Theater Nerds is a weekly podcast where hosts Rachel Jones & Taylor Read will explore all aspects of theater, musicals, and everything in between. Come Nerd Out with Us!
There are SOO many sequel’s, whether it be movies, tv, or books, coming out this year. Because of that, Rachel & Taylor decided to look into musicals that have the sequels and come up with shows that…
Here we are, after Tony season, to discuss all the theater happening this summer. Listen to Rachel & Taylor preview all the shows coming broadway, touring, out of town, and in their neck of the woods…
Broadway’s biggest night came and went and we are here to discuss it all! Hear Rachel & Taylor gab about all the winners, losers, fashion, performances, and who they think should host next years Tony…
Surprise! Here is a a bonus buzz episode for you all! Listen to Rachel & Taylor discuss all the current theater and broadway news that they missed while on their podadical. Hope you enjoy! Happy Tony…
WE’RE BACK! After a much needed Podadtical, Rachel & Taylor are back bringing all their original theater thoughts, and this week they are sparing no one! Listen to them go through each category and p…
IT’S TONY TIME! We are finally here and somehow not ready for these nominations. Listen to Rachel & Taylor discuss all the nominations in detail, their surprises/ snubs, and a look back at their pred…
We’ve finally made it to the final game! Listen to Rachel and Taylor reflect on the whole bracket season, find out the results of the March Musical Madness (Song Edition), and hear them gab all about…
Finally the (real) final four! Listen to Rachel and Taylor not only discuss the song moving onto the final game, but also discuss ALL the current broadway buzz and Rachel’s most recent fabulous New Y…
Oops, apparently we (meaning Taylor) can’t do math and or sport. This is actually the ELITE EIGHT week and get ready cause there are so many fun surprises going into the final four! Listen to Rachel …
Another March Musical Madness week here on Theater Nerds! Listen to Rachel & Taylor discuss all the buzzy theater news such as Tammy Faye coming to Broadway and if Chita Rivera’s name should live on …
Another bracket week here on Theater Nerds! Rachel & Taylor are going onto Round 2 of March Musical Madness (Song Edition). Listen to them discuss the Wicked pt 1 Vanity Fair article, Illinoise movin…
It’sssss bracket season, and you know what that means. We’re back with our 2nd annual March Musical Madness (Song Edition). In this episode hear Rachel & Taylor discuss allll the theater buzz plus th…
We’re (finally) back with our series about plays, because they deserve some respect too. Hear Rachel & Taylor discuss the sophistication of the play Peter and the Starcatcher, their favorite characte…
In this episode we are finally talking about Puppets! Hear Rachel, Taylor, & special guest Darby Wiley discuss the importance of puppets in the theater space, shows with puppets, and shows we wish wo…
Tony Awards Season is coming sooner rather than later, so we decided to bring it sooner. Hear Rachel & Taylor discuss the (too many) shows opening this season, their nomination and possible win predi…
Happy Love week! This week, we are here to talk about all things love, and what better way than to discuss all the wonderful characters that fall in love. Listen to Rachel & Taylor go through Charact…
We are so excited to have writer, composer, director and producer (he wears many hats) Jonathan Hogue on the show today! Hear Jonathan discuss all about his journey to producing, his journey with pro…
“Keep it light, Keep it bright, Keep it Gay” This week on Theater Nerds Rachel & Taylor are diving into the the movie based on a musical that is based on a movie, Mel Brooks’ 2005 movie musical The P…
We know that spring feels so far away, but we’re back with our quarterly episode, and Rachel & Taylor are jumping full steam ahead and discussing all the overstuffed spring theater shows premiering o…
“Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story” We are so excited to present our 100th episode!! For such a special occasion we had to talk about one of the most influential musicals in the 21st century,…