backstage

UK: /ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ/ US: /ˈbækˈsteɪdʒ/ ,(bak′stāj′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

back•stage /ˈbækˈsteɪdʒ/   adv. 

1. Show Business behind the stage in a theater.

adj. [before a noun]

2. located or occurring backstage.
3. of or relating to the private lives of entertainers: backstage gossip.

n. [uncountable]

4. Show Business a backstage area of a theater.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

back•stage  (bak′stāj′), adv. 

1. Show Business behind the proscenium in a theater, esp. in the wings or dressing rooms.
2. Show Business toward the rear of the stage;
   upstage.
3. out of view of the public;
   in private;
   behind the scenes:
   Many of the deals were made backstage at the convention.

adj. 

4. located or occurring backstage.
5. of or pertaining to activities unknown to the public.
6. of or pertaining to the private lives of people in the entertainment industry:
   backstage gossip.

n. 

7. Show Business [Theat.] a backstage area.

[1895–1900;
back² + stage]

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

backstage / ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ/ adverb

1. behind the part of the theatre in view of the audience; in the dressing rooms, wings, etc
2. towards the rear of the stage

adjective

1. situated backstage
2. away from public view