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When neither works, Nora tears at her costume and hair before being calmed to a lull by stagehands who successfully manage to get their star in front of the audience and on her mark.
From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025
As well as the stagehands, there are people responsible for positioning lights and setting pyrotechnics; and 10 cleaners who sweep the stage with mops and vacuum cleaners between every performance.
From BBC • May 14, 2025
From wardrobe, to crafty, to stagehands, these experts created not only a phenomenal show but a family.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024
About 1,500 workers — stagehands, hair and makeup artists, and wardrobe personnel — are directly covered by the tentative agreement, currently working on 28 productions on Broadway and 17 on tour.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023
Like sailors hoisting a mighty sail, burly stagehands hauled thick ropes hand over hand to roll back the stage curtain, and the performance began.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
