stage door
noun
: the door at the back of a theater that is used by actors and the people who work in the theater
Examples of stage door in a Sentence
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Some of his favorite moments have come as he is stopped by fans at the stage door or on the tube home.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
In a comical video recently posted online, Jean Smart, the Emmy-winning actress behind the Hacks character, is shown signing autographs outside the stage door for her new Broadway show, Call Me Izzy.
—EW.com, 26 July 2025
What has transpired in Jelly Roll's recent WWE interactions
McIntyre initially made an impromptu appearance from a side stage door.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
Things were a bit more serious but no less amusing back in April when O’Neal got up while a co-host was in the middle of talking and — in a big hurry — walked awkwardly in front of his fellow panelists and out the stage door.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
The show is drawing a wide audience, but in particular many teenage girls, who often come to the stage door to meet the cast at the end of the night.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 4 June 2025
The actor shook hands with fans gathered outside the theater's stage door and signed autographs after the birthday night performance, which came days after the star received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 7 May 2025
George Clooney, who is currently in a run of Good Night, and Good Luck, signed playbills at the stage door wearing a white Bronx Zoo cap.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 May 2025
Another gift was seeing the standing ovations and long lines at the stage door with autistic fans, their families, and friends — thrilled and overwhelmed to finally see themselves on a Broadway stage.
—Ava Xiao-Lin Rigelhaupt, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
In a comical video recently posted online, Jean Smart, the Emmy-winning actress behind the Hacks character, is shown signing autographs outside the stage door for her new Broadway show, Call Me Izzy.
—EW.com, 26 July 2025
What has transpired in Jelly Roll's recent WWE interactions
McIntyre initially made an impromptu appearance from a side stage door.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
Things were a bit more serious but no less amusing back in April when O’Neal got up while a co-host was in the middle of talking and — in a big hurry — walked awkwardly in front of his fellow panelists and out the stage door.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
The show is drawing a wide audience, but in particular many teenage girls, who often come to the stage door to meet the cast at the end of the night.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 4 June 2025
The actor shook hands with fans gathered outside the theater's stage door and signed autographs after the birthday night performance, which came days after the star received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 7 May 2025
George Clooney, who is currently in a run of Good Night, and Good Luck, signed playbills at the stage door wearing a white Bronx Zoo cap.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 May 2025
Another gift was seeing the standing ovations and long lines at the stage door with autistic fans, their families, and friends — thrilled and overwhelmed to finally see themselves on a Broadway stage.
—Ava Xiao-Lin Rigelhaupt, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Stage door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20door. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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