Trump critics predict financial losses for revamped Kennedy Center
Fears have risen that President Donald Trump’s fresh team at the Kennedy Center will usher the cultural hub into a dark financial hole, even as the White House‘s allies have said the institution’s former leaders already pulled it into a quagmire of fiscal ruin.
Trump-Led Kennedy Center Axes Gay Men’s Chorus Pride Concert
The sudden cancellation comes after the President overhauls the arts organization's board and assumes role as its new chairman.
Trump has purged the Kennedy Center’s board, which in turn made him its chair – why does that matter?
David Rubenstein, the board chair ousted by this upheaval, has given the Kennedy Center at least US$111 million, making him the center’s biggest donor ever. The philanthropist spearheaded fundraising for its first major expansion, securing significant support from private corporations and foundations.
How Trump is reshaping the Kennedy Center, moving away from "woke culture"
President Trump is changing the composition of the Kennedy Center's board — and wants to change the types of performances the center shows.
Artists cut ties with the Kennedy Center after Trump's takeover
The shake-up has led to major artists resigning from their positions and canceling their upcoming performances.
What's Going on With the Kennedy Center Under Trump?
The center has since canceled performances by the touring children’s musical “Finn” and a planned concert featuring the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C. Although Trump has said that the Kennedy Center overhaul is part of his overall campaign against “woke” culture,
Trump's Kennedy Center Cancels Gay Men's Chorus Concert: What to Know
President Donald Trump fired most of the center's board of trustees earlier this month and named himself chairman.
At Kennedy Center, Trump Inherits a Tough Job: Fund-Raising
For the arts institution, which receives only a small portion of its budget from federal funding, the perennial challenge is to raise additional revenue through ticket sales and private donations.
Kennedy Center Cancels LGBTQ Chorus Performance Amid Trump’s Takeover
Another event at the Kennedy Center has been scrapped, amid Donald Trump’s hostile takeover. The Kennedy Center abruptly canceled a planned performance featuring the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, citing
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Caroline Kennedy Set for Face Off With The Don Over His Brutal Overhaul of Political Dynasty’s Beloved Ultra-Liberal Cultural Center
Caroline Kennedy is gearing up for a showdown with Donald Trump over his Kennedy Center overhaul. Joe Biden‘s Ambassador to ...
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Deborah Rutter Speaks Out Following Kennedy Center Firing
Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter was fired as a part of Trump's overhaul of the national cultural institution. Soon after, several high-profile figures resigned from their roles within the ...
Orioles owner David Rubenstein thanks Kennedy Center staff for ‘extraordinary job’ following his removal by Trump
Rubenstein posted on social media Thursday after the center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter, was fired from her ...
DAVID MARCUS: Country music at Kennedy Center? Bring it on
Columnist David Marcus writes that President Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center could make it more culturally relevant to ...
The Kennedy Center just got a big shake up. What to know.
The president announced last week major overhauls that included naming himself the new chairman of the cultural center.
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Former Kennedy Center president speaks out in first interview since her firing
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Deborah Rutter, former head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in her first interview since the board installed President Trump as its new chair.
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Trump elected chairman of Kennedy Center; former leaders ousted or resigning
Although still listed on the performing arts center's website as treasurer, TV producer Shonda Rhimes confirmed Wednesday ...