dressing room; green room; backstage area
The physical room or area where performers prepare and wait before going on stage. Also used broadly for the backstage area of a theater or performance venue.
The leading actress went into the dressing room and began getting ready.
The actor was reviewing the script in the dressing room.
楽屋口からスタッフが出入りしている。
Staff are coming and going through the backstage entrance.
behind the scenes; inside affairs; the inside story
Figurative use referring to the private, non-public aspects of a situation, especially in show business, politics, or organizations. Often implies insider knowledge or hidden dealings.
See also: 楽屋裏 (がくやうら)
その決定には楽屋の事情が大きく影響している。
Behind-the-scenes circumstances greatly influenced that decision.
記者は楽屋話を聞き出すのに必死だった。
The reporter was desperate to get the inside story.
The director revealed some behind-the-scenes details of the filming in an interview.
After the concert, I got to meet the singer backstage.
I visited my friend's dressing room and gave them flowers.
控室 is a general waiting room used by anyone (guests, staff, performers), whereas 楽屋 is specifically the performers' dressing room in a theater.
舞台 is the stage where performers appear before the audience, the opposite of 楽屋, the backstage area where they prepare out of sight.
楽屋 specifically means the performers' dressing room, whereas 舞台裏 covers the whole backstage area or figuratively any hidden workings of an event.
dressing room; green room; backstage · inside story; behind-the-scenes details; hidden circumstances
stage door; dressing-room entrance
inside story; confidential talk
shoptalk; insider talk · inside joke; private joke
Compound of 楽 (がく, 'music, performance') and 屋 (や, 'room, shop'). Originally referred to a room for musicians in traditional Japanese theater, later extended to dressing rooms and backstage areas in general.