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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Wilkes, Director of Media Relations Phone: 404.314.0545 Email: jwilkes@cityspringstheatre.com The Color Purple comes to City Springs Theatre Company Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker Sandy Springs, GA, – City Springs Theatre Company, Atlanta’s home for professional musical theatre, presents The Color Purple as part of its 2021-22 PNC Bank Season. Directed by Kamilah Long, this musical about love plays May 6 – 22, 2022 in the Byers Theatre at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center (1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs). The Color Purple is included in current subscriber season packages. Tickets are $40-$100, with discounts for seniors, students, groups, and active and retired military personnel. Visit www.CitySpringsTheatre.com or call 404-477-4365 for more information.

City Springs Theatre Company Names Tony Award-Winner Shuler Hensley as Artistic Director   Sandy Springs, GA – City Springs Theatre Company is excited to announce Shuler Hensley as its new Artistic Director. The Tony award winner has been an integral part of the company from its inception in 2017 but will now take on a more prominent role, working closely with recently named Executive Director, Natalie DeLancey.   Shuler Hensley, a native of Marietta, Georgia, is a distinguished, multi-award-winning Broadway, Off-Broadway, film, and television actor.  Hensley most recently starred on Broadway as Tom Kettle in Jez Butterworth’s “The Ferryman,” directed by Sam Mendes and Two Plays in Rep at the Cort Theatre: “Waiting for Godot” and “No Man’s Land,” opposite

For Immediate Release:   Jennifer Wilkes 404-314-0545 jwilkes@cityspringstheatre.com   City Springs Theatre Company Announces Leadership Change   Sandy Springs, GA – City Springs Theatre Company announced today that Brandt Blocker will be stepping down from his position as Executive/Artistic Director. After launching the theatre company and serving as the director since 2017, Blocker made the decision to leave the Sandy Springs based theatre company.   “It has been a privilege to lead the startup of City Springs Theatre Company, said Founding Executive/Artistic Director Brandt Blocker. “In four short years, one altered by the pandemic, we have installed ourselves as the premiere home for professional musical theatre in metro Atlanta. I have every confidence that City Springs Theatre will continue on

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                 Contact: Jennifer Wilkes, Director of Media Relations Phone: 404.314.0545 Email: jwilkes@cityspringstheatre.com   City Springs Theatre Kicks Off Its 4th Season with “The Sound of Music” Starring Broadway’s Mike McGowan, Sumayya Ali, John Scherer and Kristine Reese   Sandy Springs, GA, – City Springs Theatre Company, Atlanta’s home for professional musical theatre, kicks off its 2021-22 PNC Bank Season with “The Sound of Music,” directed by Tony Award® winner Shuler Hensley, in the Byers Theatre at The Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center (1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs) playing September 10-19, 2021.  This production is included in current subscriber season packages. Tickets are $40-$100, with discounts for seniors, students, groups, and active and retired military personnel.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                 Contact: Jennifer Wilkes, Director of Media Relations Phone: 404.314.0545 Email: jwilkes@cityspringstheatre.com   City Springs Theatre Company Returns to Byers Theatre with Into the Woods The Stephen Sondheim Classic Performs this July in Sandy Springs   Sandy Springs, GA, – City Springs Theatre Company, Atlanta’s home for professional musical theatre, and UPS will present Into the Woods, the Tony Award-winning musical by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim. Into The Woodstakes everyone’s favorite storybook characters and brings them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece, with a rare modern classic. This production is part of the 2020-21 PNC Reimagined Season and is included in current subscriber packages. Into the Woods will be performed at Byers Theatre

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Wilkes, Director of Media Relations April 13, 2021 Phone: 404.314.0545 Email: jwilkes@cityspringstheatre.com Li􏰀e Thea􏰁􏰂e i􏰃 Back a􏰃 Ci􏰁􏰄 S􏰅􏰂ing􏰃 Thea􏰁􏰂e S􏰁age􏰃 B􏰂oad􏰆a􏰄􏰇􏰃 Mamma Mia! ABBA-solutely Fabulous Musical Presnted at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Sandy Springs, GA,􏰈 City Springs Theatre Company􏰉 Atlanta􏰇s home for professional musical theatre􏰉 and UPS will present Mamma Mia!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, May 7, 8, and 9, 2021 at the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta). This production is part of the 2020-21 PNC Reimagined Season and is included in current subscriber packages. Single ticket access is available for as low as $35 with VIP box seats and tables starting at $75 by calling 404-477-4365

Dear Patrons of City Springs Theatre, Due to continued concern for our PERFORMERS, MUSICIANS, TECHNICIANS and AUDIENCE because of the COVID-19 pandemic, our July production of Monty Python’s Spamalot has been regrettably cancelled. We kindly ask that you consider donating the value of your tickets to City Springs Theatre Company, a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) local arts organization. Without your support, City Springs Theatre Company wouldn’t exist. Your donation makes it possible for us to continue our operations during this difficult period, to maintain our staff, and to exceed expectations and deliver outstanding theatrical productions and educational opportunities to over 60,000 patrons and students each year. Before July 24th, please contact our box office at 404-477-4365 to indicate your preference for one of the following options: Donate the value of your tickets to City