As the two very different singers stood onstage awaiting their fate, viewers trembled in their armchairs, wondering who it might be...

According to Burke, "He paid me $7,500 to stand onstage and hand him my robe and crown.

"They should stand onstage and do what they do best without me interfering," said John Goberman, the executive producer.

He was no longer able to stand onstage and he delivered his monologue from an easy chair.

At least a couple of times, characters suddenly stand still onstage and recite less than brilliant poetry.

At the Limelight, Mr. Sharp stood onstage and tinkered with two racks of analog electronic equipment.

I think that they can actually stand onstage and sing this song every night, and people are going to believe them because it's where they come from, too.

Directed by Stan Lathan, the show is basically nothing more than nine people standing onstage reciting poems they have written.

They can stand onstage and do nothing.

"I want to stand onstage with James Brown and P. Diddy at the same time."