Who's Who

Broadway Education Alliance

Photo of Lauren Van Hemert

Lauren Van Hemert

Communications Manager

Biography

Lauren Van Hemert is an award-winning arts journalist, podcast host, and founder of Beltline to Broadway. She is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association, Society of Professional Journalists, and Broadway Makers Alliance. In 2021, she earned the Raleigh Medal of Arts for her coverage and support of the Black Lives Matter Movement.

Roger Rees Awards Production Team

Photo of Lauren Van Hemert

Lauren Van Hemert

Communications Manager

Biography

Lauren Van Hemert is an award-winning arts journalist, podcast host, and founder of Beltline to Broadway. She is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association, Society of Professional Journalists, and Broadway Makers Alliance. In 2021, she earned the Raleigh Medal of Arts for her coverage and support of the Black Lives Matter Movement.

Roger Rees Awards Adjudication Team

Photo of Lauren Van Hemert

Lauren Van Hemert

Communications Manager

Biography

Lauren Van Hemert is an award-winning arts journalist, podcast host, and founder of Beltline to Broadway. She is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association, Society of Professional Journalists, and Broadway Makers Alliance. In 2021, she earned the Raleigh Medal of Arts for her coverage and support of the Black Lives Matter Movement.

Advisors

Douglas Denoff

Rick Elice

Nancy Nagel Gibbs

Jarvis B. Manning, Jr.

Uma McCrosson

Merri Sugarman