Showstopper

Showstopper (originally a performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production) may refer to:

Computing

 * A hardware or software bug which must be fixed before the product being worked on is considered ready for release

People

 * One of several nicknames of professional wrestler Shawn Michaels

Film and TV

 * "Show Stopper" (CSI: Miami), the twelfth episode in season eight of CSI: Miami
 * "Show Stoppers", an episode of Garfield and Friends from 1989
 * "Showstoppers", an episode of The Simple Life

Musical Theatre

 * "Showstopper! The Improvised Musical", an Olivier-award winning comedy improvised musical theatre show.

Albums

 * Showstoppers (album) Barry Manilow, 1991
 * American Idol Season 4: The Showstoppers, 2005 album from the American Idol compilation series

Songs

 * "The Showstoppa" by Salt-N-Pepa, 1985
 * "Show Stopper", by Danity Kane, 2006
 * "Show Stopper", a song by Peaches from I Feel Cream, 2009
 * "Showstopper" (song), by TobyMac, 2010
 * "Showstopper", a song by Brandon & Leah, around 2012