"Brian Feinstein has a ridiculous gift for melody. He can make anything sing."
Bill Finn
Tony Award–winning writer of Falsettos and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
THE BAD NEWS BEARS Are Going to San Francisco!
Like baseball, musical theatre is a team sport.
And now, two decades, countless songs, rewrites, readings, workshops, victories, strikeouts, and extra innings later, THE BAD NEWS BEARS is heading to its World Premiere at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco — beginning February 26, 2027.
We just completed our final developmental workshop in New York City, culminating in two industry presentations — and for the first time in twenty years, there are no more workshops ahead of us.
I remain endlessly grateful to the extraordinary team that has carried the Bears this far, and to every actor, musician, friend and family member who has stepped onto the field with us along the way. This team wouldn't be here without you.
Certain material speaks to the very core of who you are. For me, it has always been the Bears.
What began twenty years ago with two childhood friends, a crazy idea, and a little piece of music is about to become a full-scale musical on the A.C.T. stage.
We’ve rounded third.
Next stop: San Francisco. ⚾🐻
Book Release Announcement
I’m excited to share that my first book, The FeinLine Philosophy: 25 Creative Songwriting Exercises to Unleash Your Voice, is now available on Amazon.
This book brings together everything I’ve learned as a composer and educator into 25 powerful creative exercises designed to help you write songs that connect with audiences and sound exactly like…you.
At the heart of FeinLine Academy is a simple belief: creativity isn’t taught, it’s unleashed.
Inside the book, you’ll discover practical tools to help you write songs from character, turn dramatic moments into music, and unlock your own distinctive creative voice.
Whether you’re writing your first song or your fiftieth show, this book will meet you where you are, and push you further.
Start writing today, let’s go!
A "Fruitful" Debut: Once Upon A Song Transforms 'Ollie Orange' into a Musical
On January 25, FeinLine Academy debuts Once Upon A Song, a new pop-up creation experience where young performers transform a children’s book into an original musical theatre song in just four hours. Led by composer and educator Brian Feinstein, the pilot workshop—hosted in partnership with Clauds Stein and Ethos Theatre Company at the Barrow Group Performing Arts Center—guides students through writing, rehearsing, and performing an original song inspired by Shannon Thomas’s recently released book Ollie Orange and the School of Fruit, culminating in a same-day showcase for families and guests.
Designed as a joyful, hands-on creation event, Once Upon A Song celebrates collaboration, imagination, and the thrill of helping kids see themselves as creators. Learn more about the FeinLine Academy here!
Brian Feinstein is an award-winning composer and playwright whose melodic sensibility bridges traditional and contemporary musical theatre. Drawing inspiration from masters like Rodgers, Menken, Yeston, and Schönberg—with a dash of Crowded House (IYKYK)—his compositions are unmistakably his own: character-driven, melodically rich, and infused with both whimsy and emotional depth. His work has been seen Off- Broadway, across the country, and in classrooms filled with young dreamers.
His musicals span Parisian rooftops, blue-collar baseball fields, bone-burying backyards, and small-town diners where a man once decided to eat a 747. (Yes, really.)
A graduate of USC's School of Cinema and NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, Brian’s first Off-Broadway show, Mimi Le Duck, starred the legendary Eartha Kitt in her final stage performance, a formative experience that continues to shape the soul, humor, and heartbeat of his work.
