Pls don’t cancel your Kennedy center tickets

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Anonymous wrote:So no more broadway shows?

The National gets Broadway touring shows.

I'm definitely getting tickets to see Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Signature now.

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Anonymous wrote:I saw on another thread a lot of people saying don’t buy KC because of Trump. Please don’t do this. There are tons and tons of unionized workers employed by the KC in performing roles as well as ticket sellers, stage hands, lighting, etc. Many of the performers currently have contracts for shows that were planned prior to the Trump takeover. If people start cancelling their tickets, it will give the Trunpies an excuse to potentially cancel those contract and then just bring in crap like Kid Rock or potentially bankrupt the KC (maybe paving the way to sell it for real estate?). I hate Trump but no one should boycott unless the unions call for it. Boycotting now is just harming the workers, the arts, and the city’s future artistic heritage.
Thank you.

It's only a matter of time before everyone at Ken Center is fired.

The DC unemployment office is going to be swamped. To all who lose their jobs and who worked in DC, make sure you apply for unemployment in DC because it pays more.

Who will work there if they fire everyone? How will they run the place. I assume they still want to have performances and keep the place open? I guess a prerequisite for the new employees is to be MAGA?

I can’t imagine there is a lot of MAGA in the arts. Maybe a lot of Christian singers and choirs?

I understand there will be displays of crayon art at some point.

[Anonymous]

Like everything else Trump touches, it will now be a turd

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What a bunch of worthless weirdos on this thread.

Curious what makes you say this? People voting with their feet or dollars is common. Is there a real reason or just bc you like DT?

I'm not a Trump fan, but I don't see any real evidence of any significant changes except for performers voluntarily cancelling their own shows.
Its over reaction.
And previously, the KC was primarily run by those that supported Democrats.
I'm guessing you were A OK with that?

You knew that was a lie when you typed it and hit submit. The KC has always been nonpartisan, appointed by both Democrats and Republicans alike. PP what is the point of posting lies on an anonymous board. The board is appointed to six-year-terms that overlap. It has been that way from 1971 until 2025. Even the Kennedy Center honorees have been bipartisan and crossed party lines. It will be interested to see who the honorees are the next four years. All Magats and billionaire donors, no doubt.

DP. The board is still bipartisan. Calm down.
https://www.kennedy-center.org/about-us/leadership/trustees/

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I saw on another thread a lot of people saying don’t buy KC because of Trump. Please don’t do this. There are tons and tons of unionized workers employed by the KC in performing roles as well as ticket sellers, stage hands, lighting, etc. Many of the performers currently have contracts for shows that were planned prior to the Trump takeover. If people start cancelling their tickets, it will give the Trunpies an excuse to potentially cancel those contract and then just bring in crap like Kid Rock or potentially bankrupt the KC (maybe paving the way to sell it for real estate?). I hate Trump but no one should boycott unless the unions call for it. Boycotting now is just harming the workers, the arts, and the city’s future artistic heritage.
Thank you.

It's only a matter of time before everyone at Ken Center is fired.

The DC unemployment office is going to be swamped. To all who lose their jobs and who worked in DC, make sure you apply for unemployment in DC because it pays more.

Who will work there if they fire everyone? How will they run the place. I assume they still want to have performances and keep the place open? I guess a prerequisite for the new employees is to be MAGA?

I can’t imagine there is a lot of MAGA in the arts. Maybe a lot of Christian singers and choirs?

I understand there will be displays of crayon art at some point.

Lil Pump can have his moment now?

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Anonymous wrote:This is very interesting and explains exactly why Trump was able to oust the KC board - because of BIDEN's actions upon becoming president in 2021, when he set the precedent. Educate yourselves:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-did-trump-so-easily-take-over-the-kennedy-center-ask-sean-spicer/ar-AA1z4y3Q?ocid=BingNewsSerp

What is your point? Because another man we hate did something we have to support Trump’s Kennedy center? No.

My point? Biden set the precedent and now you'll have to live with it. Sorry! No one cares whether you "support" the KC or not.

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Anonymous wrote:I will not cancel current tickets but in the future I will not be a patron as long as a known Nazi is on the Board of Trustees.

“Known nazi” is beyond farce and feels like you maaayyyybe need to have someone point out to you what actually Nazis did so that you don’t continue to insult the memories of the 6 million Jews who were brutally tortured and MURDERED under the Nazi regime.

Mean words that result in someone’s hurt feelings or passing laws and drafting policies that you disagree with or even “put lives at risk” (as goes the argument) may well be something to get upset about and protest. That’s all fine.
But you really need to make this its own argument rather than use hyperbolic comparisons to the world’s worst mass atrocities to make your point.
Otherwise you just look like a literal clown.

+100
Thank you.

You both have your heads in the sand. You have no clue what is coming.

And you need some serious therapy. Wow.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, won't support the orange man, will not return to the KC under this administration/board

Kennedy center won’t miss you. It’s a beautiful venue and we should still support the arts.

Oh it will miss us.

You really have main character syndrome.
DP

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I can’t wait to see the Jan 6 choir— not.

