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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Just like the first show, Springsteen watched the performances from the audience, and came onstage throughout the night for a series of once-in-a-lifetime duets.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026
The pair had bounced different versions of the joke off each other, and the final version was simply too good for Deborah not to perform onstage.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 May 2026
That day, Colbert wasn’t onstage.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 May 2026
The actress previously appeared onstage in New York for a 2017 benefit reading of Neil LaBute's Fat Pig for MCC Theater.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026
The pair had bounced different versions of the joke off each other, and the final version was simply too good for Deborah not to perform onstage.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 May 2026
That day, Colbert wasn’t onstage.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 May 2026
The actress previously appeared onstage in New York for a 2017 benefit reading of Neil LaBute's Fat Pig for MCC Theater.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
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“Onstage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onstage. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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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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