Audiences at the Kennedy Center are voicing their opinions of the new administration with loud boos. On Thursday evening, as Vice President JD Vance and his wife and board member of the Kennedy Center Usha Vance took a seat to hear the National Symphony Orchestra, audience members met him with boos. Crowds could be heard booing and jeering the vice {…}
Opera AMERICA has announced that Deborah F. Rutter, the former president of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is set to be the Keynote Speaker for the Opera Conference 2025. Rutter was the first woman president of the Kennedy Center, holding the position from 2014 through 2025. Rutter was ousted as President Donald Trump took over the institution and {…}
The Kennedy Center has two new Trump loyalists on its board, Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham and Maria Bartiromo. President Trump took to social media and announced the news stating, “I am thrilled to announce that Laura Ingraham and Maria Bartiromo will be joining our Kennedy Center Board – This completes our selection. We look forward to restoring the Center to Greatness, and {…}
The attack on the LGBTQIA+ community by the Trump administration continues as the newly revamped Kennedy Center has canceled the International Pride Orchestra’s performance on June 4, 2025. According to reports the orchestra received an email with one sentence stating, “We are not able to offer you a contract at this time.” Founding artistic director Michael Roest told the SFGATE, {…}
Interim Director of the Kennedy Center Ric Grenell has big plans to celebrate Christ in December at the Kennedy Center. During an interview at the CPAC conference in Washington, D.C., Grenell said, “We have to do the big productions that the masses and the public want to see, we want to have really good programming. So the first thing that we’re {…}
The Kennedy Center has canceled The Gay Men’s Chorus concert on May 21. Jeffrey Weisner, a member of the National Symphony Orchestra, took to social media and said, “We were scheduled to perform for the first time with Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington On May 21st as part of World Pride in Washington DC 2025. The concert was abruptly canceled {…}
Deborah Rutter is speaking out after being ousted from the Kennedy Center. In an interview with NPR, Rutter noted that she didn’t feel safe about the future of the Center and was uncertain about its sustainability. She said, “I’m really, really, really sad about what happens to our artists, what happens on our stages and our staff who support them. {…}
Interm Executive Director of the Kennedy Center Ric Grenell is claiming that the performing arts center has no money. The Trump Loyalist took to X and said, “I was briefed today by the CFO of the Kennedy Center on its financial situation. She told me there is ZERO cash on hand. And ZERO in reserves. And the deferred maintenance is {…}
Following President Donald J. Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center, a petition has been created to put pressure on the institution’s new board and administration. The petition, which has already acquired over 4,000 signatures as of this writing, notes, “The Kennedy Center belongs to all Americans. President Trump’s unprecedented decision to fire board members over drag performances threatens not just {…}
The chaos continues at the Kennedy Center. Shonda L. Rhimes has resigned from the Kennedy Center. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the “Grey’s Anatomy” showrunner and Shondaland CEO was the treasurer of the arts institution. Her resignation comes as President J. Trump was voted in as the Chairman of the Board. It also comes as Deborah F. Rutter, who {…}
The National Symphony’s Artistic Advisor Ben Folds has resigned while Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter has been fired. Folds took to social media and said, “Given developments at the Kennedy Center, effective today I am resigning as artistic adviser to the N.S.O. Mostly, and above all, I will miss the musicians of our nation’s symphony orchestra — just the {…}