Donald Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center- Page 18

[Mickey3309]

Posted: 5/21/25 at 12:37pm

Menken Fan said: "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."

I so wish there was a way to keep the Center Stage Series alive elsewhere. It was far and away my favorite program/series and its a shame it had such a short life (if it is indeed nixed - which it seems like it is). It was such a relief when it returned post-pandemic shutdown and this recent season announcement makes me sorely miss the excitement of finding out what three shows they picked. 

 

[Kad]

Posted: 5/21/25 at 1:34pm

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."

I don't know if it's been formally canceled, but I have to imagine they will have an incredibly difficult time finding high caliber talent willing to participate in it now.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 5/22/25 at 3:08pm

[MezzA101]

Posted: 5/22/25 at 5:11pm

Major DC Performing Arts Org Will Skip Kennedy Center for New Season

 

https://www.washingtonian.com/2025/05/22/major-dc-performing-arts-org-will-skip-kennedy-center-for-new-season/

[SisterGeorge]

Posted: 5/22/25 at 8:15pm

MezzA101 said: "Major DC Performing Arts Org Will Skip Kennedy Center for New Season
https://www.washingtonian.com/2025/05/22/major-dc-performing-arts-org-will-skip-kennedy-center-for-new-season/"

Hooray and thank you to the Washington Performing Arts organization. I was so disheartened to see major American dance companies like ABT, NYCB, SFB, and MARTHA GRAHAM sign up for the KC next season as if nothing happened and as if they had not choice. We will not forget.

 

[MezzA101]

Posted: 5/25/25 at 9:51am

Broadway shows keep the Kennedy Center going. But will they stay away?

 

https://wapo.st/4duMQFv

[bear88]

Posted: 5/25/25 at 5:47pm

A question, because I don’t know the answer: Do producers of shows in the Kennedy’s Center’s current season have the option to cancel (as opposed to individual boycotts)? This would apply to Les Miz and Parade, for example. Would they have signed contracts long ago and face possible litigation if they withdrew? But what about next season? Hamilton canceled, so I assume producers of other shows, including The Outsiders, are making a decision to play there. Is that correct?

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 5/25/25 at 6:33pm

Contracts are undoubtedly already signed by the time the season is announced. The producers of Hamilton are obviously in a better position to be able to cancel. They may even still be under what is called a Four Walls contract, which is more similar to the Broadway model, where the producers of the tour are paying for everything and giving a cut to the local presenter, as opposed to the presenter paying a guarantee to the producers to bring the show in. Without seeing the contract, I would assume a Four Walls agreement is much easier for a producer to cancel an engagement with no or minimal penalty since they are footing all expenses and the presenters are essentially just providing the space

[MezzA101]

Posted: 5/26/25 at 6:34pm

'Eureka Day' Playwright Jonathan Spector Talks Getting Canceled By Trump

https://deadline.com/2025/05/jonathan-spector-eureka-day-tony-award-broadway-trump-1236408340/

[BentleyB]

Posted: 5/26/25 at 8:58pm

Thanks so much for posting this.   I loved getting to revisit the production and hear some of the lines I missed during this scene.  I had not laughed this hard in a long time. 

[SeanD2]

Posted: 5/30/25 at 12:12pm

For many of those who have been complaining about the Trump takeover at the Kennedy Center, I think it's appropriate that we at least applaud Grenell's firing of Floyd Brown for his anti-LGBT rhetoric. Perhaps the "new" Kennedy Center won't be as bad as some have speculated.

[Tom5]

Posted: 5/30/25 at 10:30pm

I also have a legal question. Are audiences contracted to attend any Kennedy performance under its new leadership? 

[MezzA101]

Posted: 6/4/25 at 6:49pm

Trump, Vance to attend Les Misérables opening night at Kennedy Center

Some cast members in the Les Misérables production at the Kennedy Center plan to sit out of the show that night.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/03/trump-vance-les-misrables-kennedy-center/84014532007/

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 6/4/25 at 8:13pm

SeanD2 said: "For many of those who have been complaining about the Trump takeover at the Kennedy Center, I think it's appropriate that we at least applaud Grenell's firing of Floyd Brown for his anti-LGBT rhetoric. Perhaps the "new" Kennedy Center won't be as bad as some have speculated."

