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Posted on 05/09/2025 12:01:22 PM PDT by Twotone
Several theater performers have reportedly thrown a tantrum and plan to run away from their roles in “Les Misérables” for a night simply because Donald Trump may be in the crowd.
Trump is expected to attend the June 11 show and that fact alone was enough to scare off a bunch of performers who had pledged their dedication to the production, sources told CNN. Insiders close to the situation said these artists apparently self-deported themselves from the Kennedy Performing Arts Center on June 11 despite rehearsals and the lead-up to the show scheduled in conjunction with a fundraiser to benefit the facility. At least 10 to 12 individuals, including both major cast members and members of the ensemble, are reportedly planning to scurry away.
The scheduled show will be the first time Trump takes in a performance at the facility.
The decision emphasizes friction between the Trump administration and artists at the center after Trump appointed himself the chairman of the venue and shook up the program to reflect one that shunned a woke agenda.
Richard Grenell, the new director of the Kennedy Center, addressed the reported boycott in a statement issued to Entertainment Weekly.
“We haven’t heard this rumor,” he said. “But the Kennedy Center will no longer fund intolerance.”
“Any performer who isn’t professional enough to perform for patrons of all backgrounds, regardless of political affiliation, won’t be welcomed,” Grenell continued. “In fact, we think it would be important to out those vapid and intolerant artists to ensure producers know who they shouldn’t hire — and that the public knows which shows have political litmus tests to sit in the audience.”
A number of artists and performers have saved Trump the trouble by independently abandoning their commitments at the venue, including Ben Folds, Renee Fleming, Shonda Rhimes, Low Cut Connie, Rhiannon Giddens, Issa Rae and the production team of the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning “Hamilton” musical.
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Dramatic theater kid protests are the most fun to watch.
I want Trump to make a surprise visit backstage the night before just to watch these snowflakes scatter like startled kittens. Maybe a few will panic and run off the front of the stage. “Break a leg” literally.
So “Les Miserbles” will be shortened to “Les Mis” which it already is anywho!
I like the idea of canceling the performance and holding a Trump rally instead.
This is nothing more than another facet of “Look at me!!”
Go, Grenell!! That's a great statement.
Where is Forrest Gump when we need him?
“Stupid is as stupid does” is demonstrated here.
All this winning is exhausting.
I couldn’t agree more.
Always nice to know each and every time a slimy leftist chooses to flush itself. Yup, itself. Oh well, we’re talking mere aktorz, the lowest of the low.
“He must be some kind of homophobe.”
LOL...I’m happy to see he is true to principles (and not homo ones).
Breach that contract and you are replaced.
Why wait that long?? Do it opening night or this weekend- whichever is first...
Theater performers put themselves out of a job and may not be able to stay in the business who would trust them to not throw another fit.
If you want to be a actor you don’t have to like the role but remember it’s your bread and butter.
Some actors hated the roles they had but made millions of them.
DUH alarm on
Richard Grenell, new Kennedy Center Director: “...the Kennedy Center will no longer fund intolerance. Any performer who isn’t professional enough to perform for patrons of all backgrounds, regardless of political affiliation, won’t be welcomed. We think it would be important to out those vapid and intolerant artists to ensure producers know who they shouldn’t hire — and that the public knows which shows have political litmus tests to sit in the audience.”
Amen.
Hysterical diva-ism is nothing but performative idiocy.
It is evident in every single leftist protest and every action by these attention hogs.
Have double or triple back ups.
Blacklisting II
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