Backstage
Backstage adverb - In a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others.
Usage example: some of the most important decisions were made backstage, and only presented to the full committee afterward
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Synonyms for Backstage
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- wing and backstage
- wing and offstage
- underhanded and backstage
- underhanded and offstage
- private and backstage
- private and offstage
- secret and backstage
- secret and offstage
- privileged and backstage
- privileged and offstage
- unofficial and backstage
- unofficial and offstage
- underhand and backstage
- underhand and offstage
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- This turned out awkwardly in some cases: "When The Spring Is In The Air," obviously written in character for The Ingenue Sieglinde, is first sung offstage by a strolling offstage, and "The Song Is You" becomes a backstage serenade that is acted nowhere near as sincerely as its lyrics.
Source: Musical World Hypotheses -
Can go either way, but are often portrayed as drunken, obnoxious idiots who complain about anything and everything, treat fans like shit, act like divas and storm offstage over completely trivial matters, and inevitably vandalize hotel rooms and/or venue backstage areas.
Source: Acceptable Professional Targets
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