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It's been the center of Washington's arts scene for decades, but how did one of the city's most famous monuments transform ...
Another departure from the Kennedy Center: Composer, pianist, educator and bandleader Jason Moran announced on social media that he is no longer the artistic director for jazz. Moran joined the ...
Sometimes, the right words come at the right time. “Mamma Mia!” star Juan Pablo Di Pace is revealing the advice Norman Lear gave him before the late screenwriter’s death in 2023 at 101.
Democrat senators host 'Love is Love' concert at Kennedy Center to protest alleged anti-LGBT bias, using congressional privilege for what Hickenlooper called 'guerrilla theater' ...
Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award presented to jazz vocalist, Ella Fitzgerald in 1979. Playwright Tennesse Williams, choreographer Martha Graham, and composer Aaron Copland were fellow ...
Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell says the arts shouldn't come with a political litmus test.
They didn’t tell the Kennedy Center in advance the exact nature of the private booking. The New York Times reported yesterday that the 90-minute show was booked at the 144-seat Justice Forum.
Senate Democrats and Hamilton's producer hosted a Pride-themed "guerilla theatre" show at the Kennedy Center, protesting Trump reforms.
Five Democratic senators have rented a small theater at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and invited the producer of “Hamilton” to stage a gay pride concert there.
Caitlyn Kim/CPR News Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper welcomes the audience to a Pride concert he helped organize at the Kennedy Center, May 23, 2025.
“Reoccupying the Kennedy Center”: Democrats host LGBTQ+ Pride event to protest Trump takeover Five Democratic lawmakers will stage an invite-only protest concert, put on by "Hamilton" producer ...