backstage pass
noun
: permission to go backstage (as at a theater) and usually to meet the performers
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Consuelos suited up in Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs uniform, while Ripa nailed Swift's game-day style with a red-and-white windbreaker, denim cutoffs and a backstage pass.
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Diana Pearl, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The show, with music by Willie Fong Young and a book by Fred Burch, centered on a group of teenagers vying in a radio call-in contest to win a backstage pass to meet a rock star.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
And, to mix a metaphor, a backstage pass felt like a ticket to the front row of the moment.
—Danielle Pergament, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
For nearly two decades, Blauvelt had a backstage pass to Savides’ genius and watched a long line of filmmakers, like Young, trying to get near it.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
The series will offer fans a backstage pass to the world’s biggest musical phenomenon, with a behind-the-scenes look at the highly competitive reality of K-pop stardom, featuring artists Jessi, Cravity and Blackswan.
—Peter White, Deadline, 25 July 2024
To Steel, an all-access pass to a political convention pales in comparison with a backstage pass at a concert.
—David Maraniss, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Ripa channeled Swift’s stadium suite style with a red-and-white windbreaker, denim cutoffs and a Kansas City Chiefs backstage pass.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
The Oscars From the red carpet to the after-after-parties, a backstage pass to the glamor, gowns and gossip of the 77th Annual Academy Awards
Oscar Dresses
The frocks that rocked the red carpet – and who brought a $100,000 handbag
The Red Carpet
The limos!
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
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Diana Pearl, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The show, with music by Willie Fong Young and a book by Fred Burch, centered on a group of teenagers vying in a radio call-in contest to win a backstage pass to meet a rock star.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
And, to mix a metaphor, a backstage pass felt like a ticket to the front row of the moment.
—Danielle Pergament, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
For nearly two decades, Blauvelt had a backstage pass to Savides’ genius and watched a long line of filmmakers, like Young, trying to get near it.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
The series will offer fans a backstage pass to the world’s biggest musical phenomenon, with a behind-the-scenes look at the highly competitive reality of K-pop stardom, featuring artists Jessi, Cravity and Blackswan.
—Peter White, Deadline, 25 July 2024
To Steel, an all-access pass to a political convention pales in comparison with a backstage pass at a concert.
—David Maraniss, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Ripa channeled Swift’s stadium suite style with a red-and-white windbreaker, denim cutoffs and a Kansas City Chiefs backstage pass.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
The Oscars From the red carpet to the after-after-parties, a backstage pass to the glamor, gowns and gossip of the 77th Annual Academy Awards
Oscar Dresses
The frocks that rocked the red carpet – and who brought a $100,000 handbag
The Red Carpet
The limos!
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
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“Backstage pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstage%20pass. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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