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The John F. Kennedy Center today named Jeffrey Finn to the newly created role of Vice President of Theater Producing and Programming. Finn, an occasional Broadway producer, fills a void left last spring with the retirement of longtime Kennedy Center theater head Max Woodward. Finn is charged with developing and…

As the old saying goes, Jesus saves, Moses invests, God recoups. Even on Broadway, where 80% of shows fail. The Deity had an inside edge with the Big Bang Theory star as His stand-in at Studio 54 for the limited run, which began performances on May 7 and is slated to close on August 2. Lead producer Jeffrey Finn…

As producers ramp up efforts to grow the international audience (the latest effort is aimed at Brazilians who prefer Bergdorf’s, Bendel’s and Bloomingdale’s to Broadway), shows aimed at families are showing growth at the early summer box office. Six of seven G-rated shows currently running posted B.O. improvement last…

EXCLUSIVE: Dan Halsted's company Manage-ment has hired former CAA theater agent Corinne Hayoun to run its New York based headquarters. Hayoun spent eight years at CAA repping stage talent, and she is a producer of the Jim Parsons-starrer Broadway hit An Act Of God. She’s also a board member of the Lilly Awards…