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Hamilton Cancels Upcoming Kennedy Center Tour Stop After Trump Administration Takeover

Hamilton Cancels Upcoming Kennedy Center Tour Stop After Trump Administration Takeover

Story of the Week: Finn and Other Cancelled Kennedy Center Performances Find New Homes

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Story of the Week: Finn and Other Cancelled Kennedy Center Performances Find New Homes

Kennedy Center Run of Broadway Vaccine Comedy Eureka Day Cancelled

Kennedy Center Run of Broadway Vaccine Comedy Eureka Day Cancelled

Story of the Week: Trump Appointed 14 New Kennedy Center Trustees. Then They Elected Him Chair

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Story of the Week: Trump Appointed 14 New Kennedy Center Trustees. Then They Elected Him Chair

Kennedy Center Cancels Tour of Children’s Musical Finn, From Creator of Doc McStuffins and Vampirina

Kennedy Center Cancels Tour of Children’s Musical Finn, From Creator of Doc McStuffins and Vampirina

President Trump Elected Chair of the Kennedy Center; Ben Folds, Shonda Rhimes, Renée Fleming Resign Following Announcement

President Trump Elected Chair of the Kennedy Center; Ben Folds, Shonda Rhimes, Renée Fleming Resign Following Announcement

Watch: Clips From Schmigadoon! at the Kennedy Center

Watch: Clips From Schmigadoon! at the Kennedy Center

Interview: Yee Honk! Cinco Paul’s Schmigadoon! TV Series Takes Its Rightful Place on the Stage

Interview: Yee Honk! Cinco Paul’s Schmigadoon! TV Series Takes Its Rightful Place on the Stage

Review: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Casts a Winning S-P-E-L-L in Washington, DC

Review: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Casts a Winning S-P-E-L-L in Washington, DC

Steven Pasquale Will Star in <i>Nine</i> at Kennedy Center

Steven Pasquale Will Star in Nine at Kennedy Center

Richard Kind, Caroline Aaron Join Kennedy Center <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> Cast

Richard Kind, Caroline Aaron Join Kennedy Center Bye Bye Birdie Cast

Review: Ramin Karimloo Leads Jazz-Infused Opera <i>Songbird</i> in Washington, DC

Review: Ramin Karimloo Leads Jazz-Infused Opera Songbird in Washington, DC

Watch Highlights from the Kennedy Center Production of <I>Tick, Tick…Boom!</I>

Watch Highlights from the Kennedy Center Production of Tick, Tick…Boom!

Neil Patrick Harris to Direct <i>Tick, Tick… BOOM!</i> at the Kennedy Center

Neil Patrick Harris to Direct Tick, Tick… BOOM! at the Kennedy Center

<i>The West Wing</i>‘s Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald to Perform <i>Love Letters</i> for Recovery Month

The West Wing‘s Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald to Perform Love Letters for Recovery Month

Matthew Saldivar Joins <i>Spamalot</i> at the Kennedy Center

Matthew Saldivar Joins Spamalot at the Kennedy Center

Alex Brightman, James Monroe Iglehart, and More to Star in <em>Spamalot</em> at the Kennedy Center

Alex Brightman, James Monroe Iglehart, and More to Star in Spamalot at the Kennedy Center

Derek Klena Performs the Title Number From <em>Sunset Boulevard</em>

Derek Klena Performs the Title Number From Sunset Boulevard

Stephanie J. Block Sings <em>Sunset Boulevard's</em> "As If We Never Said Goodbye"

Stephanie J. Block Sings Sunset Boulevard's "As If We Never Said Goodbye"

Gisela Adisa, Nancy Anderson, Liz Mikel to Lead <em>1776</em> Tour, Kicking Off in February

Gisela Adisa, Nancy Anderson, Liz Mikel to Lead 1776 Tour, Kicking Off in February

<em>Into the Woods</em> Will Tour This Winter With Broadway Cast

Into the Woods Will Tour This Winter With Broadway Cast

Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale to Star in <em>Guys and Dolls</em> at the Kennedy Center

Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale to Star in Guys and Dolls at the Kennedy Center

U2, George Clooney, Gladys Knight Among 45th Kennedy Center Honorees

U2, George Clooney, Gladys Knight Among 45th Kennedy Center Honorees

Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, and More Join Ranks of Kennedy Center Honorees

Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, and More Join Ranks of Kennedy Center Honorees

