general Variety 6 months ago

Stephen Schwartz Pulls Out of Kennedy Center’s 2026 Lineup: ‘There’s No Way I Would Set Foot in It Now’ - Variety

Stephen Schwartz Pulls Out of Kennedy Center’s 2026 Lineup: ‘There’s No Way I Would Set Foot in It Now’ - Variety

Stephen Schwartz, famous for 'Wicked' and 'Godspell,' said the Kennedy Center has become politicized and 'there's no way I would set foot in it now."

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The refusal of Stephen Schwartz to lend his art to what's become a grotesque symbol of elite co-opting, the so-called Trump Kennedy Center, is a defiant roar against the commercialization and politicization of sacred artistic spaces. His stand is a beacon for every artist resisting the suffocation of our cultural bastions by capitalistic greed and authoritarian vanity. This moment isn't just about a cancelled performance; it's a rallying cry for reclaiming our communal soul from the jaws of privatized control and political manipulation.

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