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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Almost every night, his sister Ariana Grande, then a pre-teen, met him at the stage door.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
The ghost of actor William Terriss is said to be a resident of the Adelphi Theatre, London, where he was stabbed to death at the stage door.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
Bob Marley and The Wailers walk down an alley to the stage door behind the Odeon, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 18 July 1975.
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
12 Mar. 2026
That kind of reciprocal exchange — fan to performer, performer back to fan — is what makes the stage door tradition a distinctive part of live Broadway.
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Ryan Brennan
march 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Mar. 2026
And thank you to all those who waited my the stage door in the cold (brrrr).
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Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
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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
The ghost of actor William Terriss is said to be a resident of the Adelphi Theatre, London, where he was stabbed to death at the stage door.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
Bob Marley and The Wailers walk down an alley to the stage door behind the Odeon, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 18 July 1975.
—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
12 Mar. 2026
That kind of reciprocal exchange — fan to performer, performer back to fan — is what makes the stage door tradition a distinctive part of live Broadway.
—
Ryan Brennan
march 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Mar. 2026
And thank you to all those who waited my the stage door in the cold (brrrr).
—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
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