Producer of the "Hamilton" musical
Jeffrey Seller
announced Wed. March 5, 2025 that the
production would NOT return
to the Kennedy Center, D.C.
for a March 3 - April 26, 2026
third run. "The actions of the
new Chairman of the Board of
the Kennedy Center (I.e. Donald J.
Trump) demonstrate that contracts
and previous agreements simply
cannot be trusted." -- further details
variety.com/2025/music/news/hamilton-
cancels-kennedy-center-run-trump-takeover-
1236328684/
In early February, POTUS announced firings
and named himself the new Director of the
Kennedy Center for the Arts, District of
Columbia. Trump's nominated "President"
of the Kennedy Center is former ambassador
to Germany Richard Grenell. On "X"/Twitter
social media he called the production's
cancellation a "publicity stunt" -- NPR coverage
today 6 March 2025.
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