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Lauren Van Hemert is a graduate of Indiana University-Bloomington, where she majored in Journalism with a minor in Theater. Prior to graduation, Van Hemert hosted her own weekly talk show on Public Radio WDNA Miami and worked as a production intern for As The World Turns. A native of Miami, Florida, Van Hemert’s love of theater started at an early age during a New York trip when her father took her to see the revival of 'Oklahoma,' 'The Music Man' starring Dick Van Dyke, and 'Peter Pan,' starring Sandy Duncan. She currently lives in Cary, North Carolina with her husband and two children, where she has been an advocate for arts education in the schools and sensory-friendly experiences. She is a member of The American Theatre Critics Association and host of the RDU on Stage podcast. Follow her on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @onlylaurenart.

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BWW Interview: Dave Toole And Morgan Parpan of Theatre Raleigh's ONCE Talk About Dialects, Making Music, and What's Next

August 31, 2018

Theatre Raleigh closes its Summer Season with the Tony Award-winning musical ONCE.

BWW Review: Theatre in the Park's IT'S ONLY A PLAY Has Makings of a Good Show, but...

August 16, 2018

There's an irony about sitting in a theater on opening night reviewing a play about a play and the sometimes-tempestuous relationship between the players and the critics.

BWW Review: Intense and Fiery Performance Makes Theatre Raleigh's MASTER CLASS Riveting

August 11, 2018

With the fiery intensity of a tigress, Judy McLane channels opera diva Maria Callas in Theatre Raleigh's production of Terrence McNally's MASTER CLASS.

BWW Review: Irreverent THE BOOK OF MORMON Still Big on Laughs, Slight in Shock Value

August 9, 2018

When THE BOOK OF MORMON opened on Broadway in 2011, it was called blasphemous, crude, raunchy, and genius.

BWW Review: Kristin Chenoweth Returns to the Stage in Boone After a Six-Week Hiatus and Lights Up the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

August 7, 2018

Kristin Chenoweth kicked off the next leg of her tour in Boone after a six-week hiatus last weekend.

BWW Interview: From Dancing Queen to Opera Diva, Judy McLane Opens Up About MAMMA MIA, Maria Callas, and Theatre Raleigh's MASTER CLASS

August 5, 2018

This week, Judy McLane steps into Maria Callas' shoes for the opening of the Theatre Raleigh production 'Master Class.

BWW Interview: 'New York Times' Bestselling Author Kate Moore Talks 'The Radium Girls,' THESE SHINING LIVES, and Radioactive Legacy

July 26, 2018

It is hard to believe that decades before Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania or the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine, there were thousands of young women, many of them teenagers, who were exposed to radium in dial factories in the United States and around the world.

BWW Interview: Ramin Karimloo Reflects on The Avett Brothers, His Friendship with Joe Kwon, and Working with Andrew Lloyd Webber in Advance of His Raleigh Benefit Concert

July 24, 2018

t might surprise theater fans that Tony-nominated Ramin Karimloo's playlist includes an eclectic mix of Colm Wilkinson, the alt-rock band The Tragically Hip, and North Carolina's own, The Avett Brothers.

BWW Review: Raleigh Little Theatre's INTO THE WOODS Turns Spotlight on Talented Teens

July 20, 2018

Any Stephen Sondheim musical is a lofty feat for even the most seasoned of performers.

BWW Interview: Women's Theatre Festival's ECLIPSED Director Michele Okoh Looks Forward to Durham Regional Premiere

July 18, 2018

Before Danai Gurira exploded on the big screen earlier this year as Okoye in the movie BLACK PANTHER, she made history with her play ECLIPSED.

BWW Review: Women's Theatre Festival's GOBLIN MARKET Makes for a Visual Feast

July 15, 2018

Long before Disney introduced the world to Anna and Elsa, Christina Rosetti penned GOBLIN MARKET, a fairytale narrative poem about the power of sisterly love.

BWW Review: NRACT'S Fun FIRST DATE Worthy of a First Impression Rose

July 14, 2018

FIRST DATE is a cute, somewhat formulaic, kitsch musical comedy that packs a whole lot of laughs.

BWW Review: Theatre Raleigh's Inventive, Heartfelt BIG FISH Transports Audience to a Simpler Time

July 12, 2018

Theatre Raleigh's BIG FISH transports audiences to a simpler time, before the age of social media and the insatiable need to curate personal stories on small screens.

BWW Interview: Women's Theatre Festival Artistic Director Ashley Popio Combines Art Forms to Elevate GOBLIN MARKET

July 11, 2018

Christina Rosetti's poem 'The Goblin Market,' explores the themes of temptation, sacrifice, and the loss of innocence and has been the subject of varied interpretations and creative adaptations ever since its publication in 1862.

BWW Feature: Theatre in the Park Announces 2019 Season

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Theatre in the Park (TIP) announced its 2019 Season Tuesday.

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In the past, immersive theater productions were something seen in bigger cities.

BWW Interview: THE BOOK OF MORMON'S Kayla Pecchioni Talks About Playing the Straight Man Amidst Outrageous Comedy in Advance of DPAC Show

July 9, 2018

When Kayla Pecchioni first saw Tony Award-winning THE BOOK OF MORMON about six years ago, she didn't quite get it.

BWW Interview: Triangle Rising Star Winner Mya Ison Reflects on Her JIMMY AWARDS Experience

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