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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.

Thanks for reading!
- Stefani

• 7 Instagram Posts and Accounts Where You Can Learn About Racism in Theatre

  By Stefani on September 12, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A collection of some online resources and specific social media posts I was utilizing to educate myself more on this racism in theatre.

• 5 Reasons Why Should You Care About a Sexual Predator Being On Broadway

  By Stefani on March 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Yes, we’re going there.

• Which High School Musical is the Best: A Survey

  By Stefani on January 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Recently, I was inspired to figure out which movie of the original High School Musical trilogy is the best.

• 7 Ways I Scored Cheap Theatre Tickets

  By Stefani on November 20, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Theatre is a beautiful, unique art, expensive art form. That said, I wanted to share some stories of how I’ve gotten cheap theatre tickets.

• 16 Dos and Don’ts of Theatre Etiquette

  By Stefani on August 20, 2019 • ( 5 )

  

  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.

• 7 Musicals Overdue for a Broadway Revival

  By Stefani on August 5, 2019 • ( 3 )

  

  Basically, there’s a lot of Broadway theatres that are going to become vacant very soon. Here’s what musicals should fill those theatres.

• 16 Misogynistic Quotes From NYT Broadway Critiques

  By Stefani on July 4, 2019 • ( 4 )

  

  Ben Brantley v. Wicked – who will win?

• Why Every Song in a Chorus Line is a Work of Art

  By Stefani on March 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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.

• 6 Gateway Musicals for New Theatre Fans

  By Stefani on March 14, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  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.

• 10 Bucket-List Female Roles in Current Broadway Musicals

  By Stefani on March 6, 2019 • ( 3 )

  

  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!

• Best Musical Winners I’ve Seen, Ranked

  By Stefani on February 27, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  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.

• 10 Showtunes That Prove Musicals Aren’t Just Smiles and Rainbows

  By Stefani on February 21, 2019 • ( 4 )

  

  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.

• Bootleg Pros and Cons

  By Stefani on February 14, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  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.

• 7 Musicals That Should Be Live TV Productions

  By Stefani on February 6, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  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.

• 8 Do’s and Don’ts of Stagedooring

  By Stefani on January 30, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  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.