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Trump, Kennedy Center and Les Mis

Exclusive: Some ‘Les Mis’ cast members plan to boycott Trump’s attendance at Kennedy Center performance next month

When President Donald Trump descends on the Kennedy Performing Arts Center next month for a high-dollar fundraiser and a performance of “Les Misérables,” he won’t be seeing the usual cast performing,

Washington Examiner on MSN · 2d

Trump asks Congress for Kennedy Center repair funds as he plans to attend first show

Trump will headline a fundraiser for the Kennedy center and will not be "directly soliciting donations" before the opening night performance of Les Misérables.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

A Trump-hosted fundraiser, a ‘Les Mis’ cast boycott and more Kennedy Center layoffs

Patrons can pay $2 million to see a preview of the “Les Misérables” and snap a photo with Trump, but they won’t be seeing the whole principal cast.

The New Republic7dOpinion

Inside Trump’s Bizarre Campaign to Bend the Art World to His Will

The president and his allies want to use institutions like the Kennedy Center and the National Endowment for the Arts to ...

The Olympian on MSN15d

There’s plenty to do this weekend in addition to Arts Walk and Procession

Freelance writer Molly Gilmore loves Arts Walk, Procession of the Species and Shakespeare plays, so this is a big weekend for her. She talks with DJ Kevin the Brit about what’s happening around town ...

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Book of Mormon musical coming this summer to the Washington Center for the Performing Arts

The nine-time Tony award-winning musical, The Book of Mormon, is coming this summer to the Washington Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Olympia, the performance venue announced.

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The Kennedy Center’s future will shape the history of American arts

A new vision for the Kennedy Center could undo years of reconsidering what American classical music sounds like.

Hoodline3d

Mayor Muriel Bowser Presents Transformative Growth Agenda for Washington D.C. at Atlas Performing Arts Center

Mayor Muriel Bowser presented a new growth agenda for Washington D.C. at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, focusing on city ...

Observer7d

Trump’s First 100 Days: The Remaking of America’s Cultural, Artistic and Academic Landscape

The president’s earliest executive orders are reshaping U.S. cultural policy, cutting funding, gutting institutions and ...

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Post-Trump purge, can the Kennedy Center save itself? How Mark Morris showed the way

Visit the embattled Kennedy Center post-Trump purge, and the place can feel abandoned. Leave it to dance provocateur Mark ...

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