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 {…}

The Kennedy Center ticket sales continue to plummet. According to a new article by The Washington Post, the performing arts center’s ticket sales for three of the largest performance spaces have reportedly fallen to their lowest level in years. The Post reported that it collected and analyzed ticket sales data from Sept. 3 to Oct. 19 and found that about {…}

The Kennedy Center continues to be a political institution showing preference for the right-wing party. Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the center “held a moment of silence to honor” the political commentator. The center added, “May he rest in peace.” The center did not offer a moment of silence for Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Melissa Hortman, {…}

Despite declining ticket sales, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has started renovations. The center took to social media to show a new painting job and said, “President Trump has given the Kennedy Center $257 million to renovate and restore America’s Premiere Arts Institution to its glory. The work has begun! Today, we start refurbishing and re-painting the 200 {…}

Jason Moran is leaving the Kennedy Center as Artistic Director of Jazz. The composer and pianist too to social media and said, “From the Intro to the Finale. My first day on the job at The Kennedy Center was when Sonny Rollins was receiving his Kennedy Center Honor. In this photo he pulls me close, takes my hand and says {…}