backstage
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After a rousing performance of Hello, Goodbye, the last moments of the show featured Colbert and Sir Paul backstage, turning off the lights of The Late Show for good.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
I caught up with him backstage before the first show on Night 1.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Heightened security and backstage tensions in Malmö made the 2024 contest "the worst it's been", he says.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Playwright Jonathan Spector rewrote lines in “Eureka Day” because laughter drowned out key dialogue and backstage cues.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The costume room backstage in the playhouse is the coolest thing ever.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Middle School
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