Donald Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center — Page 16

nmartin said: "Is this debt figure accurate? "

It's a non-profit. Who cares?

Kevin said, "It's a non-profit. Who cares?"

I should hope someone in a position of authority at the Kennedy Center cares.

Forty million dollars in debt is inexcusable.

'Fellow Travelers' Opera Releases Statement On Kennedy Center Withdrawal

https://deadline.com/2025/03/fellow-travelers-opera-kennedy-center-1236352623/

I'm starting to think that shows like Hamilton and Fellow Travelers that have strong progressive/liberal themes and messages should NOT cancel. Why make it so easy for the bigots? That way the the administration would either have to cancel the show themselves and then have to explain the censorship OR let them perform, which would probably make quite a few MAGA heads on the Board explode. I mean wouldn't it be fun to see the KC PR office or Richard Grenell try to spin the Hamilton cancellation into a poor-ticket-sales narrative?

Updated On: 3/29/25 at 06:56 PM

Actors Equity and IATSE have released statements condemning Trumps executive order ending collective bargaining rights for federal workers. 

The Trump Show Comes to the Kennedy Center

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/the-trump-show-comes-to-the-kennedy-center

ACL2006 said: "i do feel bad for people that work there. shows are getting cancelled and, of course, there's no sympathy or compensation from Dumpster."

And who have gotten no support from the major nyc and national nonprofit cultural organizations who are deluding themselves into thinking that by keeping their mouths shut Trump will go after their colleagues and not themselves.

Canceled Humanities Grants to Help Pay for Trump’s ‘Garden of Heroes’

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/arts/trump-garden-heroes-humanities.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-04.ku43.IGubM0vyDfVj&smid=nytcore-android-share

MezzA101 said: "Trump to Host Tribute to his First 100 Days at the Kennedy Center



https://theviolinchannel.com/trump-to-host-tribute-to-his-first-100-days-at-the-kennedy-center/"

The Shen Yun energy of this event is off the charts 

I can’t find any other news source verifying details for that, but the event does have an official website and it’s pretty obvious it’s amateur hour. It is not an official Kennedy Center or White House-sponsored event, but rather a rental  by MAGA supporters who are not part of the administration, and according to a note on the site appears to have been canceled by the KC itself just this week. 

The Kennedy Center’s future will shape the history of American arts

https://wapo.st/4jtDSdY

Our Dad, Leonard Bernstein, Would Want His Music Played at the Kennedy Center

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/opinion/kennedy-center-leonard-bernstein-protest.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EE8.T7o4.soTiY2vb7E6K&smid=nytcore-android-share

Trump Seeks to Eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/arts/nea.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EE8.4M8K.WUrTcjY4hfp9&smid=nytcore-android-share