The show must go on

"The show must go on" is a well-known phrase in show business, 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), a 2007 Korean film directed by Jae-rim Han and starring Song Kang-ho
• The Show Must Go On (play), 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)
• "The Show Must Go On", the final episode of the Japanese anime The Big O

Music

• "The Show Must Go On" (Queen song), by the band Queen from their 1991 album Innuendo
• "The Show Must Go On" (Pink Floyd song), by the band Pink Floyd from their rock opera The Wall
• "Why Must the Show Go On?", a song written by Noël Coward
• "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
• "The Show Must Go On", a song by the English progressive band Nirvana from their 1968 album All of Us
• "The Show Must Go On" (Leo Sayer song), a song co-written and recorded by Leo Sayer and covered by Three Dog Night on their 1974 album Hard Labor