onstage

[ on-steyj, awn- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

on or onto the stage ( offstage ):
The director shouted, “Onstage, everybody!”

of, relating to, or used in the acting area, or that part of the stage that is in view of the audience.

Origin of onstage¹

First recorded in 1925–30; on + stage

Prince may have pranced around like a carefree libertine onstage, but in rehearsal he was more drill sergeant than sprite.

Her very first performance onstage came at the age of 4, when she cameoed as a dancing flower in the musical Bye Bye Birdie.

Chris Brown announced onstage at The Forum in Los Angeles on Friday night.

A militarized strike force onstage, attired in all black with faces smeared in black as though prepped for a nighttime raid.

Joplin would not only drink heavily before going onstage, she would famously continue swigging away during her shows.

There were exciting new plans lurking in the wings then, waiting to leap onstage and take shape.

I ducked into a utilidor, changed into my costume and went back onstage.

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