The long-running Broadway musical “Hamilton” has been pulled from performing at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts next year by the producers, citing President Donald Trump’s takeover of the venue, and the decision has drawn ire from the president’s envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell.
“Given the recent actions, our show simply cannot, in good conscience, participate and be a part of this new culture that is being imposed on the Kennedy Center. Therefore we have cancelled the third engagement at the Kennedy Center, originally scheduled for March 3-April 26, 2026,” producer Jeffrey Seller wrote in a statement.
Seller noted that Hamilton performed at the Kennedy Center during the first Trump administration in 2018, and said the decision to pull the 2026 performances was a statement “against the partisan policies of the Kennedy Center as a result of his recent take over.”
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