Donald Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center- Page 28
Donald Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center
Trump takeover of DC#675
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.
Understudy Joined: 8/18/06
Trump takeover of DC#676
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 ....
usoffice@global-crreatures.com
MRS. DOUBTFIRE is produced and managed by Worklight Productions...
worklightproductions.com
CHICAGO is produced and managed by William Prather productions (as Apex Touring)...
info@prathertouring.com
BACK TO THE FUTURE is general managed by Bespoke Theatricals ...
info@BespokeTheatricals.com
and THE OUTSIDERS is general managed by 321 Theatrical Management ...
info@321mgt.com
just sayin'
Trump takeover of DC#677
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
Featured Actor Joined: 1/8/24
Trump takeover of DC#678
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
Understudy Joined: 8/18/06
Trump takeover of DC#679
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
:)
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/06
Trump takeover of DC#680
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
Trump takeover of DC#681
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.
Trump takeover of DC#682
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/
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Trump takeover of DC#684
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.
Trump takeover of DC#685
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.
Trump takeover of DC#686
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
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
Trump takeover of DC#687
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.
Trump takeover of DC#688
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.
Trump takeover of DC#689
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.
Swing Joined: 7/23/07
Trump takeover of DC#690
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.
Trump takeover of DC#691
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.
Trump takeover of DC#692
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
Trump takeover of DC#693
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
Trump takeover of DC#694
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
Trump takeover of DC#695
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
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
Trump takeover of DC#696
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.
Trump takeover of DC#697
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
Trump takeover of DC#698
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
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