backstage
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But it was also something specific to this band: the ultimate Texan vindication, which happened to materialize while the Chicks were getting ready backstage.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
"She came to our backstage and said a lot of great things," one member recalls.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
At Sunrise’s two Manhattan locations, for example, residents can take classes and attend performances by Juilliard students, work with visiting artists in dedicated art studios, and attend Broadway shows with backstage discussions, Callison said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Despite the change in venue, some things are universal in Nigeria, whose creaking grid is as infamous as Lagos traffic: as the models prepped backstage Friday, the power briefly cut out.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 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
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Reading: Literature - Drama - Introductory
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Theater - Introductory
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