Donald Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center- Page 17
Donald Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#400
Posted: 5/2/25 at 6:20pm
Lawsuit Against Humanities Endowment Offers Details on DOGE
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/arts/humanities-endowment-doge-grants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EE8.WCid.PAnrBarFLhSi&smid=nytcore-android-share
Leading Actor Joined: 7/22/23
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#401
Posted: 5/2/25 at 7:02pm
nmartin said: "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."
That figure seems to be grossly exaggerated
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#402
Posted: 5/8/25 at 1:25pm
Kennedy Center Official Slams 'Les Miz' Actors And 'American Idol'
Kennedy Center’s Richard Grenell Slams “Vapid And Intolerant” ‘Les Miz’ Actors, Says “Shame” On ‘American Idol’ For Hiring Lin-Manuel Miranda
https://deadline.com/2025/05/kennedy-center-les-miserables-american-idol-1236389966/
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#403
Posted: 5/8/25 at 2:51pm
Maybe this bitch should try running the Kennedy Center instead of wondering why everyone hates his self-loathing ass?
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#404
Posted: 5/8/25 at 2:54pm
TheatreFan4 said: "Maybe this bitch should try running the Kennedy Center instead of wondering why everyone hates his self-loathingass?"
They can't - endless whining is the core sacrament of modern conservatism, right up there with racism and transphobia.
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#406
Posted: 5/9/25 at 3:54pm
Trump’s Broadway dreams get second act with Kennedy Center takeover
https://wapo.st/3EVPSWE
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#407
Posted: 5/14/25 at 2:46pm
Invited, then uninvited: How Trump’s Kennedy Center is policing art
You’ve probably heard about the big-name cancellations. The touring production of “Hamilton” scrapped its D.C. visit in protest of the Trump putsch. The center’s dwindling staff had to scramble to fill next season’s calendar because some artists refuse to play the venue. But probably the most searing impact of the takeover has been the exclusion of small, local groups for whom the Kennedy Center gig was the pinnacle of success, welcome recognition of the good they’ve done for people who live here.
https://wapo.st/4kgO75h
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#408
Posted: 5/14/25 at 3:01pm
"Uninvited? They'll consider it odd..."
(Thankyou, Countess Charlotte.)
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#409
Posted: 5/15/25 at 5:09pm
Kennedy Center employees announce plans to unionize
https://wapo.st/43avnip
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#410
Posted: 5/19/25 at 8:48pm
Kennedy Center To Include Non-Equity Theater Following Trump Complaints
Two non-Equity national theatrical tours – Mrs. Doubtfire and Chicago – are on the 2026 schedule of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., marking a major shift in Kennedy Center policy that comes just two months after President Donald Trump complained about union costs.
https://deadline.com/2025/05/kennedy-center-actors-equity-donald-trump-broadway-1236405063/
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#411
Posted: 5/19/25 at 10:10pm
Interesting that Mrs. Doubtfire and Chicago both feature male actors in drag. Doesn’t seem in line with administration values.
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#412
Posted: 5/19/25 at 10:35pm
Menken Fan said: "Interesting that Mrs. Doubtfire and Chicago both feature male actors in drag. Doesn’t seem in line with administration values."
These are not sincerely held beliefs. They do not care and they do not care that they appear as hypocrites. The administration doesn’t have any values, that is the whole damn point. They're there to have their palms greased. They are literally only there for money. There is no other reason.
We gotta stop with this gotcha **** like it actually plays to anyone.
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#413
Posted: 5/20/25 at 9:39am
I agree 100%, and my observation wasn’t meant to be any kind of effective takedown of a group that has no commitment to consistency. I guess I’m more disappointed that these shows, plus the equity tours on the schedule, chose to play the venue under current circumstances.
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Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#414
Posted: 5/20/25 at 10:05am
TheatreFan4 said: These are not sincerely held beliefs. They do not care and they do not care that they appear as hypocrites. The administration doesn’t have any values, that is the whole damn point. They're there to have their palms greased. They are literally only there for money. There is no other reason.
i disagree somewhat. Def you've nailed it wrt the Orange Monster, but there are many people in the administration whose transphobia (for example) is as sincere as it is ignorant.
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#415
Posted: 5/20/25 at 10:52am
i disagree somewhat. Def you've nailed it wrt the Orange Monster, but there are many people in the administration whose transphobia (for example) is as sincere as it is ignorant.
I also disagree to an extent, because dismissing people pointing out hypocrisy as "gotcha ****" comes from the same place as the mainstream media whose response to Republicans doing everything they've claimed to condemn Democrats over tends to be to wave it off as "Trump being Trump". For one, immoral behavior should always be identified as immoral behavior. For another, the audience for those condemnations isn't the Republicans themselves, but the swing/soft R voters who would be embarrassed by it or feel they were "fooled" by them into voting that way.
