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Kennedy Center Unveils MAGA Makeover—and It’s Full of Drag Shows
Despite President Trump announcing a ban on performers in drag, the theater will stage productions that feature men dressed ...
Trump vows to turn the Kennedy Center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America
President Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center 's leadership at the White House on Monday night, reinforcing how much ...
Kennedy Center To Include Non-Equity Theater Productions Following Donald Trump Complaints
Two non-Equity theatrical tours - Mrs. Doubtfire and Chicago - are on the 2026 programming schedule of the Kennedy Center in ...
Tracking Trump: House Republicans hear from the president; Golden Dome; Rubio faces the Senate; Kennedy Center fight; and more
Marco Rubio was grilled in the Senate about Trump’s foreign policy. Trump wants to use foreign aid funds to return migrants ...
Kennedy Center unveils 2025–2026 theater season amid Trump takeover, industry shifts
WASHINGTON — The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has unveiled its 2025–2026 theater season, promising a lineup ...
Trump crudely tells Kennedy Center crowd of political foes: ‘I’ll shove it up their a**!’
I got them both and I said, ‘Man, I won’t be president. I got the Olympics and the World Cup and I won’t be president,”’ he ...
Kennedy Center employees announce plans to unionize
Staffers asked the National Labor Relations Board to oversee a union vote. They criticized leaders at the arts center for ...
Kennedy Center expands Broadway and family-friendly shows in Trump era
The Kennedy Center’s 2025–2026 season will feature a lineup of Broadway and family shows as part of President Donald Trump’s ...