Lawyers made arguments in hearings for two separate lawsuits against President Trump and the Kennedy Center's board this week. Both lawsuits want to halt plans to close the performing arts v…
President Trump says the Kennedy Center must close for renovation. Members of Congress and two lawsuits contend the real reason is mismanagement, artist cancellations and declining ticket sa…
President Trump announced the Kennedy Center will close for two years beginning July 4th. He says the building is in bad shape and needs repairs. Members of congress and two lawsuits contend…
There was confusion about whether the satirist would be getting the Kennedy Center's top humor award after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it "fake news." Now it's confir…
Graham was a creative force in the performing arts. She wanted dance to express authentic, human emotions " a revolutionary idea in the late 1920s.
Georgetown is moving Let Freedom Ring, its annual event celebrating the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., to the historic Howard Theatre in order to save money, the university said.
Most of us have a venue we love " a theater or concert space " where we really feel at home. But what do you do if that place goes through radical changes?
Twenty dance projects from around the country won grants totaling $100,000 dollars each today. These grants are among the most coveted in the dance world, but this round of winners is the la…
Ed People hasn't had any professional dance training, but he can definitely bust a move. The social media influencer says the goal of his global dance project is to "bring joy" and "build br…
Trump announced the Kennedy Center Honorees on Wednesday. They are Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, Kiss, George Strait and Michael Crawford.
President Trump says that the announcement of this year's Kennedy Center honorees will come Wednesday.
A group of Democratic senators and Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller are hosting a Pride celebration at the Kennedy Center Monday evening. But the Kennedy Center has nothing to do with progra…
"I am deeply troubled by the false allegations regarding the management of the Kennedy Center," Deborah Rutter wrote in a statement.
Philippa Hughes' life spans war, international romance, divorce, an abduction, art and politics. As one of the few liberals in her family, she knows how divisions can break a family and a co…
Conan O'Brien will receive one of the most coveted awards in comedy on Sunday " but the annual event takes place at a tense time for the Kennedy Center.
The South African actor has been speaking out about racial injustice for decades, often in collaboration with the late playwright Athol Fugard. Kunene and the King is Kani's latest project.
A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center says the threat targeted Shen Yun, a touring dance troupe that is banned in China, because it is associated with the religious group Falun Gong.
President Trump and his appointees are now solely in charge of the Kennedy Center. Performers protested by dancing.
In his new play The Other Americans, John Leguizamo plays a Colombian American laundromat owner whose son is released from a mental wellness facility after suffering a trauma.
The National Ballet of Ukraine's dancers aim to show that their culture lives on, despite Russian attacks on their country. Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S. calls the company a "symbol of re…
As Americans celebrate the day that gave white men life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the Broadway musical Suffs explores the styles of activism used by Alice Paul, Ida B. Wells …
The new Netflix documentary Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution features interviews with dozens of gay and trans comics, archival footage and lots of jokes.
The Mellon Foundation announced grants of $1 million to three theaters: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf in New Haven and Portland Center Stage.
By most accounts of this week's Golden Globes, Jo Koy bombed. But fellow stand up comedians like Steve Martin, Michael Che, Kevin Hart and Whoopi Goldberg are coming to his defense.
With songs by the Avett Brothers, Swept Away follows four men fighting to survive a shipwreck. The musical is inspired by the true story in which men resort to cannibalism to survive.