Donald Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center- Page 28

[kdogg36]

Posted: 1/9/26 at 9:05pm

blaxx said: "I wonder who DOES perform there now."

The National Symphony Orchestra is the remaining major resident performing arts organization. They'll obviously have a harder time finding a suitable replacement venue, given their audience size and more intensive performance schedule, but I have to believe they won't be there too much longer, either.

[Peronista]

Posted: 1/9/26 at 9:45pm

if - strictly as a fan/lover of Broadway musicals - you wanted to make your voice heard...

MOULIN ROUGE producer/management is Global Creatures ....

[e-mail]

MRS. DOUBTFIRE is produced and managed by Worklight Productions...

worklightproductions.com

CHICAGO is produced and managed by William Prather productions (as Apex Touring)...

[e-mail]

BACK TO THE FUTURE is general managed by Bespoke Theatricals ...

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and THE OUTSIDERS is general managed by 321 Theatrical Management ...

[e-mail]

 

just sayin'

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 1/9/26 at 10:14pm

^^^ further info, if you want to send a letter(which I think makes a more meaningful impact)!

Chicago (Scheduled to appear March 31st - April 5th, 2026)

Mailing Address: Apex Touring, C/O Mr. Ryan Parliment, 1380 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33907

Moulin Rouge (Scheduled to appear June 17th - July 5th, 2026)

Mailing Address: Foresight Theatrical, C/O Mr. Aaron Lustbader or Mr. Nick Ginsburg, 1675 Broadway, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10019

Back to the Future (Scheduled to appear July 7th - July 19th, 2026)

Mailing Address: Bespoke Theatricals, C/O Ms. Matty Cogliano, 230 West 41st Street, Suite 1703, New York, NY 10036

Mrs. Doubtfire (Scheduled to appear July 14th - August 2nd, 2026)

Mailing Address: Work Light Productions, C/O Mr. Matt Kunkel, 392 Springfield Avenue, 2nd floor, Summit, NJ 07901

The Outsiders (Scheduled to appear July 28th - August 16th, 2026)

Mailing Address: 321 Theatrical Management, C/O Mr. Ken Silverman, 420 W 45th Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10036

Updated On: 1/9/26 at 10:14 PM

[MezzoDiva47]

Posted: 1/9/26 at 11:02pm

kdogg36 said: "Removing Trump isn’t enough. The system that produced him needs to be utterly destroyed. The United States can’t be allowed to continue in any recognizable form."

 

which begs the question

when they had the house and senate and white house trifecta from 2021 to 2023

why didnt the democrats pass stronger laws to prevent another trump or even trump 2.0

they underestimated the political power trump was able to amass

and they overestimated the intelligence of the majority of american voters

just like in 2016

 

_every_ upcoming kennedy center engagement should cancel and send a unified message

yes it will put innocent people out of work for a while

but its time to start thinking long term

with his name desecrating this institution it is blood money

 

[Peronista]

Posted: 1/9/26 at 11:22pm

Call_me_jorge said: "^^^ further info, if you want to send a letter(which I think makes a more meaningful impact)!

Chicago(Scheduled to appear March 31st - April 5th, 2026)

Mailing Address: Apex Touring, C/O Mr. Ryan Parliment, 1380 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33907

Moulin Rouge(Scheduled to appear June 17th - July 5th, 2026)

Mailing Address: Foresight Theatrical, C/O Mr. Aaron Lustbader or Mr. Nick Ginsburg, 1675 Broadway, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10019

Back to the Future(Scheduled to appear July 7th - July 19th, 2026)

Mailing Address: Bespoke Theatricals, C/O Ms. Matty Cogliano, 230 West 41st Street, Suite 1703, New York, NY 10036

Mrs. Doubtfire(Scheduled to appear July 14th - August 2nd, 2026)

Mailing Address: Work Light Productions, C/O Mr. Matt Kunkel, 392 Springfield Avenue, 2nd floor, Summit, NJ 07901

The Outsiders(Scheduled to appear July 28th - August 16th, 2026)

Mailing Address: 321 Theatrical Management, C/O Mr. Ken Silverman, 420 W 45th Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10036"

 

oh, Jorge, Sir, I bow to a skill far defter than my own

:)

 

[whatever2]

Posted: 1/9/26 at 11:25pm

kdogg36 said: "blaxx said: "I wonder who DOES perform there now."

The National Symphony Orchestra is the remaining major resident performing arts organization. They'll obviously have a harder time finding a suitable replacement venue, given their audience size and more intensive performance schedule, but I have to believe they won't be there too much longer, either."

i hope you're right, but IDK ... the NSO's contractual relationship with the Kennedy Center may be more complicated than WNO's was/is -- none of us knows that. and how ever "mutual" WNO's decision to leave was, you can bet an NSO departure would be far less amicable.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 1/10/26 at 11:31am

I am hopeful this will not lead to a City Opera-style demise for the WNO; City Opera leaving Koch was the deathknell. But C.O. also had years of poor finances, leadership changes, an inept Board president, and competition from the Met. And WNO has no meaningful local competition.  

[MezzA101]

Posted: 1/10/26 at 6:40pm

Kennedy Center Head Insists He Instigated Split With Washington Opera

https://variety.com/2026/music/news/kennedy-center-split-washington-national-opera-who-started-1236628120/

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 1/10/26 at 6:51pm

[sinister teashop]

Posted: 1/10/26 at 7:16pm

whatever2 said: "kdogg36 said: "blaxx said: "I wonder who DOES perform there now."

The National Symphony Orchestra is the remaining major resident performing arts organization. They'll obviously have a harder time finding a suitable replacement venue, given their audience size and more intensive performance schedule, but I have to believe they won't be there too much longer, either."

i hope you're right, but IDK ... the NSO's contractual relationship with the Kennedy Center may be more complicated than WNO's was/is -- none of us knows that. and how ever "mutual" WNO's decision to leave was, you can bet an NSO departure would be far less amicable."

And they're making better Box Office than the WNO, even after the name change. That shouldn't be the reason they're staying but it probably is. 

Any musician or musical organization that boycotted Russia after the invasion of Ukraine needs to not set foot in the Kennedy Center.

Updated On: 1/10/26 at 07:16 PM

[DomPhilly]

Posted: 1/10/26 at 7:30pm

MezzA101 said: "Kennedy Center Head Insists He Instigated Split With Washington Opera

https://variety.com/2026/music/news/kennedy-center-split-washington-national-opera-who-started-1236628120/"

Grenell wouldn't know the truth if he fell over it. His and others mis-administration have cost the center, in terms of bookings, artists, subscribers and attendees ,greatly in terms of reputation and revenue.

Updated On: 1/10/26 at 07:30 PM