Candid conversation with Broadway veteran Lauren Kennedy, Charlie Brady (South Pacific) and NC Theatre Producing Artistic Director Eric Woodall about working together, MAMMA MIA!, ABBA, and what makes this show work.

Ep. 6: Part One with Playwright Mike Wiley -“Nothing Beats a Failure but a Try”

Based inside the beltline in Raleigh, North Carolina, Lauren Van Hemert is an award-winning podcaster who has been covering regional theater for over three years. She has been called a "pioneer" for her community-based approach to cultural arts reporting and candid conversations about diversity and inclusion in the theater industry. Her guests have included Tony Award-winners, Broadway veterans, international recording artists, and television icons, including Eric Woodall, Lauren Kennedy, Robert Hartwell, Karen Ziemba, and Ed Asner. Van Hemert is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association, Society for Professional Journalists, and the Broadway Makers Alliance.