Along with being an administrator of a popular musical theatre Tumblr blog, I am a writer and editor that moonlights as a traveling, Broadway, and roller coaster enthusiast. Theatre Nibbles was created out of a pure love for the theatre, and I hope you stick around to see what happens here.
It’s now time to talk about what to do and what not to do in the theatre. Follow these guidelines and you’ll be the perfect audience member both for the audience around you as well as the cast and crew.
Though the show itself is relatively simple in its presentation, A Chorus Line has to be one of the most influential musicals of all time. I realized that every single song is incredibly significant in their own way, and I’ve been wanting to write about it ever since.
We all had that one musical that got us interested in musical theatre. Here are seven currently-running popular musicals that are a great introduction to this art form for new fans.
Despite not having any singing or acting ability whatsoever, there are many female musical roles currently on Broadway that I idolize, even though I obviously never will play them. Here they are!
The majority of my favorite musicals haven’t won the coveted Tony Award for Best Musical. In fact, few of them have. However, I’ve seen nearly 20 shows that did win this accolade, and I thought I would rank them purely based on my enjoyment of the show.
It’s a common misconception that showtunes are happy, perky, or just plain cheesy. The real truth, though, is that not all musicals are happy, and not all showtunes are cheesy dance numbers.
While bootlegs of live theatre have performed wonders for people all around the world, they’re illegal, fundamentally flawed, and they need to be discussed.
Now that the adrenaline from Rent Not Live is starting to wear off (and the fact that Hair Live was recently cancelled in favor of more family-friendly musicals), I’ve been thinking more and more about musicals that I’d like to see made into live TV productions.
In the age of fandom-obsessed Broadway musicals such as Be More Chill, Mean Girls, Dear Evan Hansen, and Hamilton, here’s a guide to stagedooring etiquette from someone who has stagedoored a handful of times.