John said in a stage whisper, "This play is boring.""When do we eat?" asked Billy in a stage whisper.
in a stage whisper
In an exaggerated whisper that is loud enough to be overheard by other people. In theater performance, a "stage whisper" is speech that is loud enough to be heard by the audience but that has the hushed affectation of a whisper. He leaned over to me during the meeting and said in this really smug stage whisper, "And that's why Steve's the boss!"
in a stage whisper
Fig. in a loud whisper that everyone can hear. John said in a stage whisper, "This play is boring.""When do we eat?" asked Billy in a stage whisper.