Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and original star of Hamilton: An American Musical, in conversation with Suzanne Appel, Hubbard Street’s Director of External Affairs, at the Hubbard Street Dance Center in Chicago. (Photo: Todd Rosenberg)
NEW YORK (AP) — The megahit Broadway musical “Hamilton” is pulling out of plans to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., next year. Organizers cited President Donald Trump’s shakeup of the institution’s leadership as their reason for canceling. The Kennedy Center has been in upheaval since Trump forced out the center’s leadership and took over as chair of the board of trustees. Trump’s takeover is part of his broad campaign against “woke” culture. “Hamilton” played at the Kennedy Center in 2018 during Trump’s first administration and again in 2022 when Joe Biden was president. It was scheduled to again March 3 through April 26, 2026. No tickets had gone on sale.
