‘Hamilton’ Cancels Kennedy Center Run Amid Trump Takeover: ‘Some Institutions Should Be Protected From Politics’
variety.comJack Dunn “Hamilton” producer Jeffrey Seller released a statement saying the Tony award-winning musical will no longer return to the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts amid President Trump’s takeover of the historic venue. “Political disagreement and debate are vital expressions of democracy,” Seller wrote in the statement shared to the official “Hamilton” X account. “These basic concepts of freedom are at the very heart of ‘Hamilton’.
However, some institutions are sacred and should be protected from politics. The Kennedy Center is one such institution.” He continued, “The Kennedy Center was founded over 50 years ago with a sincere bipartisan spirit.
Indeed, it was founded during the administration of President Dwight Eisenhower, named after President John F. Kennedy, and opened in 1971 under the administration of Richard M.
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