Wicked composer says he'd never 'set foot' in Trump-Kennedy Center as he cancels performance over rebrand

[demmiblue]

Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz has pulled out of a scheduled performance at the Kennedy Center over President Donald Trump’s renaming of the historic venue.

Three-time Oscar winner Schwartz, 77, has joined a growing list of artists to boycott the cultural center over Trump’s potentially illegal attempt to rebrand the institution as the Trump-Kennedy Center.

Schwartz, who was scheduled to host the Washington National Opera Gala at the Kennedy Center on May 16, told Newsday there was “no way” he would enter the venue now.

“It no longer represents the apolitical place for free artistic expression it was founded to be,” Schwartz said in an email sent by his assistant. “There’s no way I would set foot in it now.”

https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/stephen-schwartz-kennedy-center-trump-b2893506.html

[calimary]

1. Most gratifying!

I like it. A LOT!!!

[MustLoveBeagles]

2. He has integrity

[Iggo]

3. Good. Let's get this snowball rolling!

[C Moon]

4. Maybe when he leaves or leaves us...

the Kennedy Center will have a days long free concert to celebrate.

It seems trump only wants what other Presidents have had—-including the assassination attempt.

And he is beginning to realize that nobody will name anything after him—outside of a gag gift.

[IbogaProject]

9. I think portapotties should bear his name

Or refer to poop as Trump, like "I have to drop a Trump", "I had a messy Trump today".

[Skittles]

5. I am loving this

lets Trump get a taste of how much us patriots truly DESPISE him

[lees1975]

6. We keep calling it the "Trump-Kennedy" center as if that is a legitimate name change.

It's not. It's the Kennedy Center, always has been, always will be.

[wolfie001]

7. Every artist going there to perform during the orange shitstain's admin. is risking everything.......

......except for the country music, Hee Haw crowd. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......

[FakeNoose]

8. Bravo Stephen Schwartz!

Even if he did agree to perform there, none of his friends would ever buy tickets to see the performance.