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Anonymous wrote:The purpose of art is to express yourself. There is no woke art. To cancel Eureka is really interesting considering RFK jr and his stance on vax. A nation that starts policing what its citizens watch on TV, read in the newspapers and consume via the arts... is not a democracy to say the least.

Trump.Hasn't.Canceled.Anything. For the millionth time, the Gay Men's Chorus and Eureka were both pulled before Trump had any involvement in the KC. Why? Because they weren't selling tickets and the KC is broke. Maybe get the facts before continuing to spread stupid, hyperbolic rumors.

Gay Men's Chorus:
The orchestra decided before Trump’s takeover to postpone the show “due to financial and scheduling factors,” according to Jean Davidson, executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra. “We chose to replace it with ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ another suitable program for World Pride participation,” Davidson said in a statement Wednesday. “Program changes are a common practice. We were unable to announce the replacement program until we had secured the rights to present it, but in the interest of transparency, we removed the original program from the website to prevent further ticket sales.”

Eureka Day: The critically-acclaimed Manhattan Theatre Club production will no longer make the move from Broadway to the Kennedy Center because of financial circumstances, its theater company said in a statement Friday.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-list-of-events-and-shows-canceled-at-the-kennedy-center/ar-AA1z7T3i?ocid=BingNewsVerp

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is very interesting and explains exactly why Trump was able to oust the KC board - because of BIDEN's actions upon becoming president in 2021, when he set the precedent. Educate yourselves:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-did-trump-so-easily-take-over-the-kennedy-center-ask-sean-spicer/ar-AA1z4y3Q?ocid=BingNewsSerp

What is your point? Because another man we hate did something we have to support Trump’s Kennedy center? No.

My point? Biden set the precedent and now you'll have to live with it. Sorry! No one cares whether you "support" the KC or not.

I think the point is that actually no one has to live with it and likely wont continue to go to anything there.

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Anonymous wrote:I donate thousands annually to the Kennedy Center. I’m not doing that any more. I’m not canceling tickets to events if I already have them, but I’m not buying new ones.

The programming won’t change immediately - arts scheduling takes place so far in advance. So it hasn’t changed yet, but it will. Trump doesn’t think that the current offerings reflect the best of American culture.

Somehow I still think the KC will survive. Even without your thousands.

Interesting that you think I was saying that the KC won't survive without me. However, as an active patron and member of the performing arts community both here and in New York, I can assure you that most people supporting the arts are not right-wing fools like Trump supporters.

Fun fact for you: the Chairman that Trump deposed, David Rubinstein, is the single largest donor to the KC ever. He's donated $111 million dollars. Did you know that the chairman of a board like that is expected to donate his own money and lobby others to do the same? That's not a skill Trump has, given that his "charity" was a fraud. Or do you not remember how he had to admit to personally misusing Trump Foundation funds and had to pay a fine? Why would anyone trust him to do right by their money this time?

[Anonymous]

Trump will probably try to turn the KC into a casino. Just wait.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a bunch of worthless weirdos on this thread.

Curious what makes you say this? People voting with their feet or dollars is common. Is there a real reason or just bc you like DT?

I'm not a Trump fan, but I don't see any real evidence of any significant changes except for performers voluntarily cancelling their own shows.
Its over reaction.
And previously, the KC was primarily run by those that supported Democrats.
I'm guessing you were A OK with that?

You knew that was a lie when you typed it and hit submit. The KC has always been nonpartisan, appointed by both Democrats and Republicans alike. PP what is the point of posting lies on an anonymous board. The board is appointed to six-year-terms that overlap. It has been that way from 1971 until 2025. Even the Kennedy Center honorees have been bipartisan and crossed party lines. It will be interested to see who the honorees are the next four years. All Magats and billionaire donors, no doubt.

DP. The board is still bipartisan. Calm down.
https://www.kennedy-center.org/about-us/leadership/trustees/

It is not. The First Ladies are honorary and still listed, but that’s just a ceremonial thing. You’re wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I donate thousands annually to the Kennedy Center. I’m not doing that any more. I’m not canceling tickets to events if I already have them, but I’m not buying new ones.

The programming won’t change immediately - arts scheduling takes place so far in advance. So it hasn’t changed yet, but it will. Trump doesn’t think that the current offerings reflect the best of American culture.

Somehow I still think the KC will survive. Even without your thousands.

Interesting that you think I was saying that the KC won't survive without me. However, as an active patron and member of the performing arts community both here and in New York, I can assure you that most people supporting the arts are not right-wing fools like Trump supporters.

Fun fact for you: the Chairman that Trump deposed, David Rubinstein, is the single largest donor to the KC ever. He's donated $111 million dollars. Did you know that the chairman of a board like that is expected to donate his own money and lobby others to do the same? That's not a skill Trump has, given that his "charity" was a fraud. Or do you not remember how he had to admit to personally misusing Trump Foundation funds and had to pay a fine? Why would anyone trust him to do right by their money this time?

I hate Trump and I hate what he is doing to the Kennedy Center but if there’s anything we can surely count on Trump for, it’s billionaires paying to curry favor, no? He can have a DeVos $100m Jesus’s Birthday Celebration. A Steve Wynn Vegas Revue for Straight People. The money is the only thing that should be a non issue. A Saudi-funded Men’s Only Parking Garage.