Ummm actually no you don't have to applaud him for **** while he stands on the sidelines and he oversees the cancelation of LGBT events held at the Kennedy Center. Please use your brain. 

[MezzA101]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 11:51am

Democrats to Protest Trump’s Takeover of Kennedy Center With Pride Event

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/arts/music/kennedy-center-pride-concert.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RE8.3kj5.cReS4UIEJ4eT&smid=nytcore-android-share

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 2:29pm

An amendment added to an Interior Department funding bill stipulated that the Kennedy Center Opera House must be renamed "The First Lady Melania Trump Opera House" in order to receive federal funding.

[morosco]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 3:04pm

An amendment added to an Interior Department funding bill stipulated that the Kennedy Center Opera House must be renamed "The First Lady Melania Trump Opera House" in order to receive federal funding.

Wow. THAT'S super creepy.

[gibsons2]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 3:14pm

morosco said: "An amendment added to an Interior Department funding billstipulated that the Kennedy Center Opera House must be renamed "The First Lady Melania Trump Opera House" in order to receive federal funding.

Wow.THAT'S super creepy."

It's fitting for this president to name a cultural institution after the former escort bimbo. Everything he touches turns into sh..t.

[witchoftheeast2]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 3:57pm

May be a dumb question but are they even allowed to do this or does it have to go through a lot of channels first

[Matt Rogers]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 5:18pm

KevinKlawitter said: "An amendment added to an Interior Department funding billstipulated that the Kennedy Center Opera House must be renamed "The First Lady Melania Trump Opera House" in order to receive federal funding."

Has the hag even ever sat through an opera? Didn’t she and the orange felon flee Les Mis during intermission? Oh well, if they want to name it after her, Slut Hall has a nice ring to it. 

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 5:26pm

witchoftheeast2 said: "May be a dumb question but are they even allowed to do this or does it have to go through a lot of channels first"

Yes it has to go through channels - full of Republican ass kissers.

This is a sentence in a bill full of important things.  It will pass.

[witchoftheeast2]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 5:30pm

RUkiddingme said: "witchoftheeast2 said: "May be a dumb question but are they even allowed to do this or does it have to go through a lot of channels first"

Yes it has to go through channels - full of Republican ass kissers.

This is a sentence in a bill full of important things. It will pass."

Thank you- I hate it here. This is stupid 

[SisterGeorge]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 5:56pm

KevinKlawitter said: "An amendment added to an Interior Department funding billstipulated that the Kennedy Center Opera House must be renamed "The First Lady Melania Trump Opera House" in order to receive federal funding."

Today's boring distraction. Let's get back to Epstein, which is exactly what they don't want us to do.

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 6:19pm

SisterGeorge said: "KevinKlawitter said: "An amendment added to an Interior Department funding billstipulated that the Kennedy Center Opera House must be renamed "The First Lady Melania Trump Opera House" in order to receive federal funding."

Today's boring distraction. Let's get back to Epstein, which is exactly what they don't want us to do."

Good point!   Maybe we should start a petition to rename the Kennedy Center after Epstein!  That would annoy some folks in DC.

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 7/22/25 at 6:20pm

SisterGeorge said: "KevinKlawitter said: "An amendment added to an Interior Department funding billstipulated that the Kennedy Center Opera House must be renamed "The First Lady Melania Trump Opera House" in order to receive federal funding."

Today's boring distraction. Let's get back to Epstein, which is exactly what they don't want us to do."

Whenever I hear someone say the "D" word...



There's no strategy. There's almost never a strategy - because when they try to strategize it's so transparent and idiotic that it never sticks - see Tulsi's smear against Obama & Clinton. Even the NYT and Politico, who are openly trying to make the Epstein story go away, haven't bought into that