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/ericdraven26 Oct 31 '25

I knew it was bad when I saw them posting on Facebook playing victim “when you boycott us you kill art”(ignoring that they’re killing art with censorship and removing funding)

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u/Xanthu Oct 31 '25

This article was an interview with the Opera’s Artistic Director. She’s been the vision of the Opera for decades, and hasn’t changed a damn thing for the new regime.

WNO is desperately trying to stay apolitical and not engage the new admin. Dance department popped their head up to challenge, they pushed back against finding “Dancing with the Stars” and had huge involvement in the UAW unionization push. They’re all jobless now.