The Washington National Opera has announced it is leaving the Kennedy Center. In a statement to The New York Times, the company said, “Today, the Washington National Opera announced its decision to seek an amicable early termination of its affiliation agreement with the Kennedy Center and resume operations as a fully independent nonprofit entity.” According to the article, the Opera’s {…}
MoveOn Petition in partnership with Qommittee has started a petition calling to suspend funding of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts amid Donald Trump’s takeover. The petition, which has acquired nearly 100,000 signatures, comes in the wake of Trump adding his name to the Center, and the subsequent wave of artists canceling their shows in protest. The {…}
Richard Grenell, the Executive director of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, is slamming artists for canceling performances. Grenell took to X stating, “The artists who are now canceling shows were booked by the previous far left leadership. Their actions prove that the previous team was more concerned about booking far left political activists rather than artists {…}
Following the renaming of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, President Donald Trump is being taken to court and being challenged by congress. According to the BBC, the Democratic US Representative Joyce Beatty has filed a lawsuit seeking to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center. In her lawsuit Beatty argues “that the renaming {…}
Following the illegal renaming of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, the American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO (AGMA) and the Kennedy Center Arts Workers United have released statements. In the first statement by AGMA said, “We all heard that Trump wants to rename the Kennedy Center. Established by Congress in federal law, the Kennedy Center {…}
On Friday Dec. 19, 2025, the name of President Donald J. trump has been added to the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. The new signage was installed just a day after the Kennedy Center board, made up primarily of trump allies “voted unanimously” to rename the center. The building will now be known {…}
The Kennedy family has reacted to the renaming of The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Performing Arts. Many of the family members took to social media to share their thoughts and slammed the current administration. In a statement Maria Shriver, daughter of Eunice Kennedy said, “The Kennedy Center was named after my uncle, President John F Kennedy. It was named {…}
Kennedy Center Ex-Officio Board Members have released a statement regarding President Trump’s illegal effort to rename the performing arts center. In a statement, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), House Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA-02), and {…}
The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts is set to be renamed The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. CNN is reporting that the board of Trustees voted to rename the performing arts center in a unanimous vote. Spokeswoman Roma Daravi said in a statement, “The Kennedy Center Board {…}
The Kennedy Center has finally revealed that FIFA, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, will pay $7.4 million to rent the space. According to a statement to the Associated Press, Roma Daravi, the Kennedy Center’s vice president of public relation, said FIFA is donating $2.4 million to the Kennedy Center and is giving “sponsorship opportunities separate from their commitments for {…}
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), has opened an investigation into corruption at the Kennedy Center. According to documents and a letter obtained by OperaWire, Whitehouse is requesting answers from Ambassador Richard Grenell, President of the Kennedy Center. According to the documents, the Kennedy Center has discounted event rentals for political {…}