on the stage

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: in or into the acting profession
went on the stage at age 15

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While largely abandoning his modest career as a recording artist, Curry found greater success on the stage and screens, appearing in London in Joe Papp’s pop version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 The choreography of the dozen-plus players on the stage is exuberant, playful and brilliantly timed, creating moments that draw both applause and gasps of joy from the crowd. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 The New Jersey native began his career in radio and on the stage before his Broadway work led to a contract with Warner Bros. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Aug. 2026 Workers had placed tarps on the stage, which was shaped like a massive arrow, to collect the storm. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on the stage

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“On the stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20stage. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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