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4. I had to do a double-take at the headline.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 10:57 AM

10 hrs ago

I was thinking, "Why are they calling the composer wicked because he withdrew from the Kennedy Center?"

Better headline would have been: "Composer of 'Wicked' says he'd never 'set foot' in Trump-Kennedy Center..."

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Wicked composer says he'd never 'set foot' in Trump-Kennedy Center as he cancels performance over rebrand [View all] highplainsdem 11 hrs ago OP

Bravo, sir! tanyev 11 hrs ago #1

No one should want to participate in a fascist bullshit takeover of a beloved institution. mdbl 11 hrs ago #2

With the possible excepyion soldierant 1 hr ago #26

I keep hearing Rick Wilson..."Everything Trump touches, DIES." ProudMNDemocrat 10 hrs ago #3

I had to do a double-take at the headline. Wednesdays 10 hrs ago #4

I sort of like the fact that I had to do a double-take and actually 'think' about that title. erronis 9 hrs ago #18

I would cut wicked and paste it in front of rebrand. GreenWave 9 hrs ago #19

Thank you Mr. Schwartz. twodogsbarking 10 hrs ago #5

Good for him! SheltieLover 10 hrs ago #6

Potentially illegal? murielm99 10 hrs ago #7

The name change is illegal. highplainsdem 10 hrs ago #10

I know that. murielm99 9 hrs ago #11

It wasn't at all clear from what you posted above that you did know that. You could have made it highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #14

That's the key. calimary 8 hrs ago #22

EXCELLENT! CTyankee 10 hrs ago #8

Profound thanks, Stephen Schwartz. Paladin 10 hrs ago #9

"....reduced to an empty warehouse..." sprinkleeninow 2 hrs ago #25

Its gonna just be Kid Rock and Nicki Minaj on repeat there sboatcar 9 hrs ago #12

They could have Stallone recite poetry for an hour or so Bengus81 9 hrs ago #15

And Jason Aldean BeneteauBum 9 hrs ago #17

Don't forget Ted Nugent! ShazzieB 8 hrs ago #20

Glad to see this! calimary 9 hrs ago #13

Resist! BeneteauBum 9 hrs ago #16

That's okay............. popsdenver 8 hrs ago #21

Let sanity prevail! Evolve Dammit 6 hrs ago #23

TY and Wicked Composter, Stephen Schwartz Cha 3 hrs ago #24

Schwartz was just 22 when he composed the music and lyrics for Godspell in 1970 gristy 17 min ago #27