https://playbill.com/article/hamilton-cancels-planned-kennedy-center-run-due-to-trump-takeover
The Tony-winning musical and a Melissa Errico concert are the latest shows to cancel engagements at the D.C. theatre.
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https://ew.com/kennedy-center-new-name-trump-11872448
The Kennedy Center has been given a new name that, honestly, we really all should've seen coming after Donald Trump took over as chairman of the board in...
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https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/artists-cancel-on-kennedy-center-after-trump-renaming.html
Dec 30, 2025 - Numerous artists are canceling their scheduled shows at the Kennedy Center following the storied institution’s renaming for Donald Trump.
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https://www.thelist.com/2091184/donald-trump-bruised-ego-closing-kennedy-center/
Donald Trump said the Kennedy Center would close for two years due to renovations, but some think his ego is just wounded after the backlash to his rebrand.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/trump-kennedy-center-honorees-sylvester-stallone-george-strait/
Dec 6, 2025 - President Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony...
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https://www.rollingstone.de/chaos-im-kennedy-center-trump-2025-3087851/
Jan 2, 2026 - Trumps erstes Jahr am Kennedy Center brachte Machtübernahme, Proteste, Absagen und eine umstrittene Namensänderung.
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https://www.the-express.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/194949/wicked-composer-kennedy-center-trump
Jan 3, 2026 - Stephen Schwartz, who wrote music for the two-part film adaptation of Wicked, has pulled out of an appearance at the Trump-Kennedy Center.
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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/artists-cancel-kennedy-center-shows-after-trump-renaming-128785665
A New York–based dance company is the latest to cancel a Kennedy Center show after President Trump renamed the venue. Selina Wang, ABC News Senior White...
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11594128/artists-cancel-kennedy-center-concerts-donald-trump/
Dec 30, 2025 - Saxophone player Billy Harper said he 'would never even consider performing in a venue bearing a name (and being controlled by the kind of board) that...
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https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Trump-Hosted-Kennedy-Center-Honors-Draws-Smallest-Ratings-Ever-20251229
The Kennedy Center Honors drew its smallest audience ever this year. The Donald Trump-hosted ceremony averaged an estimated 3.01 million viewers, a...
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https://www.bpdaily.com/stephen-schwartz-cancels-appearence-kennedy-center/
Jan 2, 2026 - Stephen Schwartz said the arts institution “no longer represents the apolitical place for free artistic expression it was founded to be.”. US
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-kennedy-center-reaction
Outrage in DC as Trump's name is added to Kennedy Center. Residents and others condemn the unauthorized renaming of national monument.
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https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/new-reporting-shows-how-team-trump-took-steps-to-rename-the-kennedy-center
Jan 2, 2026 - The president’s appointees to the Kennedy Center board tweaked the bylaws so that only their votes would count.
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https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/411736/kennedy-center-and-trump-maybe-tv-ratings-arent.html?edition=141145
Kennedy Center And Trump: Maybe TV Ratings Aren't His Specialty - 01/05/2026
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https://www.christianpost.com/news/black-megachurch-cuts-ties-with-kennedy-center-over-trump.html
A historically black megachurch has cut ties with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts due to President Donald Trump taking control.
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https://www.rollingstone.de/kennedy-center-absage-3087517/
Dec 30, 2025 - Immer mehr Künstler sagen Auftritte im Kennedy Center ab, nachdem Donald Trumps Name dem traditionsreichen Haus hinzugefügt wurde.
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https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/kennedy-center-criticizes-musician-who-canceled-performance-after-trump-name-added-to-building/616-cfd55777-fb4a-427b-a089-911e99ad9d6f
The president of the Kennedy Center is criticizing musician Chuck Redd for canceling a Christmas Eve performance. Redd withdrew after the White House...
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https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/12/31/komen-de-epstein-dancers-echt-optreden-in-het-trump-kennedy-center-a4916554
Zoveel artiesten hebben intussen hun optreden afgezegd in het pas omgedoopte The Donald J. Trump And The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing...
