Definitions for backstage
ˈbækˈsteɪdʒback·stage

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

1. wing, offstage, backstageadjective

   a stage area out of sight of the audience

2. offstage, backstageadverb

   concealed from public view or attention

   "offstage political meetings"

3. backstageadverb

   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. backstageadverb

   in or to a backstage area of a theater

   "costumes were changed backstage"

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1. backstagenoun

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

2. backstageadverb

   Towards the area behind the stage.

3. backstageadverb

   Out of view of the public.

4. backstageadjective

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

5. backstageadjective

   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?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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How to say backstage in sign language?

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. Wesley D'Amico:

   With so many shows, believing in comedy or drama is only for those who don't know the backstage of life.

2. Nikolai Tsiskardze:

   Backstage is hell. Dancers damage their legs when sets and staircases fall over, we must not blame Yevgeny or find a scapegoat.

3. Bruce Dickinson:

   I met him a long time ago … in Toronto when he and his band came and they were sitting, watching us do a soundcheck, and he came backstage after we finished. And I ’m not exactly the world’s tallest guy. I ’m like 5 ’ 6.

4. Kelly Ripa:

   Working with your friends is a great privilege. It is a joy, and I have to say that it is a rare thing to work with a guy who is so authentic and fun and joyful and humble and generous and kind to everyone, what you see of Ryan Seacrest on the air is the person Ryan Seacrest is backstage, which is a unique thing.

5. Graham Nash:

   Thousands and thousands of people. Rain. Mud. Candles. People. Murmuring. Sound. It was unbelievable, the size of something like Woodstock - things get very hazy. They get very hazy if you're straight. They get incredibly hazy if you were high. And that's what we were so I have very few memories of interaction backstage.

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