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At least six staffers at the Kennedy Center were dismissed Friday. Roughly 20 employees have now been let go, with the latest ...
Actor John Lithgow condemned President Trump, claiming that his return to the presidency has begun a new era of crisis for ...
President Trump named himself the storied Washington arts center's chairman and replaced board members with Trump allies.
Visit the embattled Kennedy Center post-Trump purge, and the place can feel abandoned. Leave it to dance provocateur Mark ...
A fresh crop of spring plays on stages now take bold swings at contemporary issues in a polarized political moment.
Afterward, guests departed for a party at the Reach, a 2019 addition spearheaded by the Kennedy Center’s former president ...
He singled out the forced early departure of Kennedy Center president Deborah Rutter and described the current state of the arts in the US as "a pure disaster." While accepting his award and ...
While the Kennedy Center was already in the process of selecting new leadership, as then-President Deborah Rutter announced her intention to step down in January, Lithgow lamented that Trump fired ...
PR year for the John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts. In February, Donald Trump fired numerous board members ...
Actor John Lithgow blasted President Donald Trump’s second term in office as a "disaster" for the arts in remarks on Sunday. According to The Guardian, Lithgow railed against the president in a ...
The takeover resulted in the firing of the center’s long-serving president, Deborah Rutter, one of the country’s most impressive arts leaders. Over the last decade, she expanded an already ...
Williams asked Grenell about reported walk-backs of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the center. The Trump ...