As a kid, she was frequently exposed to music,[2] as her mother was in a chamber ensemble, her grandmother was an opera performer, her cousin was a drummer, and her father was a former member of the band "Stuck in the Fifties."
She then transferred schools for her senior year to attend Interlochen Arts Academy, where she majored in vocal music and ceramics.
[5] Stickler eventually auditioned for a role in the first national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Wicked, becoming the standby for Elphaba in 2010.
She held her first solo concert, entitled Option Up, in The Metropolitan Room on June 1, 2015, with guest stars Bree Lowdermilk, Drew Overcash, and Zoe Sarnak.
She also returns to the Broadway production of Wicked frequently, filling in during vacations as the understudy for the roles of Elphaba and Nessarose, while also performing in the ensemble of the show.