stage-door

Produced by Steven Spielberg, created by Emmy nominee Theresa Rebeck NYPD Blue, loaded with tunes by Hairspray Tony winners Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and boasting a cast so good you'd think it was on cable, this stage-door soap is either gonna be a knock-'em-dead blockbuster or one of TV's splashiest misfits.

On The Set: The Curtain Rises for NBC's Smash 2012

He sat through the first act enjoying the hell out of himself, but also feeling a bit like a dopey stage-door Johnny.

With Love and Laughter, John Ritter Amy Yasbeck 2010

Some of the stage-door Janes may be starry eyed: "In the black community, the athlete is still seen as the knight in shining armor," Pamela McGee, a friend of Johnson's and a former All-American basketball player, told The Washington Post.

A Magical Mystery Tour 2008

There was a lot of stage-door Johnny in Cornell, who carried a torch for a string of actresses and dancers, from Lois Smith to Allegra Kent.

Gifts That Keep On Giving 2008

He ran round to the stage-door of the theatre to see her if possible, but he did not succeed.

The History of Pendennis 2006

But instead of looking up to see your name in lights, stage-door Johnnies and paparazzi will have to look down--at their sacks of Big Macs and cups of coffee.

Faces Of The Week: Apr. 3-7, 2006 Forbes.com staff 2006

But instead of looking up to see your name in lights, stage-door Johnnies and paparazzi will have to look down--at their sacks of Big Macs and cups of coffee.

Skinner's McDonald's Launches Internet Star Search 2006

It's a super-duper double-secret reaffirmation by media stage-door Johnnys that Bush is the President, the Dear Leader, the commander-in-chief, the stud-muffin in control, and they're willing to crawl on their bellies across the fire-ant hills and weed-tangled Texas prairie to get access to him.

THE MOTHERS ARE COMING! 2005

I took my 17-year-old daughter, who swooned over Mr. Jackman but was horrified when I suggested we join the throngs of stage-door Janies waiting for him.

A Midlife Crisis? No, Just Having Fun! 2004

If he was a stage-door Johnny, Pops called the object of his affection what we call her today: a dancer .

The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004