Tag: Kennedy Center

‘Wicked’ Composer Stephen Schwartz Cancels Kennedy Center Event After Trump Name Change
Posted in: Music News
By Jon Blistein
'Wicked' composer and Oscar-winner Stephen Schwartz has cancelled an appearance at the Kennedy Center in protest of the Donald Trump name change
Kennedy Center Altered Rules So Only Trump-Appointed Board Members Could Vote on Name Change
Posted in: Culture News
By Emily Zemler
The Kennedy Center revised its bylaws to only allow presidentially-appointed board members to vote on issues ahead of the institution's name change
More Kennedy Center Performers Pull Out After Trump’s Name Change
Posted in: Music News
By Tomás Mier
At least three more events are no longer happening at the Kennedy Center after its board voted to rename the venue the Trump-Kennedy Center
Kennedy Center President to ‘Seek $1 Million in Damages’ Against Musician Over Nixed Christmas Show
Posted in: Culture News
By Althea Legaspi
Kennedy Center's Richard Grenell seeks $1 million in damages after Chuck Redd cancelled his Christmas eve show over venue being renamed after Trump
Donald Trump Claims He’s a Better Host Than ‘Horrible’ Jimmy Kimmel
Posted in: TV News
By Emily Zemler
Donald Trump said he's a better host than Jimmy Kimmel ahead of the Kennedy Center Honors over the weekend
Ben Folds Releases New Live Album with National Symphony Orchestra on Fourth of July
Posted in: Music News
By Mankaprr Conteh
Ben Folds drops brand-new album recorded live at the Kennedy Center in Washington before Trump seized it and Folds resigned from his position there