stage door

noun

: the door at the back of a theater that is used by actors and the people who work in the theater

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Almost every night, his sister Ariana Grande, then a pre-teen, met him at the stage door. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 June 2026 In this sequence, human Lestat is a popular stage actor in Paris, and Magnus is a Perfect Blue-style greasy-haired stalker at the stage door. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026 Several hours later, even after the last celebrities and VIPs had been dropped off at the Ed Sullivan stage door, fans lingered, not wanting to come to terms with the fact that the show had reached its final day. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 May 2026 As the crowd continues to cheer, the light from the Al Hirschfield Theatre stage door sparkles off of the phones stretched out to catch even a glimpse of the Houston hottie. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stage door

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“Stage door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20door. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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