Wicked composer says he'd never 'set foot' in Trump-Kennedy Center as he cancels performance over rebrand
Source: The Independent
Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz has pulled out of a scheduled performance at the Kennedy Center over President Donald Trumps renaming of the historic venue.
Three-time Oscar winner Schwartz, 77, has joined a growing list of artists to boycott the cultural center over Trumps potentially illegal attempt to rebrand the institution as the Trump-Kennedy Center.
Schwartz, who was scheduled to host the Washington National Opera Gala at the Kennedy Center on May 16, told Newsday there was no way he would enter the venue now.
It no longer represents the apolitical place for free artistic expression it was founded to be, Schwartz said in an email sent by his assistant. Theres no way I would set foot in it now.
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Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/stephen-schwartz-kennedy-center-trump-b2893506.html
tanyev
(49,523 posts)mdbl
(8,721 posts)soldierant
(9,368 posts)of other fascists.
ProudMNDemocrat
(20,974 posts)BRAVO Artists!
Wednesdays
(23,002 posts)I was thinking, "Why are they calling the composer wicked because he withdrew from the Kennedy Center?"
Better headline would have been: "Composer of 'Wicked' says he'd never 'set foot' in Trump-Kennedy Center..."
erronis
(24,339 posts)Helps shake a bit of rust out of those old gears.
GreenWave
(12,745 posts)twodogsbarking
(19,205 posts)SheltieLover
(81,486 posts)murielm99
(33,047 posts)WTF?
highplainsdem
(62,846 posts)There is absolutely no way they can do this legally, David Super, Georgetown Law professor who specializes in Constitutional law and legislation, told CNN. However, he said, the administration is not concerning itself with laws unless it has a realistic prospect of getting sued.
murielm99
(33,047 posts)I am questioning The Independent's choice of phrasing. It is not "potentially illegal." It IS illegal. I don't need a tutorial.
highplainsdem
(62,846 posts)clear, and just putting quote marks around potentially would have worked.
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highplainsdem
(62,846 posts)Sorry you're unable to understand that.
murielm99
(33,047 posts)calimary
(90,558 posts)
the administration is not concerning itself with laws unless it has a realistic prospect of getting sued.
Well maybe thats what our next step is. Our credible experts filing suit! And as many suits as possible! Tie their hands and clog up their appointment books.
Just a thought, anyway.
CTyankee
(68,375 posts)Paladin
(32,354 posts)The sooner trump's perversion of the JFK Center is reduced to an empty warehouse, the better. The subsequent re-opening of the Center---minus all of trump's sick changes---ought to be a celebration of historical dimensions.
sprinkleeninow
(22,418 posts)🤙👍🫡
sboatcar
(861 posts)Bengus81
(10,319 posts)BeneteauBum
(700 posts)Playing one stupid song over and over.
Peace ☮️
ShazzieB
(22,808 posts)JoseBalow
(9,660 posts)calimary
(90,558 posts)Exactly what that orange bastard needs: people saying No! to him. Hes not used to that. And its what he deserves.
BeneteauBum
(700 posts)Peace ☮️
popsdenver
(2,515 posts)Trump will probably convert it into a big screen movie theatre, showing full length action movies of Tractor Pulls, NASCAR, and WWE wrestling matches..............
COL Mustard
(8,334 posts)To attend.
Hyperbole, at least for now.
Evolve Dammit
(21,807 posts)Cha
(320,237 posts)gristy
(10,733 posts)Robin Lamont sings Day By Day in the movie just beautifully:
Wednesdays
(23,002 posts)Although Pippin didn't open on Broadway until the year after Godspell premiered.
IzzaNuDay
(1,319 posts)There are many individuals like myself who have fond memories of being in the KC, but will never step
foot in that facility under the current circumstances.