Cancellations Escalate at Kennedy Center Amid Trump Overhaul
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Amid Donald Trump’s reorganization of the Kennedy Center, the 2026 season has seen a wave of cancellations and a key relocation: the Washington National Opera moved its spring season to George Washington University, while major productions like Hamilton canceled a lengthy run and Philip Glass scrapped a symphony premiere. Numerous artists and groups—including Béla Fleck, Renée Fleming, Stephen Schwartz, the Martha Graham Dance Company, Issa Rae, and others—withdrew or postponed, reflecting a climate some say is politicized and at odds with the center’s leadership, signaling a broader reshaping of the venue’s programming.
- From ‘Hamilton’ to Issa Rae to Philip Glass: Here’s a List of Kennedy Center Cancellations The New York Times
- ‘Crisis’: The fallout from Trump’s surprise plan to close Kennedy Center The Washington Post
- Trump’s Kennedy Center Shutdown Plan Jolts Workers and Performers The New York Times
- Trump hints at dramatic Kennedy Center renovations that will leave steel ‘fully exposed’ CNN
- House Democrat on Kennedy Center renovation: Trump ‘acted with a total disregard for Congress’ The Hill
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