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VIDEO: Meet Cast of Theatre-Centric Web Comedy THAT'S EDUCATIONAL
by Matt Tamanini - Jun 25, 2014


Last month BroadwayWorld's Matt Tamanini sat down with cast members of the new webseries THAT's EDUCATIONAL to discuss their characters and careers in the theatre. THAT'S EDUCATIONAL focuses on the home office and touring cast of M.E.A.T.Y. (Metro Educational Atlanta Theatre for Youth), showing what life out on the road is like for a touring theatre company. Join them as they try to make a difference with today's kids, one gymnasium at a time.

VIDEO: Meet Cast of Theatre-Centric Web Comedy THAT'S EDUCATIONAL
by Matt Tamanini - Jun 25, 2014


Last month BroadwayWorld's Matt Tamanini sat down with cast members of the new webseries THAT's EDUCATIONAL to discuss their characters and careers in the theatre. THAT'S EDUCATIONAL focuses on the home office and touring cast of M.E.A.T.Y. (Metro Educational Atlanta Theatre for Youth), showing what life out on the road is like for a touring theatre company. Join them as they try to make a difference with today's kids, one gymnasium at a time.

VIDEO: Crabs, Naughty Puppets, Audience Fights in Series Premiere of THAT'S EDUCATIONAL
by Matt Tamanini - May 15, 2014


Earlier this week BWW introduced you to the creators of the new webseries THAT'S EDUCATIONAL.Created by Eric Mendenhall and Matthew Myers, THAT'S EDUCATIONAL is a comic mocumentary web series about a traveling educational theatre. The story centers around the exploits of six actors and the company that sends them out on the road to use theatre as a way to teach young people valuable lessons (7 different shows, 267 dates a year). While the show itself focuses on the hilarity that ensues out on the road, it is also about the personalities of these characters and the idea that no one understands your misery more than people going through it with you. The first episode premiered earlier this week and now be found here on BroadwayWorld.

VIDEO: Crabs, Naughty Puppets, Audience Fights in Series Premiere of THAT'S EDUCATIONAL
by Matt Tamanini - May 15, 2014


Earlier this week BWW introduced you to the creators of the new webseries THAT'S EDUCATIONAL.Created by Eric Mendenhall and Matthew Myers, THAT'S EDUCATIONAL is a comic mocumentary web series about a traveling educational theatre. The story centers around the exploits of six actors and the company that sends them out on the road to use theatre as a way to teach young people valuable lessons (7 different shows, 267 dates a year). While the show itself focuses on the hilarity that ensues out on the road, it is also about the personalities of these characters and the idea that no one understands your misery more than people going through it with you. The first episode premiered earlier this week and now be found here on BroadwayWorld.

BWW Interviews: Creators of THAT'S EDUCATIONAL Talk Costume Changes in Public Bathrooms & Slowburns
by Matt Tamanini - May 13, 2014


When I first started writing for BroadwayWorld, it was as the editor for our Atlanta page. Atlanta has one of the most exciting theatre scenes in the country, and in recent years, has become a hotbed for TV and film as well. Some of the cities best actors have come together to create a hilarious new webseries called THAT'S EDUCATIONAL. The show is described as 'a comic mocumentary web series about a traveling educational theatre. The story centers around the exploits of 6 actors and the company that sends them out on the road to use theatre as a way to teach young people valuable lessons (7 different shows, 267 dates a year).'

Atlanta-Based Web Series THAT'S EDUCATIONAL Launches Today
by TV News Desk - May 13, 2014


Local production company, Dynamo Models, will be premiering the web series That's Educational at a launch party and viewing event today, May 13 at One Twelve Gallery (112 Krog Street, Suite 5/Atlanta, Georgia 30307). Doors will open at 8:00pm with a viewing starting around 8:30pm.

Atlanta-Based Web Series THAT'S EDUCATIONAL to Launch May 13
by TV News Desk - Apr 25, 2014


Local production company, Dynamo Models, will be premiering the web series That's Educational at a launch party and viewing event on Tuesday, May 13 at One Twelve Gallery (112 Krog Street, Suite 5/Atlanta, Georgia 30307). Doors will open at 8:00pm with a viewing starting around 8:30pm.

