He graduated from Ohio University in Athens with a bachelor’s degree in communications with a minor in theater then earned an MFA in performing arts management from Brooklyn College in New York. His career in New York City began in the marketing department of Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. He then moved to Disney Theatrical Productions where he worked on the New York productions of The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, and Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida. Mr. Edwards worked with Manhattan Theatre Club, both in-house and as part of SpotCo advertising agency.