In Part 1 of the Community Theatre Pet Peeves Podcast, Jacklyn Collier, OnStage Blog Theatre Podcast co-host, ranks her five biggest pet peeves against directors, with community theatre director veteran Chris Peterson responding on behalf of di...

Rachel interviews theaterloversexperience.com's founder, Megan Gutierrez, about how she pulled off watching 11 Broadway shows in 5 days, including hit shows Othello and Glengarry Glen Ross, and discusses her reviews of each. The 11 shows Megan ...

In a special Jane Austen-themed episode, Rachel Wagner interviews the playwrights of two Jane Austen plays she saw and discusses the challenges and thrills of producing Jane Austen's works for the stage.1st Guest: Melissa Leilani Larson,...

Theatre Critic Rachel Wagner and OnStage Blog's Chris Peterson preview the new Broadway productions coming to Broadway this Spring, including BOOP The Musical, Dead Outlaw, The Last 5 Years, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, and more! 

OnStage Blog Founder Chris Peterson and Actor/Acting Coach Jacklyn Collier give advice to readers and reddit users asking for advice on all things theatre-related. Greg Ehrhardt guest hosts. Questions answered include:What to...

Rachel Wagner and Jacklyn Collier analyze the 2025 Olivier Award Nominations, which recognize the best of London Theatre. They also run through the latest shows they have attended or watched in the last few weeks, including the most recent nati...

On a Community Theatre edition of the OnStage Blog Theatre Podcast, Rachel and Jax sit down with OnStage Blog editor Chris Peterson to discusshow theatres can evolve in the wake of Trump's second term, how theatres should select shows for their...

Rachel and Jax discuss and debate the merits of the three movie musicals nominated for Best Picture for the 2025 Oscars: Emilia Perez, A Complete Unknown, and Wicked. For a complete breakdown of Wicked Part One, listen

In a special edition of the OnStage Blog Theatre Podcast, Editor-In-Chief Chris Peterson and Editorial Staff member Greg Ehrhardt react to the news that Donald Trump intends to fire many of the board members of The Kennedy Center For The Perfor...

OnStage Blog's Greg Ehrhardt joins Rachel Wagner to talk about his experience seeing "Harry Potter and The Cursed Child" on Broadway and why all future Harry Potter stories should only be adapted on stage in the future. Then, Broadway a...

To kick off 2025,, Rachel Wagner and Jacklyn Collier preview the 2025 Winter Broadway Season, including Redwood, Smash on Broadway, Boop, and much more. 

 In a special podcast exclusive, OnStage Blog's Rachel Wagner and Greg Ehrhardt sit down with Dave Solomon, the associate director of Elf: The Musical, to discuss his journey from a high school theatre enthusiast to a Broadway car...

Rachel Wagner recaps her trip to Broadway and reviews the shows she saw, including Drag: The Musical, Elf: The Musical, The Rockettes, Death Becomes Her, and more with co-host Jacklyn Collier. Check out all of OnStage Blog's reviews on onstageb...

Broadway By Ghostlight's Marc Bonanni joins Rachel Wagner and Jacklyn Collier to break down all of the songs, dances, and everything Broadway-related that they saw in this year's Thanksgiving parade in New York City.Find out more about ...

Rachel Wagner and Jacklyn Collier explain why the cinematic adaptation of Wicked is a movie musical masterpiece and what made it work so well. Yes, it's that good!Check out onstageblog.com for more commentary on Wicked on stage and on scree...

Rachel and Jacklyn talk with critic Mark Woodring of the Utah Film Critics Association about all things Evil Dead and how well the adaptation works on stage. Check out Mark's podcast on his website today! 

Rachel and Jacklyn of The OnStage Blog Theatre Podcast take a deep dive into Stephen Sondheim's hit, "Sweeny Todd." 

Rachel Wagner and special guest Chris Peterson, the founder of OnStage Blog, discuss the controversy surrounding Cynthia Erivo calling out a fan-made Wicked Poster covering her eyes and changing the color of her lips. They also dis...

Rachel and Jacklyn give the audience their selections for the best and worst songs from the most popular Broadway musicals today. 

Rachel Wagner and Jacklyn Collier debate the merits of producing jukebox musicals with director David Hanson, who recently directed a production of Mamma Mia in Utah.For more thoughts on the jukebox musical, read our editorial here on o...

Podcast Hosts Rachel Wagner and Jacklyn Collier peel back the curtain and interview each other about the origins of their love of theatre, some of their favorite productions, and play a game of Overrated/Underrated Broadway shows. They also rev...

Rachel and Jacklyn reveal their favorite leading ladies of Broadway and suggest revivals they'd want them to star in next. Check out more Broadway content on onstageblog.com!

Rachel Wagner talks with Broadway actor and singer Julie Benko about her career and her performance in the recent live stream of the Theatre Raleigh chamber production "Jane Eyre." Then, Jacklyn Collier joins Rachel (24:21) to review the Jane E...

Rachel Wagner and Jacklyn Collier are joined by theatre actor and singer Josh Egbert to discuss Rachel's visit to the Utah Shakespeare Festival and Josh's performance as William Shakespeare in the stage adaptation of Shakespeare in Love. Josh t...

On this week's episode, Rachel Wagner and Jacklyn Collier are joined by Frozen on Broadway actress Winter Donnelly for the podcast's first "Broadway Battle," in which they decide which show is better: Annie or Matilda.Categories include...