Jeffrey Finn News

The Marcus Performing Arts Center (MPAC) announced today that single tickets for the North American Tour of SPAMALOT, the outrageous and irreverent award-winning Broadway hit musical comedy, will go on sale Friday, February 13 at 10:00 a.m.

Kevin Couch has resigned from his position as senior vice president of artistic programming at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts less than two weeks after his appointment was announced, according to The New York Times.

xProducers Tom Hulce, Robert Ahrens and The Shubert Organization along with Creative Partners Productions have just announced that Chess will record a Broadway cast album on Monday, January 26, 2026. A release date will be announced shortly.

Kevin Csolak will take on the role “Bob” in The Outsiders on Broadway starting Friday, September 26, 2025 while original cast member Kevin William Paul takes a leave of absence.

The Kennedy Center has fired Kevin Struthers, senior director of music programming, ending his 30-year tenure and adding to a series of staff departures under President Donald Trump’s leadership.

Regions Bank Broadway in Atlanta has announced that single tickets for the Tony Award winning Best Musical, THE OUTSIDERS, based on the seminal novel by S.E. Hinton and Francis Ford Coppola’s landmark motion picture, will go on sale Friday, Sept. 12.

Over 700 artists and institutions have signed a statement supporting artistic freedom, and pledging to stand with institutions facing political pressure.

The Kennedy Center has eliminated its dance programming team, prompting resignations and concerns about censorship as more than 50 employees have left under Donald Trump’s leadership.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 18, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Jeffrey Finn, senior vice president of artistic programming and vice president and executive producer of theater at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will step down. Learn more.

Omaha Performing Arts has announced that single tickets for the Tony Award winning Best Musical, The Outsiders, based on the seminal novel by S.E. Hinton and Francis Ford Coppola's landmark motion picture, are now on sale to the public.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will return to the New York stage this fall.  The musical will begin previews on November 7, with opening night set for November 17, 2025. The show is now teasing its cast via Instagram. Can you guess the spellers from these emojis?

The Outsiders will be recorded at Broadway’s Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, where it will be added to its Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT).

Brody Grant, who made his Broadway debut as “Ponyboy Curtis' in The Outsiders, will play his final performance in the production in 10 weeks. Learn more here!

The Outsiders will bring The Stay Gold Project, originally founded to make the Broadway show accessible and inclusive to New York City Public Schools students, across the country as the show launches its North American Tour this fall.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is returning to New York City! Learn more about The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and see how to purchase tickets.

Broadway musical comedy SMASH will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, June 22, 2025 after  32 previews and 84 regular performances at the Imperial Theatre.

The Outsiders has released of a new block of single tickets for performances through April 5, 2026 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Learn more about how to get tickets here!

The Kennedy Center's 2025-2026 season will feature major touring productions including 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical,' 'Back to the Future: The Musical,' 'The Outsiders,' and more, with tickets available on subscription.

The Drama League announced the 2025 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award. We have the full list of nominees here!