backstage
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“There’s a lot of product, a lot of Gucci,” de Meo said as he walked from his seat to the backstage area to congratulate Demna.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“Our backstage was behind the theater, so we’d sit out there wearing these crazy corseted outfits while the guy next door was smoking brisket.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
We're shown the cue card hub backstage, which has been set up by Wally Feresten, a legend in the business who has worked on SNL for more than 30 years.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
The 98th Academy Awards featured emotional speeches, comical relief and a bevy of backstage fun.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
The backstage area was in complete pandemonium—a word which here means “actors and stagehands running around attending to last-minute details.”
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
Vocabulary lists containing backstage
Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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Theater - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Middle School
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