is an award-winning actor and director returning to ATC for his second season as Scrooge! He has been director/artistic director of City Springs Theatre Company since its inception and directed The Sound of Music (2021), Fiddler on the Roof (2023)and most recently The Music Man in 2024. Shuler recently directed/starred as Tevye in The Fiddler on the Roof at Aspen Music Festival, Carl Magnus in A Little Night Music at Lincoln Center (with Cynthia Erivo), and in Broadway’s The Music Man, playing the role of Marcellus Washburn with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. He also has recently been seen as Tom Kettle in Broadway’s The Ferryman and the New Group’s production of Sweet Charity opposite Sutton Foster. He previously appeared on Broadway in No Man’s Land (also Berkeley Repertory Theatre); Waiting For Godot in repertory, opposite Patrick Stewart, lan McKellen, and Billy Crudup; as The Monster in Young Frankenstein (also the National Tour and London’s West End); Kerchak in Tarzan; Jud Fry in Oklahoma! (also at The National Theatre and London’s West End – Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Olivier Awards); and Javert in Les Misérables. Opera appearances include Wozzeck (Curtis Institute of Music) and Regina opposite Patti LuPone (Kennedy Center). Hensley has also performed with the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, and the New World Symphony Orchestra. TV credits include Dexter: New Blood, The Good Fight, Murder of a President, Shades of Blue, Banshee, The Americans, Ed, Deadline, Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Intent, and The Jury. Film credits include Brutal Season, Devil’s Hollow, The Greatest Showman, After.Life, The Legend of Zorro, Van Helsing, Monday Night Mayhem, Someone Like You, and Opa! A proud Equity member, Hensley was awarded the “Stage Performance of the Year” by New York Magazine in recognition for his work in The Whale. He is also the namesake of the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
