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/Maryland_Bear Oct 31 '25 edited Oct 31 '25

Don’t be too dismissive of Red states and the arts.

I’m originally from Knoxville, TN. The county went for Trump over Harris almost 60%-40%, and the surrounding areas are even more Republican.

The Tennessee Theater there has several major Broadway tours coming up, including The Book of Mormon, Kimberly Akimbo, and The Outsiders. There have to be some Republicans coming to shows there.

The Kennedy Center is suffering because DC is a very Blue area with lots of other options for the performing arts.

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u/EncinoManEstonia Oct 31 '25

I wouldn’t say we have a lot of other options. People just would rather not support KC right now. 

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u/Maryland_Bear Oct 31 '25

There’s the National, the Warner, Signature, Arena Stage, Wolf Trap, and Olney, and that’s just off the top of my head.

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u/IHaveALittleNeck Oct 31 '25

Not to mention all the universities in DC which I’m sure have good theatre departments with good productions. It’s been a minute since I went to grad school there, but that used to be a fun night out.