Dictionary Definition
backstage adj : concealed from the public n : a
stage area out of sight of the audience [syn: wing, offstage] adv
1 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"
2 in or to a backstage area of a theater;
"costumes were changed backstage"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪdʒ
Translations
secret
- Icelandic: leynilegur , leynileg , leynilegt
Derived terms
Translations
- Icelandic: baktjalda-, baksviðs-, leynilegur , leynileg , leynilegt
- Icelandic: baksviðs, að tjaldabaki, aftan til á leiksviði
Noun
- The area behind a stage, especially that of the dressing rooms.
Translations
the area behind the stage
- Icelandic: baksvið
Extensive Definition
Backstage may refer to:
- Backstage (album), by Cher
- Backstage (1988 film), an Australian drama
- Back Stage (1917 film), a silent film starring Oliver Hardy
- Back Stage (1919 film), a silent film starring Buster Keaton
- Back Stage, an entertainment industry brand, and two of its publications
- An offstage area of a theater
See also
- Backstage.bbc.co.uk, a developer/designer network created by the BBC
- Behind the Scenes (disambiguation)
backstage in Modern Greek (1453-):
Παρασκήνιο
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
DR,
L, R, acting area, apron, apron stage, band shell,
bandstand, before an
audience, before the footlights, behind the scenes, board, bridge, coulisse, dock, down left, down right,
downstage, dressing
room, flies, fly floor,
fly gallery, forestage, greenroom, grid, gridiron, in the limelight,
lightboard, off
stage, on the stage, onstage, orchestra, orchestra pit,
performing area, pit,
proscenium,
proscenium stage, shell,
stage, stage left, stage
right, switchboard,
the boards, up left, upright, upstage, wings