2013 BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards Winners Announced - Florida Rep Big Winner!
by BWW Special Coverage - Jan 23, 2014


Votes are cast; polls are closed; and results have been tabulated! This was our biggest year yet! After a record number of voters in more than 50 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the 2013 Ft. Myers/Naples winners! Thanks to all who voted, and huge congratulations to all the winners!

BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards LAST CHANCE TO VOTE - Molly Coyne Leads!
by Christina Mancuso - Dec 27, 2013


Voting is now underway for Ft. Myers/Naples! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.

BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Holiday Madness Awards Update 12/20 - Coyne Leads!
by Christina Mancuso - Dec 20, 2013


Voting is now underway for Ft. Myers/Naples! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.

BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards Update 12/13 - Molly Coyne Huge Lead!
by Christina Mancuso - Dec 13, 2013


Voting is now underway for Ft. Myers/Naples! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.

Post-Turkey BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards Update 11/29 - Will Brendan Powers Keep His Lead?
by Christina Mancuso - Nov 29, 2013


Voting is now underway for Ft. Myers/Naples! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.

Joe Knezevich Leads Georgia Shakespeare's HAMLET, Now thru 10/27
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2013


Love. Mourning. Revenge. Georgia Shakespeare is proud to present Shakespeare's greatest work - Hamlet, starring Joe Knezevich as Hamlet and directed by Producing Artistic Director Richard Garner.

Joe Knezevich to Lead Georgia Shakespeare's HAMLET, 10/4-27
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 14, 2013


Love. Mourning. Revenge. Georgia Shakespeare is proud to present Shakespeare's greatest work - Hamlet, starring Joe Knezevich as Hamlet and directed by Producing Artistic Director Richard Garner.

BWW Reviews: OTHER DESERT CITIES Explodes Onto Florida Rep Stage
by Chris Silk - Mar 25, 2013


Florida Repertory Theatre scored a coup, grabbing the rights to red-hot Jon Robin Baitz play 'Other Desert Cities' for their 2012-13 season. In some ways a thinly veiled take on Ron and Nancy Reagan, the show features a daughter confronting conservative parents over long-buried family secrets.

Florida Rep Opens OTHER DESERT CITIES 3/15
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 8, 2013


Florida Repertory Theatre has announced the opening of a multiple Tony-nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist,Other Desert Cities. This powerful, witty and electrifying drama by Jon Robin Baitz plays March 15-April 6 with previews March 12, 13 and 14.

WAFFLE PALACE Encore Moves Into Final Weeks
by Matthew Allen - Feb 26, 2013


After a sold-out world premiere production last summer, Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee's 'The Waffle Palace: Smothered, Covered and Scattered 24/7/365' returned to Horizon Theatre for an encore run starting in January; the triumphant return closes on March 17. ArtsATL praised the initial run as 'an easy-to-eat mixture of the funny, familiar, corny, nostalgic, and odd,' perfect for theatre-goers and Waffle House regulars alike.

THE WAFFLE PALACE Returns to Horizon Theatre, Beginning Today
by BWW News Desk - Jan 11, 2013


After a sold-out world premiere production last summer, Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee's The Waffle Palace: Smothered, Covered and Scattered 24/7/365 returns to Horizon Theatre for an open run starting tonight, January 11, 2013. ArtsATL praised the show as "an easy-to-eat mixture of the funny, familiar, corny, nostalgic, and odd," perfect for theatre-goers and Waffle House regulars alike.

THE WAFFLE PALACE Returns to Horizon Theatre, Beginning 1/11
by BWW News Desk - Nov 30, 2012


After a sold-out world premiere production last summer, Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee's The Waffle Palace: Smothered, Covered and Scattered 24/7/365 returns to Horizon Theatre for an open run starting January 11, 2013. ArtsATL praised the show as "an easy-to-eat mixture of the funny, familiar, corny, nostalgic, and odd," perfect for theatre-goers and Waffle House regulars alike.

BEDROOM FARCE Alan Ayckbourn Comedy At Florida Rep
by Beau Higgins - Jan 31, 2012


Florida Rep Crosses the Pond with Comedy, BEDROOM FARCE! Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce the opening of Bedroom Farce, a wickedly funny comedy from England's favourite playwright, Alan Ayckbourn. Playing January 31 - February 25 with three nearly sold-out discounted previews on Jan. 31, Feb. 1 and 2, Bedroom Farce proves hilariously that sometimes marital discord can be fun...as long as it's someone else's.

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