The New Group’s production of “Sweet
Charity,” opposite Sutton Foster, The Grinch
in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” in
Chicago and Madison Square Garden, and
Tony in New York City Center’s Encore!
production of “The Most Happy Fella.” He
appeared in “Carousel” at Avery Fisher Hall
with the New York Philharmonic, which
was nationally broadcast on PBS. He also
appeared in “All About Us,” at the Wesport
Playhouse and “The Phantom of the
Opera” in Hamburg, Germany.
“Having been City Springs Theatre
Company’s Associate Artistic Director
since the beginning, I am excited to
accept the role of Artistic Director, where
I can continue to support and work
with the Atlanta theatre community,”
Hensley said. “My goal is, and has
always been, to deepen the connection
between our Atlanta theatre family with
the talent, resources and support of the
Broadway district. It is my honor to have
the opportunity to further enhance this
mission, here at City Springs Theatre
Company, throughout our fourth season
and beyond.”
Shuler is also the namesake of the
Georgia High School Musical Theatre
Awards - The Shuler Awards, where he first
met and began working with DeLancey.
Under the direction of Hensley and
DeLancey, the Awards Show earned its first
Southeast Emmy Award for Live Special
Event Coverage in 2017 on Georgia Public
Broadcasting.
“I am thrilled to welcome Shuler into
his new role at City Springs Theatre
Company and as my partner to usher in a
new era,” DeLancey said. “Together, we
look forward to expanding City Springs
Theatre’s role as Atlanta’s home for
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musical theatre featuring Broadway talent
and leading regional artists, developing
a place of rigorous artistic training for
the next generation, and continuing our
commitment of excellence to the Sandy
Springs community and beyond.”
Columnist publishes new
“Southern Comfort” book
Storyteller and newspaper columnist Lynn
Walker Gendusa, whose columns appear
regularly in the Marietta Daily Journal, has
published a new book of short stories.
“Southern Comfort” invites readers into
“a world full of scrapes and bruises, love
and laughter, weeping and dancing all
tumbling together through our days.”
In the book Gendusa reminds us that we
all belong to one family (the human family)
as she calls us to serve each other with
kindness. She also reminds us that while
our lives may be full of messiness and pain,
they are also filled with color, laughter and
joy.
Gendusa began writing weekly columns
for her adopted hometown newspaper, The
LaGrange Daily News, in 2015. She became
a weekly columnist for the Time Journal
News in Georgia, including Marietta Daily
Journal, Rome News-Tribune, and other
Georgia publications. She is also a weekly
columnist for the Neighborhood News,
and her work appears in different venues
across America, as well as on MSN.com.
Her first book, “It’s All Write with Me!
Essays from My Heart,” was published
in 2018. She resides in Roswell with her
husband, David.
The book is available online at
Amazon.com.
Storyteller and newspaper columnist
Lynn Walker Gendusa has published a
new book of short stories.
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