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The Kennedy Center, once an outpost of Hollywood in Washington, has since come under fire by some creatives. Yasmin Williams is among them.
Since President Trump took over leadership of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts earlier this year, some ...
House Republicans have narrowly approved their budget framework, a political turnaround after Speaker Mike Johnson worked ...
A musician who quit the Kennedy Center after Donald Trump took over as chair earlier this year issued a chilling warning about the president’s “authoritarian instinct.” Ben Folds ...
A musician who quit the Kennedy Center after Donald Trump took over as chair earlier this year issued a chilling warning about the president’s “authoritarian instinct.” Ben Folds, the former artistic ...
Following Finn‘s cancellation at the Kennedy Center — which the venue said at the time was a “purely financial decision” — the show was performed by a cast of Broadway stars for a one ...
Kennedy Center officials have said the cancelations were financial decisions. Many in the artistic community, including artists associated with some of the canceled shows, have publicly expressed ...
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Kennedy Center raged at the Washington Post on Friday after the outlet reported on its crumbling finances. With donors pulling financial backing and artists ...
According to The Kennedy Center’s financial records, the Honors are not a huge direct financial driver for the institution, with the vast majority of revenue derived from its programming (i.e ...
Richard Grenell, the Kennedy Center’s interim executive director appointed by President Trump following an unprecedented overhaul, says diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs are among ...
On Wednesday, the center’s new chief financial officer, Donna Arduin, sent an email to the staff about the financial situation of the Kennedy Center. It did not address the social impact layoffs.