American voters are stupid, but they're also fickle, so giving them a reason to turn on Republicans is always a good idea. Throwing up your hands at their hypocrisy and saying "well, what're ya gonna do?" Is not that.
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#416
Posted: 5/20/25 at 12:05pm
And you think going "Ta ta ta, Mrs. Doubtfire is about Drag..." as if they don't know that and as if they didn't grow up with it or were adults when it came out is a motivating factor to turn on him? Or that bringing up the elements of Drag he likes is going to make him seem undesirable as if where they'd turn after that would be somewhere better?
It's silly...
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#417
Posted: 5/20/25 at 12:52pm
Richard Grenell, whom President Trump installed as the president of the Kennedy Center, claimed Monday night that the center’s deferred maintenance and its deficit — two things commonly found at nonprofit arts organizations — were “criminal.” He said he would refer the matter to federal prosecutors. Speaking to Mr. Trump and a group of board members at a dinner in the White House’s State Dining Room, Mr. Grenell said that officials who looked at the center’s budgets for the last two years had “found $26 million in phantom revenue, fake revenue.”
Broadway Star Joined: 4/14/12
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#418
Posted: 5/20/25 at 1:24pm
BentleyB said: "Richard Grenell, whom President Trump installed as the president of the Kennedy Center, claimed Monday night that the center’s deferred maintenance and its deficit — two things commonly found at nonprofit arts organizations — were “criminal.” He said he would refer the matter to federal prosecutors. Speaking to Mr. Trump and a group of board members at a dinner in the White House’s State Dining Room, Mr. Grenell said that officials who looked at the center’s budgets for the last two years had “found $26 million in phantom revenue, fake revenue.”"
The default response to any claims made by Trump or his representatives should always be “they’re lying their ass off”, because the record shows that with the overwhelming majority of claims, that is the case.
I have no idea what the truth is regarding the physical or financial condition of the Kennedy Center, but I do know that the absolute last place I would look for the truth is from Trump and his cronies.
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#419
Posted: 5/20/25 at 2:31pm
He was just on TV yapping about ‘inappropriate’ programming, including a Lesbian Shakespeare and a dance for queer & transgender youth….the latter which the demented dictator let slip, “might be good for some people”. I wonder if his supporters will be upset at that comment or completely ignore it.
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#420
Posted: 5/20/25 at 8:56pm
TheatreFan4 said: "It's silly..."
I respect the point you're making, but I think it would be best if we saved our pointed or dismissive (rather than respectful) criticism for Trumpers.
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#421
Posted: 5/20/25 at 9:03pm
Does the lack of mention of any Broadway Center Stage productions mean that this program has been cancelled? I don't know whether or not those shows have typically been announced with the rest of the theater season. I'm a local who won't be going to Trump's Kennedy Center anyhow; I'm just curious.
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#422
Posted: 5/20/25 at 9:38pm
kdogg36 said: "Does the lack of mention of any Broadway Center Stage productions mean that this program has been cancelled? I don't know whether or notthose shows have typically been announced with the rest of the theater season. I'm a local who won't be going to Trump's Kennedy Center anyhow; I'm just curious."
Last year’s season, including the Broadway Center Stage shows, was announced on May 7. So you may be onto something
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Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#423
Posted: 5/20/25 at 10:00pm
Menken Fan said: "kdogg36 said: "Does the lack of mention of any Broadway Center Stage productions mean that this program has been cancelled? I don't know whether or notthose shows have typically been announced with the rest of the theater season. I'm a local who won't be going to Trump's Kennedy Center anyhow; I'm just curious."
Last year’s season, including the Broadway Center Stage shows, was announced on May 7. So you may be onto something"
Is this the program that the recent Spelling Bee and Spamalot revivals came from? That Legally Blonde was supposed to play?
Trump takeover of Kennedy Center#424
Posted: 5/20/25 at 10:10pm
GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "Menken Fan said: "kdogg36 said: "Does the lack of mention of any Broadway Center Stage productions mean that this program has been cancelled? I don't know whether or notthose shows have typically been announced with the rest of the theater season. I'm a local who won't be going to Trump's Kennedy Center anyhow; I'm just curious."
Last year’s season, including the Broadway Center Stage shows, was announced on May 7. So you may be onto something"
Is this the program that the recent Spelling Bee and Spamalot revivals came from? That Legally Blonde was supposed to play?"
Yes, those three were announced as part of Broadway Center Stage last year.
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