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Donald Trump made a much-teased announcement from the Oval Office on Friday, saying the FIFA World Cup draw will take place at the Kennedy Center on December 5. But he also signaled his desire to put his own name on the arts institution. “On December 5 of this year, the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will take place at the …

Dancers rehearse at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. ANNA-ROSE GASSOT/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption ANNA-ROSE GASSOT/AFP via Getty Images/AFP The Kennedy Center has fired its dance programming team. “Three individuals were terminated,” read a statement from Kennedy Center spokesperson Roma Daravi. “We will have an exciting announcement about the new direction for Dance programming soon.” Programming …

Kennedy Center cuts dance programming team, as top producers depart  The Washington Post Kennedy Center terminates dance programming team  NPR As Trump Tightens Hold on Kennedy Center, Top Theater Producer Resigns  The New York Times Kennedy Center Theatre Producer Jeffrey Finn Steps Down  Playbill Kennedy Center Theatre Producer Steps Down  TicketNews Source link

Trump Announces Kennedy Center Honorees. Applause Pending Traditionally, the announcement of the Kennedy Center Honors is a low-key affair — recipients are normally revealed each summer with a no-frills press release. Not this time. Shattering precedent (yet again), President Trump — who earlier this year anointed himself chairman and fired much of the center’s advisory committee, replacing them with allies …

Talia Suskauer and Max Chernin play Lucille and Leo Frank in the national tour of Parade, about a Jewish man falsely accused of murder in 1913. Parade ends its tour at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., amid a rise in antisemitic hate. Joan Marcus hide caption toggle caption Joan Marcus The national tour of Parade, a Tony Award-winning musical …

Vaccine panel fired by Kennedy had lowest rate of financial conflicts since 2000, study shows  Reuters Healthy Returns: New study casts doubts on RFK Jr.’s reasons for gutting key vaccine panel  CNBC Conflicts on vaccine panels were at record lows before Kennedy’s firings  NBC News Conflicts of interest among federal vaccine advisors were ‘historically low’ through 2024  Endpoints News A Former Member of ACIP …

A famous Syracuse native has turned down an offer for an award from President Donald Trump, according to a new report. Trump wanted to honor Tom Cruise at the Kennedy Center Awards, multiple Kennedy Center employees told The Washington Post. Cruise’s team allegedly said he could not attend the upcoming ceremony, which will be hosted by Trump, in December. Trump …

For more than 47 years, a D.C.-area family has made the medals for the Kennedy Center Honors — gold-plated medallions outfitted with satin ribbons in rainbow colors and presented to luminaries including Al Pacino, Johnny Cash, Oprah Winfrey, Bruce Springsteen and the Grateful Dead. James Baturin, an 86-year-old retired marking device manufacturer, said he, his wife, Mila, and their two …

Kennedy Center drops family that made Honors medallions for 47 years  The Washington Post Source link

Tom Cruise was not among the recipients at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, and the reason for his absence has finally been revealed. President Donald Trump was instrumental in picking out the nominees after seizing control of the center upon his return to office. Meanwhile, Tom Cruise continues to set tongues wagging with his rumored romance with Ana de Armas, …