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Actor, writer and producer Issa Rae has cancelled her upcoming sold-out show, while others have stepped down from leadership roles within the venue.
Has Donald Trump taken over the Kennedy Center?
He added: “We will soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!”
“NO MORE DRAG SHOWS, OR OTHER ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA — ONLY THE BEST. RIC, WELCOME TO SHOW BUSINESS!”
The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents over 2000 performing arts shows and events each year. Source: Getty / Pictorial Parade
Other new board members include , deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino, and Usha Vance, wife of Vice President JD Vance.
Since taking office last month, Trump has embarked on a massive government makeover, firing and sidelining hundreds of civil servants and top officials at agencies in his first steps toward downsizing the bureaucracy and installing more loyalists.
Creatives cut ties with Kennedy Center
“It was, of course, going to be a career highlight. But there are things far more important than that.”
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 11: The Kennedy Center is seen on a snowy night in Washington, DC on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Source: Getty / Craig Hudson/The Washington Post
Opera singer Reneé Fleming has also resigned from her position as artistic advisor at large. In a statement on , she praised Rubenstein and Rutter for their work.
With additional reporting by Reuters.
