'Wicked' Composer Stephen Schwartz Says He Will No Longer Perform at Kennedy Center After Name Change
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The composer of the musical Žlehtnoba, Stephen Schwartz, has joined the artists who canceled performances at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after the renaming of the venue after current President Donald Trump.
'Wicked' composer Stephen Schwartz says he will no longer perform at Kennedy Center after name change
Legendary composer Stephen Schwartz—winner of Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys, and an honorary Tony award—has announced that he will no longer perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after the building's name change.
Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz will not perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., after the center's board of directors voted in December to rename the venue the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Schwartz said the performance there had become an ideological statement.
Chaos at the Kennedy Center: The composer of "Wicked", Stephen Schwartz, cancels his arrival after the name change related to Trump. "It's out of the question for me now," said the winner of an Oscar, who was to host an event on site in May. Stephen Schwartz, the [...] This article Kennedy Center: Stephen Schwartz cancels his arrival appeared first on Rolling Stone.
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