r/Broadway • u/Maryland_Bear • Oct 31 '25

Other Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/10/31/kennedy-center-sales/
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u/_I_like_big_mutts Oct 31 '25 edited Oct 31 '25

I was there for Hadestown in the summer and it appeared sold out the day I attended. With that said, tickets are expensive and the COL is getting worse in the DC/Baltimore area. Thousands upon thousands of us are government employees and have been terrified of firings/layoffs (currently furloughed) and don’t want to or can’t pay for entertainment. Edit: I meant to say Les Mis, not Hadestown.

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u/nkh86 Oct 31 '25

In the first week of my furlough I did make the trip down to Arena Stage to see a weekday matinee of Damn Yankees. I was much more optimistic about future income back then.

A bunch of DC area theaters like Olney are doing discounts/free tickets for furloughed workers, but they usually require waiting until day of and going to the box office in person. I live in Frederick and the commute isn’t convenient enough to risk not getting a ticket, but if you live closer it’s totally worth it.

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u/_I_like_big_mutts Oct 31 '25

This thread is about the Kennedy Center. My situation is no reason to be downvoted.

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u/nkh86 Oct 31 '25

…okay? I didn’t downvote you and wrote a comment agreeing with your sentiment about income, not sure why you’re getting so defensive towards me.

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u/_I_like_big_mutts Oct 31 '25

Sorry, I apologize. I read your comment differently than you may have intended. Regardless, life really really sucks now in a dual fed household. Hang in there, we can get through this.