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backstage

[ bak-steyj ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

behind the proscenium in a theater, especially in the wings or dressing rooms.
toward the rear of the stage; upstage.
out of view of the public; in private; behind the scenes:
Many of the deals were made backstage at the convention.

located or occurring backstage.
of or relating to activities unknown to the public.
of or relating to the private lives of people in the entertainment industry:
backstage gossip.

backstage

/ ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ /

behind the part of the theatre in view of the audience; in the dressing rooms, wings, etc
towards the rear of the stage

First recorded in 1895–1900; back ² + stage

Her mother had a musical theater background, so Malone grew up backstage, watching productions come to fruition.

But once backstage, you realize that each performer plays many parts.

Hanging out backstage, documenting the performers and the life of the show, is like therapy for her, she says.

After she ended a 6-month-long consensual affair with Cosby, she claims he drugged her backstage before a performance in Denver.

So after your speech, you walked directly back to your seat, instead of going backstage to speak with press.

Tim hustled us backstage, where Lil and I used to sweat over the animatronics and cop surreptitious feels.

From the backstage speakers came the smooth rhythm of a band playing a march trio.

At that moment Petite Jeanne sat in a dark corner backstage, engulfed in despair.

A book on The Theater, both "backstage" and "the front of the house."

Mr. Parker had come backstage and was talking earnestly to the doorman.

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