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https://www.pbs.org/video/grenell-discussion-1767390585/
Jan 2, 2026 - 'We cannot have art institutions that lose money': Grenell defends Kennedy Center takeover
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https://www.newsmax.com/politics/kennedy-center-awards-events-president-donald-trump-melania-trump/2017/08/19/id/808561/
Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein and President Deborah F. Rutter released a statement on Saturday in which they said they were "grateful" President...
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https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-hosts-kennedy-center-honors-ceremony
Dec 26, 2025 - The president hosted the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, airing Tuesday on CBS, in his latest bid to be the nation’s culture critic-in-chief.
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https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/19/trump-kennedy-center-joyce-beatty/
Dec 19, 2025 - Claims that the Kennedy Centre voted unanimously to rename the centre the Trump-Kennedy Center have been challenged by Rep. Joyce Beatty
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https://www.dailydot.com/viral-politics/south-park-writer-purchased-trump-kennedy-center-domains/
Dec 26, 2025 - A South Park writer quietly bought Trump-Kennedy Center domain names months before the controversial rename.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/entertainment/4364489/kennedy-center-new-years-eve-shows-canceled-trump-renaming/
Dec 30, 2025 - The Cookers canceled two shows scheduled for New Year’s Eve, the acclaimed jazz ensemble announced on Monday.
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https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-kennedy-center-12-07-25
Dec 8, 2025 - President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth face growing condemnation from Democrats over the administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats.
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https://www.kgw.com/video/news/politics/national-politics/performers-pull-out-kennedy-center-shows-trump-name-added/283-13c2884a-c079-4065-923e-c43517735104
Several artists, including jazz group The Cookers, canceled upcoming Kennedy Center performances after Trump’s name was added this month.
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https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/871613/melania-trump-leads-best-dressed-at-48th-kennedy-center-honors-gala/
Dec 8, 2025 - As stars gathered for the 48th Kennedy Center Honors gala, First Lady Melania Trump stole the show in an elegant black gown. See details.
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https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/trump-kennedy-center-honors-cbs-host-opening-monologue/
Dec 24, 2025 - "We're bringing this building back to life like nobody ever thought was even possible," Trump says after taking over its board this year
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https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/12/30/trump-kennedy-center-new-years-eve-shows-canceled-after-name-change/
Jan 7, 2026 - A leading jazz ensemble has canceled two New Year's Eve shows at the Trump-Kennedy Center in the wake of the renaming of the institution.
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https://www.denver7.com/politics/the-president/trump-plans-to-close-kennedy-center-for-renovations-after-artists-withdraw
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., will be closed for two years for renovations, President Trump announced over the weekend.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/musicians-cancel-kennedy-center-concerts-trump-name-added-building-rcna251450
Dec 30, 2025 - Recent cancellations have left the performing arts center in Washington, D.C., with gaps in programming for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
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https://people.com/donald-trump-calls-jimmy-kimmel-horrible-while-awarding-kennedy-center-honorees-11863745
President Donald Trump continued his feud with Jimmy Kimmel when he called the late-night host 'horrible' while presenting this year’s Kennedy Center...
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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/trump-says-fire-kennedy-center-233419894.html
Feb 8, 2025 - Trump did not attend prominent events during his administration. The move comes as his directives have begun to force changes at Washington's cultural...
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https://ew.com/south-park-writer-bought-trump-kennedy-center-domains-to-troll-president-11876406
'South Park' writer Toby Morton has been prepared to troll Donald Trump over the newly named Trump-Kennedy Center for months.
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-kennedy-center-plans-sue-jazz-musician-canceled/story?id=128761195
Dec 30, 2025 - The Trump-Kennedy Center says it plans to sue jazz musician Chuck Redd after he canceled a Christmas performance after Trump's name was added to the...
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https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/12/31/ms-nows-stein-trumps-name-will-be-taken-off-kennedy-center-when-dem-takes-office/
Jan 1, 2026 - Wednesday on "MS NOW Reports," network contributor Sam Stein said President Donald Trump's name would be removed from the Kennedy Center when a...
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