Related Clues:

• Hire actors, unfortunately ignoring current group of players
• Players roar frantically defending box
• Pit workers making use of torches traditionally
• There are two golden rules for an ____: start together and finish together (Thomas Beecham)
• Band her co-star confused
• He's backing music, say, by monster band
• Carrots he cooked for band
• Group of musicians crash tore apart
• Lights initially extinguished, music perhaps turned up for its performers?
• Huge musical group
• Certain concert performer
• Pit crew? (Note the last four letters in this answer + ...)