Trump will see the “Reasures” musical about inequality and rebellion at the Kennedy Center, where a surprising similar event unfolds in Los Angeles
Washington (AP) – PresidentDonald TrumpWe are scheduled to take a seat at the opening night of the award-winning musical “Les Misérables” on WednesdayKennedy Centerwhere is he?replaced previous leadershipAlong with the Loyalists, he had pledged to set up himself as chairman and remove the performing arts venue for programming, where he complained.
He’s coming as the Republican president’s attendance at the Tony Award-winning Redeeming Tale Sold Out Show in 19th-century France has focused more on its recent predecessor of the Arts Center along the Potomac River, a memorial to the Democratic president he was murdered.
The president’s involvement in the matters of the Kennedy Center was limited to naming members to the council and attending the taping of the annual honorary program in the fall.
However, after returning to the office in January, Trump fired the Kennedy Center’s longtime superintendent and board, then appointed him as chairman, shocking the arts world by pledging to reassess its programming, management and even the effort to put its appearance on the national arts scene.
Trump’s appearance at Opera House on Wednesday, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, also marks his first mark as president of the Kennedy Center. He shunned the venue and broke through the presidential tradition after a pushback to his policy, which took over the entertainment industry policy.Never attend the annual Kennedy Center honorstaping.
His moves have disrupted some of the center’s patrons and performers.
March,The audience was booedvice presidentjd vanceAnd his wife, Usha, after they slid into the upper seats of the concert hall and heard the National Symphony Orchestra. Trump has been appointedUsha VanceOn the Kennedy Center Board with White House Chief of StaffSusie WillsAttorney GeneralPam Bondyand Fox News Channel hosts Maria Bartiromo and Laura Ingraham, among other supporters.
Sales of subscription packages are said to have been declining since Trump’s acquisition, with several touring productions, including “Hamilton,” canceling planned runs at the center. Artists such as actor Issa Ray and musician Rhineon Giddens have scrapped their scheduled appearances, with Kennedy Center consultants such as musician Ben Fold and singer Rene Fleming resigning.
Anders could take place Wednesday night due to a boycott by “Les Misérables” cast members.
Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has adopted a more positive attitude towards the arts. The White House has taken steps to cancel millions of dollars with previously awarded federal humanities grants.Suggested removalNational Fund for the Arts and National Fund for the Humanities.
Trump is also targeting the Smithsonian Museum by signingPresidential order to limit fundingAnd by trying to fire the director of the National Portrait Gallery.
TrumpHosted a board at the White House for dinnerIn May, Congressional Republicans said they were pushing more than $250 million for repairs and maintenance at the Kennedy Center. He claimed that “a tremendous amount of money” was spent at the centre, but that “they certainly didn’t spend on wallpaper, carpet or painting.”
He characterized previous programming as “out of control due to rampant political propaganda,” and said he featured “very inappropriate shows,” including “Marxist anti-polis performance” and “lesbian-only Shakespeare.”
Trump cited his Drag Show performance as a reason to control the center, but the theater lineup for next season includes “Mrs. Dasfire.”
Trump also visitedThe Kennedy Center will host and participate in the tour in March, hosting a board meeting.
Supported by government money and private donations, the Kennedy Center opened in 1971 and has been considered an apolitical celebration of the arts for decades.
It was first conceived in the late 1950s during the administration of a Republican presidentDwight Eisenhowersupported a bill calling for a national cultural centre from a democratically-led parliament. Democratic president in the early 1960sJohn F. KennedyHe launched a fundraising initiative and his successor, the president.Lyndon B. Johnsonthe 1964 bill signed into law, renamed the project. Kennedy was like thatHe was assassinated the previous year.
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