onstage
adverb or adjective
on·stage
ˈȯn-ˈstāj 
ˈän-,
-ˌstāj
: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience
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In addition to the actors playing the six spelling bee contestants, among them Omri Schein who’s also reprising his role from the 2015 Intrepid production, the show features four audience members enlisted to come up onstage and compete.
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David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
The fight allegedly occurred when both Scott and Tyga, who is a friend of Edwards, were onstage behind the DJ booth.
—EW.com, 2 June 2024
Matt Rife canceled two comedy shows only hours before he was supposed to go onstage.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
Two stagehands came onstage and removed the dress as Dreyfuss mimicked a striptease before putting on a blazer and taking his seat ahead of the screening.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
The fight allegedly occurred when both Scott and Tyga, who is a friend of Edwards, were onstage behind the DJ booth.
—EW.com, 2 June 2024
Matt Rife canceled two comedy shows only hours before he was supposed to go onstage.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
Two stagehands came onstage and removed the dress as Dreyfuss mimicked a striptease before putting on a blazer and taking his seat ahead of the screening.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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onstage
adverb or adjective
on·stage
ˈȯn-ˈstāj
ˈän-
: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience
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