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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The plays, which totaled nine hours onstage, were directed by Trevor Nunn and played in repertory at London’s Olivier Theater.
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Laura Clark, Variety, 29 Nov. 2025
He was joined onstage at the opening-night ceremony by jury members Celine Song, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jenna Ortega, Karim Aïnouz, Hakim Belabbes, Julia Ducournau and Payman Maadi.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2025
And Thursday’s collaboration goes on the list of notable Detroit music cameos, harking back to Kid Rock’s show ahead of the 2006 Super Bowl, when Bob Seger appeared onstage as a surprise guest.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Even in cinema, there’s nothing like watching a Shakespeare play performed engagingly onstage, and no better ruminations on mortality than the soliloquies of Hamlet itself.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2025
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Laura Clark, Variety, 29 Nov. 2025
He was joined onstage at the opening-night ceremony by jury members Celine Song, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jenna Ortega, Karim Aïnouz, Hakim Belabbes, Julia Ducournau and Payman Maadi.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2025
And Thursday’s collaboration goes on the list of notable Detroit music cameos, harking back to Kid Rock’s show ahead of the 2006 Super Bowl, when Bob Seger appeared onstage as a surprise guest.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Even in cinema, there’s nothing like watching a Shakespeare play performed engagingly onstage, and no better ruminations on mortality than the soliloquies of Hamlet itself.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2025
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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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