Patti LuPone Urges Rise Up to Shield Kennedy Center From Trump's Renovation Plans
TL;DR
Patti LuPone used a Carnegie Hall performance to urge Americans to unite against President Trump’s plan to renovate and rename the Kennedy Center, insisting that art is the soul of the nation and that the center must stay standing; the controversy stems from Trump’s decision to close the Kennedy Center for two years for renovations amid backlash from artists canceling shows in protest.
- Patti LuPone Slams Trump’s Plans to Renovate the Kennedy Center: It’s Time to ‘Rise Up’ Rolling Stone
- ‘Crisis’: The fallout from Trump’s surprise plan to close Kennedy Center The Washington Post
- From ‘Hamilton’ to Issa Rae to Philip Glass: Here’s a List of Kennedy Center Cancellations The New York Times
- Trump Made a Bad Bet on the Kennedy Center The Atlantic
- President Trump’s Kennedy Center plans are unclear, so far NPR
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