$2 Trillion Stimulus Package Includes Support for the Arts

$2 Trillion Stimulus Package Includes Support for the Arts

Washington, DC, Cancels Performances Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Washington, DC, Cancels Performances Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Kennedy Center Releases a Montage of <em>Next To Normal</em>, Starring Rachel Bay Jones

Kennedy Center Releases a Montage of Next To Normal, Starring Rachel Bay Jones

Kennedy Center Cast of <em>Next to Normal</em> Sings "You Don't Know"

Kennedy Center Cast of Next to Normal Sings "You Don't Know"

<em>To Kill a Mockingbird</em> Sets a May 2020 West End Opening

To Kill a Mockingbird Sets a May 2020 West End Opening

J. Quinton Johnson and Isabelle McCalla to Star in <em>Footloose</em>

J. Quinton Johnson and Isabelle McCalla to Star in Footloose

Gender-Bending <em>Taming of the Shrew</em> Will Run at Kennedy Center

Gender-Bending Taming of the Shrew Will Run at Kennedy Center

<em>Sesame Street</em>, Sally Field, and More Named 2019 Kennedy Center Honorees

Sesame Street, Sally Field, and More Named 2019 Kennedy Center Honorees

Sasson Gabay and Chilina Kennedy Will Star in <em>The Band's Visit</em> on Tour

Sasson Gabay and Chilina Kennedy Will Star in The Band's Visit on Tour

The Who's Tommy Cast Sings "Pinball Wizard"

Mykal Kilgore, Taylor Iman Jones, and More Join The Who's Tommy

Casey Cott to Star in <em>The Who's Tommy</em> at the Kennedy Center

Casey Cott to Star in The Who's Tommy at the Kennedy Center

Watch Norm Lewis and Jessie Mueller Lead the Cast of <em>The Music Man</em>

Watch Norm Lewis and Jessie Mueller Lead the Cast of The Music Man

Idina Menzel to Perform at the Kennedy Center Gala

Idina Menzel to Perform at the Kennedy Center Gala

Norm Lewis and Jessie Mueller to Star in Kennedy Center's <em>The Music Man</em>

Norm Lewis and Jessie Mueller to Star in Kennedy Center's The Music Man

<em>Anastasia</em> Tour Launches Digital Lottery for Kennedy Center Run

Anastasia Tour Launches Digital Lottery for Kennedy Center Run

Michael James Leslie Replaces James Monroe Iglehart in <em>Little Shop of Horrors</em>

Michael James Leslie Replaces James Monroe Iglehart in Little Shop of Horrors

Nick Cordero, Amber Iman, and More Join Josh Radnor in <em>Little Shop of Horrors</em>

Nick Cordero, Amber Iman, and More Join Josh Radnor in Little Shop of Horrors

<em>Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations</em> Announces Broadway Transfer

Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations Announces Broadway Transfer

Take a Cross-Country Road Trip to 11 American Theaters This Summer

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Take a Cross-Country Road Trip to 11 American Theaters This Summer

Music and History Take Center Stage in <em>Ain't Too Proud</em>

Music and History Take Center Stage in Ain't Too Proud

Take a Look at Scenes From Skylar Astin-Led <em>How to Succeed…</em>

Take a Look at Scenes From Skylar Astin-Led How to Succeed…

Hamilton Education Program to Debut in DC

Hamilton Education Program to Debut in DC

Highlights From <em>In the Heights</em>, Starring Anthony Ramos and Vanessa Hudgens

Highlights From In the Heights, Starring Anthony Ramos and Vanessa Hudgens

<em>Hamilton</em>'s Anthony Ramos to Star in <em>In the Heights</em> at the Kennedy Center

Hamilton's Anthony Ramos to Star in In the Heights at the Kennedy Center

Krysta Rodriguez to Play Anita in Kennedy Center <em>West Side Story</em>

Krysta Rodriguez to Play Anita in Kennedy Center West Side Story

2017 Kennedy Center Honors Airs Tonight on CBS

2017 Kennedy Center Honors Airs Tonight on CBS

Corey Cott, Ana Villafañe Set for <em>West Side Story</em> at the Kennedy Center

Corey Cott, Ana Villafañe Set for West Side Story at the Kennedy Center

Flashback Friday: Josh Groban Reminds Us Why We Love <em>Chess</em>

Flashback Friday: Josh Groban Reminds Us Why We Love Chess

Richard Thomas, Daisy Eagan, and More Set to Tour With <em>The Humans</em>

Richard Thomas, Daisy Eagan, and More Set to Tour With The Humans

Paapa Essiedu to Bring RSC's <em>Hamlet</em> to the Kennedy Center

Paapa Essiedu to Bring RSC's Hamlet to the Kennedy Center

<em>Hamilton</em>, <em>On Your Feet!</em>, and More Set for Kennedy Center Season

