Theater Nerds

By Rachel & Taylor

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!

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How many episodes does Theater Nerds have?

The podcast currently has 199 episodes available.

Theater Nerds episodes:

August 11, 2025 What’s the Buzz - Hamilton in theaters, Liberation on Broadway, and what’s going on with Gatsby?
We’re buzzing this week about so many things and would love to heard what you think! Listen to Rachel & Taylor discuss Hamilton going to theaters, Andrew Barth Feldman’s recent casting taboo, and what is actually going on with Gatsby?
Please leave us a review on Itunes and Spotify!
SOCIALS:
Follow and Subscribe on Insta: @theaternerdpod , Threads: @theaternerdpod, & Facebook: @TheaterNerdPodcast
Rachel: @rjsinger
Taylor: @thetayread
Website:
www.theaternerdpod.com
CONTACT US:
[email protected]
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50min
August 04, 2025 Episode 168: Top 5 Ballads
Rachel & Taylor take on ballads and rank their top 5 favorites. Listen to them discuss the definition of a ballad, the reason why their so important, and why it may be the hardest exercise they have done on the podcast.
Rachel’s Ballads:
5. Electricity - Billy Elliot the Musical
4. Beautiful City - Godspell
3. Not a Day Goes By - Merrily We Roll Along
2. Left Behind - Spring Awakening
1. Meadowlark - The Baker’s Wife
Taylor’s Ballads:
5. Moment in the Woods - Into the Woods
4. Nobody Needs to Know - The Last Five Years
3. Dear Theodosia - Hamilton
2. Maybe (Next to Normal) - Next to Normal
1. On My Own - Les Misérables
Please leave us a review on Itunes and Spotify!
SOCIALS:
Follow and Subscribe on Insta: @theaternerdpod , Threads: @theaternerdpod, & Facebook: @TheaterNerdPodcast
Rachel: @rjsinger
Taylor: @thetayread
Website:
www.theaternerdpod.com
CONTACT US:
[email protected]
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1h 24min
July 28, 2025 Episode 167: Pro Shot Commentary (Frozen)
Bringing in some cool for this HOT summer. We’re trying something new here at Theater Nerds and we’d love to hear what you all think! Watch along with Rachel & Taylor as they watch and commentate on a proshot, and this week they are watching Frozen which is now streaming on Disney+. Enjoy them discuss their Frozen origins, their favorite/ least favorite parts of the show, and whether or not Frozen 2 should be next on stage.
Starts at 11:13
Please leave us a review on Itunes and Spotify!
SOCIALS:
Follow and Subscribe on Insta: @theaternerdpod , Threads: @theaternerdpod, & Facebook: @TheaterNerdPodcast
Rachel: @rjsinger
Taylor: @thetayread
Website:
www.theaternerdpod.com
CONTACT US:
[email protected]
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1h 43min
July 14, 2025 Episode 166: Underrated Shows IV
What makes a show underrated? This week on Theater Nerds Rachel & Taylor intend to ask that very question, for the fourth time! Listen to them gab all about six musicals they feel are underrated. Do you agree?
Please leave us a review on Itunes and Spotify!
SOCIALS:
Follow and Subscribe on Insta: @theaternerdpod , Threads: @theaternerdpod, & Facebook: @TheaterNerdPodcast
Rachel: @rjsinger
Taylor: @thetayread
Website:
www.theaternerdpod.com
CONTACT US:
[email protected]
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1h 29min
July 07, 2025 Episode 165: Shrek the Musical Deep Dive
Podcasts are like onions. Join Rachel & Taylor into the swamp and Duloc as they journey into the 2009 musical based on Tik Tok’s favorite green Ogre, Shrek. Listen to them discuss their Shrek origins, the wild score and cast, and what holds up today in 2025.
Please leave us a review on Itunes and Spotify!
SOCIALS:
Follow and Subscribe on Insta: @theaternerdpod , Threads: @theaternerdpod, & Facebook: @TheaterNerdPodcast
Rachel: @rjsinger
Taylor: @thetayread
Website:
www.theaternerdpod.com
CONTACT US:
[email protected]
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1h 24min
June 30, 2025 Episode 164: Peter Pan Live!
NBC does it again. Back in 2014 for one night only they performed Peter Pan Live and we re-watched it. Hear Rachel & Taylor gab about their dream cast for Peter and their odd choices of Christopher Walken.
Please leave us a review on Itunes and Spotify!
SOCIALS:
Follow and Subscribe on Insta: @theaternerdpod , Threads: @theaternerdpod, & Facebook: @TheaterNerdPodcast
Rachel: @rjsinger
Taylor: @thetayread
Website:
www.theaternerdpod.com
CONTACT US:
[email protected]
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1h 23min
June 27, 2025 What’s the Buzz - Jimmy Awards, Broadway closings, and will Evita transfer to Broadway?
Back with our What’s the Buzz episode where we discuss all things broadway/theater news. Hear Rachel & Taylor discuss the Jimmy Awards, all the Broadway closings, and whether they think Jamie Lloyd and Rachel Zegler’s Evita will transfer to Broadway.
Please leave us a review on Itunes and Spotify!
SOCIALS:
Follow and Subscribe on Insta: @theaternerdpod , Threads: @theaternerdpod, & Facebook: @TheaterNerdPodcast
Rachel: @rjsinger
Taylor: @thetayread
Website:
www.theaternerdpod.com
CONTACT US:
[email protected]
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50min
June 23, 2025 Episode 163: Pilot Program (Glee)
Andddd here’s what you missed on Theater Nerds. Voted on by you, hear Rachel & Taylor discuss all about the Pilot episode of Glee. Gabbing all about the songs, the cast, the slurpies, and whether or not this episode of tv holds up in 2025.
Please leave us a review on Itunes and Spotify!
SOCIALS:
Follow and Subscribe on Insta: @theaternerdpod , Threads: @theaternerdpod, & Facebook: @TheaterNerdPodcast
Rachel: @rjsinger
Taylor: @thetayread
Website:
www.theaternerdpod.com
CONTACT US:
[email protected]
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June 16, 2025 Episode 162: Summer Theater Preview
As one season closes, another starts! Listen to Rachel & Taylor preview all the shows coming broadway, touring, out of town, and in their neck of the woods during the summer. Let us know what is showing in your area!
Please leave us a review on Itunes and Spotify!
SOCIALS:
Follow and Subscribe on Insta: @theaternerdpod , Threads: @theaternerdpod, & Facebook: @TheaterNerdPodcast
Rachel: @rjsinger
Taylor: @thetayread
Website:
www.theaternerdpod.com
CONTACT US:
[email protected]
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1h 37min
June 09, 2025 Episode 161: 2025 Tony’s Reactions
Straight from their living rooms after the show, listen to Rachel & Taylor discuss the 78th Tony Awards and all the thrills and chills from last nights ceremony.
Please leave us a review on Itunes and Spotify!
SOCIALS:
Follow and Subscribe on Insta: @theaternerdpod , Threads: @theaternerdpod, & Facebook: @TheaterNerdPodcast
Rachel: @rjsinger
Taylor: @thetayread
Website:
www.theaternerdpod.com
CONTACT US:
[email protected]
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1h 33min

FAQs about Theater Nerds:

How many episodes does Theater Nerds have?

The podcast currently has 199 episodes available.