backstage

[bak-steyj]

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.

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

/ 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

adjective

1. situated backstage

2. informal,  away from public view

Word History and Origins

Origin of backstage¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; back ² + stage

Example Sentences

The younger Jackson — who is also a trained mixed martial artist — was a guest at the event and was livestreaming his visit on the platform Kick when he was approached backstage by Smith.

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In that song, Charli writes about feeling insecure about a woman who shows up backstage at her boyfriend's gig.

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“So I went backstage, I said, ‘Everybody, get on Zoom.’

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Kidman celebrated 19 years of marriage to Urban on social media in June, sharing a black-and-white photo of them backstage.

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Opera offers superb chorus singers to be hidden backstage to subtly reinforce out-of-breath singers.

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