Hamilton, On Your Feet!, and More Set for Kennedy Center Season

EXCLUSIVE: LaChanze Records New EP In Anticipation of Upcoming Concert

EXCLUSIVE: LaChanze Records New EP In Anticipation of Upcoming Concert

Watch Steve Martin, Edie Brickell, and the Cast of <em>Bright Star</em> Live on TheaterMania

Watch Steve Martin, Edie Brickell, and the Cast of Bright Star Live on TheaterMania

TheaterMania to Livestream <em>Bright Star</em> Concert From Town Hall

TheaterMania to Livestream Bright Star Concert From Town Hall

No Limits Theater Group Brings <em>Silent NO MORE</em> to Carnegie Hall

No Limits Theater Group Brings Silent NO MORE to Carnegie Hall

Meet the Touring Cast of Fiasco Theatre's <em>Into the Woods</em>

Meet the Touring Cast of Fiasco Theatre's Into the Woods

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell to Lead <em>Bright Star</em> Concert

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell to Lead Bright Star Concert

Kennedy Center Names Jeffrey Finn VP of Theater Producing and Programming

Kennedy Center Names Jeffrey Finn VP of Theater Producing and Programming

Boston Playwrights' Theatre Announces 2016-17 Season

Boston Playwrights' Theatre Announces 2016-17 Season

<em>Beverly Hills, 90210</em> Musical Heading Off-Broadway

Beverly Hills, 90210 Musical Heading Off-Broadway

Bedlam Welcomes New Managing Director

Bedlam Welcomes New Managing Director

<em>Where Did We Sit on the Bus?</em> Comes to Ensemble Studio Theatre

Where Did We Sit on the Bus? Comes to Ensemble Studio Theatre

Matthew Scott to Replace Tony Nominee Brandon Uranowitz in Broadway's <em>An American in Paris</em>

Matthew Scott to Replace Tony Nominee Brandon Uranowitz in Broadway's An American in Paris

Rachel Pickup on the Scary Relevance of Shakespeare's <em>Merchant of Venice</em>

Rachel Pickup on the Scary Relevance of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice

Jonathan Pryce Opens in <em>The Merchant of Venice</em> at Lincoln Center

Jonathan Pryce Opens in The Merchant of Venice at Lincoln Center

The Globe Brings <em>The Merchant of Venice</em> to the US for Three-City Tour

The Globe Brings The Merchant of Venice to the US for Three-City Tour

Kristin Chenoweth Joins NBC's <em>Hairspray Live!</em>

Kristin Chenoweth Joins NBC's Hairspray Live!

Broadway's <em>Curious Incident</em> Announces National Tour Stops

Broadway's Curious Incident Announces National Tour Stops

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's <em>Bright Star</em> Announces Closing Date

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's Bright Star Announces Closing Date

<em>Hamilton</em> Tour Announces San Diego Stop

Hamilton Tour Announces San Diego Stop

<em>Hairspray Live!</em> Discovers Its Tracy Turnblad at an Open Call

Hairspray Live! Discovers Its Tracy Turnblad at an Open Call

Broadway Siblings Adam and Arielle Jacobs Surprise Parents With Exciting <em>Aladdin</em> News

Broadway Siblings Adam and Arielle Jacobs Surprise Parents With Exciting Aladdin News

Ivo Van Hove's <em>A View From the Bridge</em> to Play LA and DC

Ivo Van Hove's A View From the Bridge to Play LA and DC

Steve Martin Makes His Broadway Songwriting Debut as <em>Bright Star</em> Opens

Steve Martin Makes His Broadway Songwriting Debut as Bright Star Opens

Kennedy Center Announces 2016-17 Theater Season

Kennedy Center Announces 2016-17 Theater Season

Rebecca Luker to Join Broadway Cast of <em>Fun Home</em>

Rebecca Luker to Join Broadway Cast of Fun Home

Is Sally Field Plotting a Broadway Return in <em>The Glass Menagerie</em>?

