Lenz will work with Broadway Dreams Foundation students and faculty beginning June 13 in preparation for four public concert events. The concerts will be held at the Hertz Stage at 2 PM and 7 PM June 18 and 1 PM and 5 PM June 19.
"[Lenz] comes to us with an incredible breadth of knowledge and flair and will undoubtedly help us to create an experience our students and audience will not soon forget," said BDF executive director Annette Tanner in a statement. Lenz also served as the associate director of Hairspray on Broadway and tour, and was the resident director of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
Lenz joins the previously announced director-producer Richard Jay-Alexander, who will stage Broadway Dreams concerts July 16 at Omaha's Holland Performing Arts Center and Aug. 6 at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
The Broadway Dreams Foundation summer intensive program offers significant scholarships to hundreds of students each year, helping them to "realize their Broadway Dreams regardless of their financial status." For more information, visit www.mybroadwaydreams.com.
The Woodruff Arts Center is located at 1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA. For tickets call (404) 733-5000 or visit www.woodruffcenter.org.