Definitions for backstage
ˈbækˈsteɪdʒback·stage

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. wing, offstage, backstage(adj)

   a stage area out of sight of the audience

2. offstage, backstage(adverb)

   concealed from public view or attention

   "offstage political meetings"

3. backstage(adverb)

   out of view of the public; behind the scenes

   "Working backstage to gain political support for his proposal"; "many private deals were made backstage at the convention"

4. backstage(adverb)

   in or to a backstage area of a theater

   "costumes were changed backstage"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. backstage(Noun)

   The area behind a stage, especially that of the dressing rooms.

2. backstage(Adverb)

   Towards the area behind the stage.

3. backstage(Adverb)

   Out of view of the public.

4. backstage(Adjective)

   Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.

5. backstage(Adjective)

   Secret, concealed from the public.

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1. Backstage

   Backstage is an entertainment-industry brand aimed at people working in film and the performing arts, with a special focus on casting, job opportunities, and career advice. Backstage publishes a weekly tabloid-sized trade magazine in the U.S. and a bimonthly digest sized resource directory that cover the entertainment industry from the perspective of performers, the performance unions, casting directors, agents, writers, directors, and, in particular, actors. Backstage also publishes related newsletters, produces industry trade shows, and hosts various panels and screenings, along with running multiple websites, including Backstage.com, Call Sheet Online, Blog Stage, Espresso, Backstage Unscripted, The Backstage 411 Casting FAQ, The Backstage Message Boards, and the weekly Backstage Digital Edition magazine. Backstage Books is an imprint of Watson-Guptill.

How to pronounce backstage?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of backstage in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of backstage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of backstage in a Sentence

1. Bill Cosby:

   She meets me backstage. I give her Quaaludes. We then have sex.

2. Claudine Van Den Bergh:

   At the moment I rush out to the backstage, I know exactly where to go, what to do, where my next costume is for the next part.

3. Last Christmas:

   We were both backstage and I said,' We should really do something, Emma Thompson. And Emma Thompson said,' Let Emma Thompson do Last Christmas. Let Emma Thompson make Last Christmas happen,' so we did. Emma Thompson wrote the beautiful script.

4. Richard Gere:

   Actually, it was my agent who was pushing for it much more than I was, i was a little resistant because I was n’t that taken with the stage production. But my agent just really kept pushing. I had just done a very intense movie, Unfaithful, and I thought : ‘ At the very least I ’m going to have fun doing this.' OH, BABY, Harvey Weinstein was still the co-chairman of Miramax Films when Chicago was being made. And the now disgraced movie mogul was adamant at the time that Britney Spears should be given a role in the movie. According to The New York Times, Harvey Weinstein sent three Miramax execs to pitch the idea to Britney Spears backstage at a concert in Canada. But director Rob Marshall and other producers were.

5. Ben Jealous:

   I’ll always remember him for the grace and good humor he showed each of his fellow candidates as we lined up backstage waiting … for the event to begin.

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