In an unexpected move, House Republicans are pushing forward a proposal to rename the Opera House at the John F. Kennedy ...

House Republicans have advanced a proposal to rename the Kennedy Center’s Opera House after first lady Melania Trump, ...

The remaining staff at the Kennedy Center is trying to find programming that pleases the new leadership, but this one request went too far. Alex Bollinger (He/Him) June 9, 2025, 3:30 pm EDT ...

Pop pianist Ben Folds' new record is a celebration of the National Symphony Orchestra, and a protest against President ...

Washington, D.C.'s arts community is still reeling from changes made to leadership at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Less than 24 hours after the announcement that President ...

As the Post-Dispatch’s Joe Holleman reports, the Lake Saint Louis Republican on Wednesday filed what he’s calling the “Make ...

Trump has called the center's past programming “woke” and “terrible,” while more broadly seeking to slash federal funding for the arts — complaining that too much programming promotes ...

In a statement, Simpson elaborated on the proposal saying, “Naming a theater after [the first lady] is an excellent way to ...

Washington, D.C.'s arts community is still reeling from changes made to leadership at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Less than 24 hours after the announcement that President ...

The first lady has only made one prominent appearance at the Kennedy Center since becoming its honorary chair in January.