coward
    Noël Coward
    Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...

  • "The Show Must Go On" (Chicago song), by the band Chicago from their album Stone Of Sisyphus
  • "The Show Must Go On", a song by the French band Soldat Louis
    Soldat Louis
    Soldat Louis are a French rock group originally from Lorient, who mix the traditional music of Brittany with typical rock music instruments - electric and acoustic guitar, drum kit, etc - as well as the traditional bagpipes and bombard...

  • "The Show Must Go On", a song by the English progressive band Nirvana from All of Us (album)
    All of Us (album)
    The Existence of Chance Is Everything and Nothing While the Greatest Achievement Is the Living of Life, and so Say All of Us or simply All of Us is a 1968 release by the British psychedelic-rock group Nirvana which includes "Tiny Goddess," "Trapeze," and "Frankie the Great." Their most well-known...

     (1968)
  • "The Show Must Go On" (Pink Floyd song)
    The Show Must Go On (Pink Floyd song)
    "The Show Must Go On" , a song by English rock band Pink Floyd, that appeared on their 1979 album The Wall...

    , by the band Pink Floyd from their rock opera The Wall
  • "The Show Must Go On" (Queen song)
    The Show Must Go On (Queen song)
    "The Show Must Go On" is a song by English rock band Queen, featured as the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album Innuendo. It is credited to Queen, but written primarily by Brian May. The song chronicles the effort of Freddie Mercury continuing to perform despite approaching the end of his...

    , by the band Queen from their 1991 album Innuendo
  • "The Show Must Go On" (Leo Sayer song), a song co-written and recorded by Leo Sayer and covered by Three Dog Night
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