Did you know there is excellence on the stage?
Is bracketed definite article correctly used in the following?
Under the direction of Tony Awards, the Tony Awards are about excellence in performance.
The dictionaries where I have consulted say “on stage” means performing on a stage. I am not sure what this means. The
Collins Dictionary has the following remark: “You
can refer to acting in a theater as the stage.” Madge said she did not want to put her daughter on the stage… He was the first comedian I ever saw on the stage. I
think the definition from Collins refers to work done in the theatrical industry in general, covering not only acting but also scripting, lighting, acting/directing etc.
The sentence in the OP divides theater into two parts: acting and otherwise, so if you like “on stage” rather than “on the stage” is there, and if there is “on the stage”
is used, it would refer only to acting.
When you say “onstage” or stage we are referring to acting/performance, not other things like scripting and lighting. Or, most of those will be considered as real “hereinforth the scenes” activities, particularly those in the production stage.
Is it perfectly grammatical to say “on stage” or “on the stage”? While I’d say the former is more common, the latter sounds good when you are making a parallel with “behind the scenes”. ”
” “My friend is quite unlucky. I’m just impressed she asks me to try again. “
