Broadway shows keep the Kennedy Center going. But will they stay away?
'Heart numbing,' 'nightmare' and 'an 'oh, no' moment' are some of the ways top Broadway insiders have described President Donald Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center.
Shortly before installing a loyalist board in February, the soon-to-be chairman of the institution declared on social media, 'THE BEST IS YET TO COME!' But conversations I've had with a dozen industry leaders over the past few months reveal an uncertain future for the center's theater programming.
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