Kennedy Center Ticket Sales Dropped 50% After Trump Takeover

Kennedy Center Ticket Sales Dropped 50% After Trump Takeover

Donald Trump’s MAGA makeover of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts isn’t working out the way he hoped, if ticket sales and attendance are anything to go by. The New York Times reported Tuesday that in March and April, single ticket sales for Kennedy Center events dropped by 50% compared to the same period in 2024. The center also endured a deep hit to one of its most important sources of money, as total membership subscriptions d…

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The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts (the Kennedy Center), located on the east bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., opened in 1971 but was actually authorized by the National Cultural Center Act of 1958. Its original name, the National Cultural Center, was changed in 1964, two months after President Kennedy’s assassination. The Kennedy Center is dedicated to the performing arts and features operas, concerts, play…

Stunning new data reveals extent of Kennedy Center collapse after MAGA takeover

The Kennedy Center's revenue collapse since President Donald Trump took over the famed performing arts venue and stacked the board with his loyalists has been more extensive than anyone knew.Already, reports have abounded about canceled bookings, a dropoff in donations, and stars like legendary cell...

Kennedy Center audiences vote with their feet. What happens next?

Photo by Mike Stoll from Unsplash Boycotting is alive and well as a protest tactic. Based on ticket sales figures leaked to The Washington Post, Kennedy Center audiences are voting with their feet and staying away. Sales appear to be cratering. Here’s the damage: Single ticket sales down 50% in April and May as compared to last year Theater subscriptions are down an eye-popping 82% Dance subscriptions are down 57% Subscriptions for performances…