Is Sally Field Plotting a Broadway Return in The Glass Menagerie?

Kennedy Center Presents World Premiere of <em>OLIVÉRio: A Brazilian Twist</em>

Kennedy Center Presents World Premiere of OLIVÉRio: A Brazilian Twist

Listen to "Sun's Gonna Shine Again" From the Broadway-Bound <em>Bright Star</em>

Listen to "Sun's Gonna Shine Again" From the Broadway-Bound Bright Star

<em>Bright Star</em>

Bright Star

First Look at Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's Broadway-Bound Musical <em>Bright Star</em>

First Look at Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's Broadway-Bound Musical Bright Star

Swoon Over This Montage From <em>The Bridges of Madison County</em> National Tour

Swoon Over This Montage From The Bridges of Madison County National Tour

<em>Bright Star</em> Begins Limited Pre-Broadway Engagement

Bright Star Begins Limited Pre-Broadway Engagement

Stephen Colbert to Return as Host of the Kennedy Center Honors

Stephen Colbert to Return as Host of the Kennedy Center Honors

Elizabeth Stanley and Andrew Samonsky Rehearse <em>Bridges of Madison County</em> Tour

Elizabeth Stanley and Andrew Samonsky Rehearse Bridges of Madison County Tour

Full Casting Announced for Tour of Jason Robert Brown's <em>The Bridges of Madison County</em>

Full Casting Announced for Tour of Jason Robert Brown's The Bridges of Madison County

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's New Musical <em>Bright Star</em> Will Play Broadway

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's New Musical Bright Star Will Play Broadway

<em>Fun Home</em> Writer Lisa Kron Invited to Join Women's Voices Theater Festival

Fun Home Writer Lisa Kron Invited to Join Women's Voices Theater Festival

The Kennedy Center 2015-2016 World Stages to Include a Premiere by Stew and Heidi Rodewald

The Kennedy Center 2015-2016 World Stages to Include a Premiere by Stew and Heidi Rodewald

Marin Ireland to Lead Cast of New Drama <em>Kill Floor</em>

Marin Ireland to Lead Cast of New Drama Kill Floor

Kennedy Center and US Botanic Garden Collaborate on Two World Premieres

Kennedy Center and US Botanic Garden Collaborate on Two World Premieres

Cicely Tyson, Rita Moreno, Carole King, and More Named 2015 Kennedy Center Honorees

Cicely Tyson, Rita Moreno, Carole King, and More Named 2015 Kennedy Center Honorees

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell Musical <em>Bright Star</em> Announces Pre-Broadway Run

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell Musical Bright Star Announces Pre-Broadway Run

Kennedy Center Celebrates Memorial Day With <em>If All the Sky Were Paper</em>

Kennedy Center Celebrates Memorial Day With If All the Sky Were Paper

<em>A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder</em> Announces National Tour Stops

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Announces National Tour Stops

<em>Side Show</em> and <em>Sunday in the Park With George</em> Come Out on Top at the Helen Hayes Awards

Side Show and Sunday in the Park With George Come Out on Top at the Helen Hayes Awards

National Tour of Jason Robert Brown's <em>Bridges of Madison County</em> to Launch in Iowa

National Tour of Jason Robert Brown's Bridges of Madison County to Launch in Iowa

Patti LuPone Set for Two-Week Engagement of Her Concert <em>The Lady With the Torch</em>

Patti LuPone Set for Two-Week Engagement of Her Concert The Lady With the Torch

<em>Beautiful</em>, <em>Matilda</em>, and More Broadway Favorites Set to Visit the Kennedy Center

Beautiful, Matilda, and More Broadway Favorites Set to Visit the Kennedy Center

<em>Gigi</em>

Gigi

Vanessa Hudgens Pops Some Bubbly in the Pre-Broadway Run of <em>Gigi</em>

Vanessa Hudgens Pops Some Bubbly in the Pre-Broadway Run of Gigi

<em>Beaches</em> Musical and <em>Side Show</em> Revival Earn Seven Nominations Each for 2015 Helen Hayes Awards

Beaches Musical and Side Show Revival Earn Seven Nominations Each for 2015 Helen Hayes Awards

<em>Gigi</em>, Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Announces Broadway Dates and Theater

Gigi, Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Announces Broadway Dates and Theater

Kelli O'Hara, Laura Benanti, and Jessie Mueller Serenade Tom Hanks at Kennedy Center

Kelli O'Hara, Laura Benanti, and Jessie Mueller Serenade Tom Hanks at Kennedy Center

Watch Sting, Tom Hanks, Lily Tomlin, and More Become Kennedy Center Honorees

Watch Sting, Tom Hanks, Lily Tomlin, and More Become Kennedy Center Honorees

Will Ahrens and Flaherty's New Musical <em>Little Dancer</em> Head Out West?

