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Bruce Lee Play and Vocal Arts DC Join Growing List of Kennedy Center Cancellations

Seattle Children’s Theatre and Vocal Arts DC canceled shows at the Kennedy Center due to changing cultural dynamics and financial challenges, reflecting broader tensions at the venue.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The producers of a stage play inspired by the life of Bruce Lee and the musical presenters Vocal Arts DC are the latest members of the arts community to call off shows at the Kennedy Center. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Issa Rae, Bela Fleck are among the numerous artists who have withdrawn in protest of President Donald Trump’s ousting of the leadership at the center and at the announcement last month by his hand-picked board that the Ken…

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Bruce Lee play and Vocal Arts DC join growing list of Kennedy Center cancellations

The producers of a Bruce Lee-inspired stage play and Vocal Arts DC have canceled shows at the Kennedy Center.

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Seattle Children’s Theatre Pulls Kennedy Center Run of ‘Bruce Lee Story’

Originally set for a 2-week presentation at the Kennedy Center, the new TYA play by Keiko Green now, instead, hopes to extend its Seattle run.

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