As this editor reported the other day, Lin-Manuel Miranda had cancelled what was to be a two-month run of "Hamilton" at the Trump-Kennedy Center. But that wasn't all: Issa Rae, Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and even the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., cancelled scheduled 2026 appearances. We were as devastated as you are. Now that President Donald Trump has renovated the building and put his name on the front, liberals are going to punish their audiences by cancelling shows.
But worse news was yet to come. According to Kyle Griffin, Stephen Schwartz, the composer of "Wicked," says there's no way he'd set foot in the performing arts center now. The gala is off.
Stephen Schwartz, the composer of 'Wicked,' says he'll no longer host a gala at the Kennedy Center — becoming one of the most high-profile artists to criticize the changes under Trump.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 3, 2026
"It no longer represents the apolitical place for free artistic expression it was founded to…
"It no longer represents the apolitical place" it did when it was just named the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. It used to be a place for free expression, but Trump is personally overseeing all performances at the center now.
"apolitical" pic.twitter.com/ubvh3SSuPt
— Apple Lamps (@lamps_apple) January 3, 2026
— Aussie Bot (@AussieMAGABot) January 3, 2026
"Apolitical place for free artistic expression!" That's sarcasm, right? Until Trump put his name on it, the Kennedy Center was the dead opposite of "apolitical."
— Tim Hurlocker (@AdamSmithEcho) January 3, 2026
Holy shit!! Now it’s getting real!! Nah, not a single fuck is given!
— Rick (@ricka0912) January 3, 2026
🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱
— Rob O Ben (@1RoboBen) January 3, 2026
And yet I am perfectly fine with this. People like this make me actually want to GO to the Trump Kennedy Center! No more woke crap!
— Fren Melissa (@fren_melissa) January 3, 2026
— 🇺🇸HairForceOne🇺🇸 (@47ShadesOfMaga) January 3, 2026
No one fucking cares
— Little Big Man (@HeathLongmire) January 3, 2026
We're really going to miss this person we don't know.
— Lucero7 (@SummaMum) January 3, 2026
— Cap’n Brunch™️ (@capnbrunchusa) January 3, 2026
Who? NO ONE CARES
— TEXAS TROJAN (@WBK4USC) January 3, 2026
Stay the fuck out then. No one cares.
— Lincoln Duncan (@cosmos98788) January 3, 2026
If it's apolitical, why is he boycotting? That's a political act.
— I Don't Delete Posts (@GreatUSTreasure) January 3, 2026
Was he asked not to perform?
Then he's acting of his own free will, correct?
These headlines read like satire.
— KvO (@Kandi8907) January 3, 2026
Oh no! Not a gay Broadway composer who wrote Wicked. That will really hit conservatives where it hurts...if they ever Google this guy to find out who the hell he is.
Seriously? 🤣
No sane people give a shit.
— LtBob (@ltbob77) January 3, 2026
Now we've heard libs say that the next Democratic presidential candidate must pledge to demolish the new $300 ballroom, so state events can be held outdoors under tents with portable toilets, and remove Trump's name from the center.
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