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List of Kennedy Center cancellations during the Trump administration

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Many performers, artists, and shows cancelled performances, ended working agreements, or otherwise disassociated themselves from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the national cultural center of the United States, after President Donald Trump in 2025 replaced the center's leaders and its board of trustees, had himself appointed chairman, and began making changes to the center's programming. [1] The Trump administration also forced the cancellation of several shows in 2025. [2] [3]

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On February 1, 2026, Trump announced plans to close the Kennedy Center for two years of renovations, beginning on July 4, 2026. [4] The following day, CNN reported that the center's new leaders had been unable to sign enough acts to mount a 2026-27 season. [5] [6]

Cancellations and withdrawals by artists

NameActionDateSource
Issa Rae Canceled performanceFebruary 13, 2025 [7]
Renée Fleming Resigned as advisorFebruary 13, 2025 [7]
Shonda Rhimes Resigned as trusteeFebruary 13, 2025 [8]
Ben Folds Resigned as advisorFebruary 13, 2025 [7]
Low Cut Connie Canceled performanceFebruary 13, 2025 [9]
Rhiannon Giddens Canceled performanceFebruary 26, 2025 [9]
Peter Wolf Canceled performanceMarch 5, 2025 [3]
Saturday Night Live  writer Sylvia Traymore MorrisonCanceled performanceMarch 5, 2025 [3]
Balún (band)Canceled performanceMarch 5, 2025 [3]
Louise Penney Canceled performanceMarch 5, 2025 [3]
Amanda Rheaume Canceled performanceMarch 5, 2025 [3]
“RIOT! Funny Women Stand Up” annual seriesCanceled performancesMarch 5, 2025 [3]
Alfred Street Baptist Church Choir Canceled performanceMarch 5, 2025 [3]
Eureka Day Canceled performancesMarch 5, 2025 [3]
Hamilton Canceled performancesMarch 6, 2025 [10]
Melissa Errico Canceled performancesMarch 6, 2025 [10]
Washington Performing ArtsMoved season of performancesMay 22, 2025 [11]
Members of the Les Misérables castWithdrew from performancesJune 2025 [12]
Steven Schwartz Canceled fundraiserDecember 2025 [13]
Doug Varone and DancersCanceled performanceDecember 2025 [13]
Kristy LeeCanceled performanceDecember 19, 2025 [14]
American College Theatre Festival Suspended partnershipDecember 22, 2025 [15]
Chuck Redd Canceled performanceDecember 24, 2025 [16]
The Cookers (feat. Billy Harper)Canceled performanceDecember 29, 2025 [17]
Washington National Opera Withdrew residenceJanuary 9, 2026 [18]
Béla Fleck Canceled performanceJanuary 7, 2026 [19]
Philip Glass Canceled performanceJanuary 2026 [20]
Martha Graham Dance Company Canceled performancesJanuary 2026 [20]
Wayne TuckerCanceled performancesJanuary 28, 2026 [21]
Brentano Quartet with Hsin-Yun HuangCanceled performanceJanuary 28, 2026 [21]
Vocal Arts DCCanceled performancesJanuary 28, 2026 [21]
Sonia De Los SantosCanceled performancesJanuary 28, 2026 [21]
MagpieCanceled performanceJanuary 28, 2026 [21]
Maria João Pires with Marc-André Hamelin Canceled performanceJanuary 28, 2026 [21]
Asian AFCanceled performancesJanuary 28, 2026 [21]
Seattle Children's Theatre Canceled performancesJanuary 27, 2026 [22]
Choral Arts Society of Washington Moved performanceJanuary 31, 2026 [23]
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Moved performancesJanuary 31, 2026 [23]
“Let Freedom Ring!", annual concert organized by Georgetown University Moved performanceJanuary 31, 2026 [23]

Performances cancelled by the Trump administration

The Trump administration cancelled several planned performances, including:

NameActionDateSource
FinnCancelled performancesFebruary 13, 2025 [2]
Gay Men's Chorus of Washington Cancelled performanceMarch 5, 2025 [3]
U.S. Marine Band Withdrew from performanceFebruary 2025 [22]

As of February 2, 2026, no plans had been announced for the performances that had been planned after July 4, when Trump said the center would close for two years of renovations. [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Here's a list of all the artists who canceled at the Kennedy Center before Trump announced it must close for two years - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Greg (2025-02-13). "Kennedy Center Cancels Tour Of Acclaimed Children's Musical 'Finn'; Actors' Equity Calls Decision "Beyond Appalling"". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Godiner, Jane (2025-03-06). ""Hamilton" Will Not Play the Kennedy Center. Here's What Else Has Been Canceled. - Washingtonian" . Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  4. 1 2 Nagourney, Adam; Jacobs, Julia (2026-02-02). "Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for 2-Year Reconstruction Project". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  5. ↑ Bash, Dana (2026-02-02). Just changing the carpets? Here’s the real reason President Trump might be closing the Kennedy Center. | CNN Politics . Retrieved 2026-02-03– via www.cnn.com.
  6. ↑ Serfaty, Betsy Klein, Kristen Holmes, Sunlen (2026-02-03). "Trump hints at dramatic Kennedy Center renovations that will leave steel 'fully exposed' | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2026-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. 1 2 3 Horton, Adrian (February 13, 2025). "Stars pull out of shows and positions at Kennedy Center after Trump takeover". The Guardian . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  8. ↑ Archie, Ayana (2025-02-13). "Shonda Rhimes, Issa Rae have cut ties with the Kennedy Center now that Trump is chair". NPR. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  9. 1 2 Hernández, Javier C.; Pogrebin, Robin; Taylor, Derrick Bryson (February 26, 2025). "Rhiannon Giddens Is Latest to Cancel at Kennedy Center After Trump's Takeover". The New York Times . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Paulson, Michael (2025-03-05). "'Hamilton' Cancels Kennedy Center Run Over Trump's Takeover". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  11. ↑ Beaujon, Andrew (2025-05-22). "Major DC Performing Arts Org Will Skip Kennedy Center for New Season - Washingtonian" . Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  12. ↑ Dunbar, Marina (2025-05-08). "Les Misérables actors to boycott Kennedy Center performance over Trump attendance". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  13. 1 2 "Kennedy Center to close for two years for renovations, Trump says". www.bbc.com. 2026-02-02. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  14. ↑ Banks, Torrence (2025-12-19). "Artists Are Threatening to Cancel Over Trump's Kennedy Center Renaming". NOTUS. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  15. ↑ "American College Theatre Festival Suspends Affiliation With Kennedy Center; Festival Will Continue On Its Own". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2026-01-18. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  16. ↑ Wright, Kristin (2025-12-27). "Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change". NPR. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  17. ↑ "Kennedy Center cancels New Years Eve performances amid Trump name change". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2026-01-13. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  18. ↑ "Washington National Opera to move out of Kennedy Center after Trump 'takeover'". The Guardian. 2026-01-09. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  19. ↑ Tsioulcas, Anastasia (2026-01-07). "Béla Fleck cancels Kennedy Center appearance, says it's become 'charged and political'". NPR. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  20. 1 2 "Full list of acts that pulled out after Trump changed Kennedy Center name". Newsweek. 2026-02-02. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "All the Kennedy Center cancellations since Trump's name was added". The Washington Post. 2026-01-05. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  22. 1 2 Buck, Ivy (2026-01-27). "Here's who's canceled their Kennedy Center performances since Trump took over". NPR. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  23. 1 2 3 "Trump's Kennedy Center has no Black History Month events following cancellations". The Washington Post. 2026-01-31. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2026-02-02.
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