backstage

American  

[bak-steyj] / ˈbækˈsteɪdʒ /

adverb

1. behind the proscenium in a theater, especially in the wings or dressing rooms.

2. toward the rear of the stage; upstage.

3. out of view of the public; in private; behind the scenes.

   Many of the deals were made backstage at the convention.

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adjective

1. located or occurring backstage.

2. of or relating to activities unknown to the public.

3. of or relating to the private lives of people in the entertainment industry.

   backstage gossip.

noun

1. Theater. a backstage area.

backstage British  

/ ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ /

adverb

1. behind the part of the theatre in view of the audience; in the dressing rooms, wings, etc

2. towards the rear of the stage

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adjective

1. situated backstage

2. informal away from public view

Etymology

Origin of backstage

First recorded in 1895–1900; back ² + stage

Example Sentences

I remember being backstage at the Beverly Hills Hotel when Jimmy Stewart was giving Josh Logan, the director of “South Pacific” and films like that, an honor.

From Los Angeles Times

"I would be crying backstage, and Vito would be helping me and telling me everything would be OK," she says.

From BBC

"It's a perfect way to round off the year," he says, sitting backstage before another big show, at Glasgow's famous Barrowland venue.

From BBC

“It’s the wood, it’s the bar, the backstage chairs, the little lanterns,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

As director Andrew Max Levy pops in from backstage to stop filming and hush the audience and they come to a sudden stop.

From Los Angeles Times