Will Ahrens and Flaherty's New Musical Little Dancer Head Out West?

Vanessa Hudgens, Corey Cott, and Victoria Clark Rehearse Pre-Broadway <em>Gigi</em>

Vanessa Hudgens, Corey Cott, and Victoria Clark Rehearse Pre-Broadway Gigi

Broadway's <em>Side Show</em> to Be Recorded for Lincoln Center Library

Broadway's Side Show to Be Recorded for Lincoln Center Library

Goodbye to the Freak Show: Broadway's <em>Side Show</em> to Close

Goodbye to the Freak Show: Broadway's Side Show to Close

Steven Colbert Will Host This Year's Kennedy Center Honors

<em>Side Show</em> Revival Set to Open on Broadway

Side Show Revival Set to Open on Broadway

Rebecca Luker Sings "Looking Back at Myself" From <em>Little Dancer</em>

Rebecca Luker Sings "Looking Back at Myself" From Little Dancer

Tiler Peck Shows Off Her Big Ballet Solo in <em>Little Dancer</em>

Tiler Peck Shows Off Her Big Ballet Solo in Little Dancer

Little Dancer Strikes a Pose at Kennedy Center

<em>The Gift of Nothing</em> to Make Its World Premiere at the Kennedy Center

The Gift of Nothing to Make Its World Premiere at the Kennedy Center

Rebecca Luker, Tiler Peck, and the Cast of <em>Little Dancer</em> Perform the Ahrens and Flaherty Musical's Opening Number

Rebecca Luker, Tiler Peck, and the Cast of Little Dancer Perform the Ahrens and Flaherty Musical's Opening Number

Victoria Clark and Dee Hoty Join Vanessa Hudgens in <em>Gigi</em>

Victoria Clark and Dee Hoty Join Vanessa Hudgens in Gigi

<em>Newsies</em> Star Corey Cott and More Will Join Vanessa Hudgens in Kennedy Center <em>Gigi</em> Revival

Newsies Star Corey Cott and More Will Join Vanessa Hudgens in Kennedy Center Gigi Revival

Rebecca Luker, Boyd Gaines, Tiler Peck, and the Cast of <em>Little Dancer</em> Meet the Press

Rebecca Luker, Boyd Gaines, Tiler Peck, and the Cast of Little Dancer Meet the Press

Broadway's <em>Side Show</em> Revival Announces Complete Casting

Broadway's Side Show Revival Announces Complete Casting

Flashback Friday: Upcoming Broadway Star Vanessa Hudgens Would Never Eat Candy for Breakfast

Flashback Friday: Upcoming Broadway Star Vanessa Hudgens Would Never Eat Candy for Breakfast

<em>High School Musical</em> Star Vanessa Hudgens to Lead Cast of Broadway-Bound <em>Gigi</em>

High School Musical Star Vanessa Hudgens to Lead Cast of Broadway-Bound Gigi

Tom Hanks, Lily Tomlin, Sting, and More to Receive 2014 Kennedy Center Honors

Tom Hanks, Lily Tomlin, Sting, and More to Receive 2014 Kennedy Center Honors

Broadway's <em>Side Show</em> Revival Announces Full Creative Team

Broadway's Side Show Revival Announces Full Creative Team

<em>Side Show</em>

Side Show

Jeremy Jordan, Rebecca Naomi Jones, and More to Perform in Kennedy Center Concert Presentation of <em>Children of Eden</em>

Jeremy Jordan, Rebecca Naomi Jones, and More to Perform in Kennedy Center Concert Presentation of Children of Eden

Lerner and Loewe's <em>Gigi</em> to Play Pre-Broadway Engagement at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center

Lerner and Loewe's Gigi to Play Pre-Broadway Engagement at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center

Boyd Gaines, Rebecca Luker, and Tiler Peck to Join World Premiere of Ahrens and Flaherty Musical Little Dancer

The Kennedy Center Will Expand, Adding Public Gardens and Rehearsal Space

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