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 ...

[e-mail]

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

[MezzA101]

Posted: 1/10/26 at 9:39pm

Drag artists' petition asks Kennedy Center donors to stop funding

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/newsletter/2026-01-09/essential-arts-kennedy-center-trump-drag-artists-petition-donors

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 1/11/26 at 8:48am

This is what is going to happen with The Kennedy Center:

• Sometime this year, in the coming months, The Kennedy Center will switch to Ticketmaster for ticket sales.
• Trump, Grenell, and their cronies will intentionally bankrupt the organization. (This isn't news at this point).
• The Kennedy Center will no longer be a non-profit.
• Trump and his clan will call it a "democrat failure", something that "couldn't be saved", and point to it as an example of why "arts can't thrive". This is all in the name of censorship.
• The building will be sold to LiveNation/Ticketmaster and operated as a for-profit venue.
• At some point in all of this, Kennedy's name will be entirely removed from the center.

Mark my words.

[sinister teashop]

Posted: 1/11/26 at 9:10am

TheGingerBreadMan said: "This is what is going to happen with The Kennedy Center:

• Sometime this year, in the coming months, The Kennedy Center will switchto Ticketmaster for ticket sales.
• Trump, Grenell, and their cronies will intentionally bankrupt the organization. (This isn't news at this point).
• The Kennedy Center will no longer be a non-profit.
• Trump and his clan will call it a "democrat failure", something that "couldn't be saved", and point to it as an example of why "arts can't thrive". This is all in the name of censorship.
• The building will be sold to LiveNation/Ticketmaster and operated as a for-profit venue.
• At some point in all of this, Kennedy's name will be entirely removed from the center.

Mark my words."

Agree with all of this except the name change. They'll keep the "Trump and Kennedy Center" because that's what asset strippers do, they hollow things out by extracting whatever profit they can and then sell the shell. 

Updated On: 1/11/26 at 09:10 AM

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 1/11/26 at 9:17am

I'm convinced part of Trump's mission is to make as many changes as possible, especially related to bricks and mortar, that history can never forget him and almost anywhere you turn in DC his name and presence will be memorialized.  His changes to the White House alone almost guarantee this will be the case. 

 

[jjski]

Posted: 1/11/26 at 10:28am

SteveSanders said: "I'm convinced part of Trump's mission is to make as many changes as possible, especially related to bricks and mortar, that history can never forget him and almost anywhere you turn in DC his name and presence will be memorialized. His changes to the White House alone almost guarantee this will be the case."

You're absolutely right. It will take years to undo the damage and that can only happen if democrats wins the presidency, senate, and house. 

 

Updated On: 1/11/26 at 10:28 AM

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 1/12/26 at 11:57am

Interesting opinion piece from Frank Bruni in the New York Times:

"Trumps Knows His Power is Mortal."

I'd add it to my earlier comment, but the edit button inexplicably doesn't show for me and hasn't for weeks.

[MezzA101]

Posted: 1/12/26 at 4:08pm

‘He’s a Maximalist’: Inside Trump’s Gilded Oval Office

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/23/us/trump-white-house-oval-office-gold-decor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D1A.HWMN.VKx5bhr-lnj4&smid=nytcore-android-share

[MezzA101]

Posted: 1/13/26 at 7:49am

All the Things Named for Trump, and How Long Other Presidents Had to Wait

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/upshot/trump-renaming-presidents-comparisons.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFA.N6en.ReBYfh4jELMo&smid=nytcore-android-share

[MezzA101]

Posted: 1/14/26 at 4:05pm

MLK Day concert held annually at the Kennedy Center is relocating this year

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5668206/mlk-celebration-kennedy-center

[MezzA101]

Posted: 1/16/26 at 12:52pm

Martha Graham Dance Company Won’t Celebrate Centennial at Kennedy Center

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/arts/dance/martha-graham-dance-company-kennedy-center.html?unlocked_article_code=1.E1A.l_ZL.Nc4cM0bPx524&smid=nytcore-android-share

[inception]

Posted: 1/16/26 at 3:22pm

Got an email today from Washington National Opera that their next two productions this season, Scott Joplin’s “Treemonisha” and Robert Ward’s opera of “The Crucible," will be held at Lisner Auditorium.  

[SisterGeorge]

Posted: 1/16/26 at 6:36pm

inception said: "Got an email today from Washington National Opera that their next two productions this season, Scott Joplin’s “Treemonisha” andRobert Ward’s opera of “The Crucible," will be held at Lisner Auditorium."

Hey opera lovers in DC and beyond, let's make sure all those Lisner Auditorium performances SELL OUT!
Fun fact: The company made its debut as the Opera Society of Washington in 1957 at Lisner Auditorium with Mozart's Seraglio

[Dreamboy3]

Posted: 1/17/26 at 8:31am

Apparently references to Kennedy are being covered inartfully with black tape pending replacement with the new unlawful name. 
 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/arts/as-kennedy-center-rebrands-its-mired-in-black-tape.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FFA.-Jx1.6QndSWQAdZO5&smid=nytcore-ios-share

[DaveyG]

Posted: 1/17/26 at 9:47am

What an embarrassment.