John F Kennedy News

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has awarded grants to 14 teachers at public high schools and middle schools in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC to fund theater projects. Learn more.

The International Pride Orchestra (IPO) has announced that its Pride Celebration Concert will take place at the Strathmore Music Center in Bethesda, Maryland following its disinvitation from Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center. 

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present EARTH to SPACE: Arts Breaking the Sky, a three-week festival of live performances, films, art, interactive exhibits, and discussions designed. Learn more!

Teatro Público de Cleveland and Cleveland Public Theatre will present El Coquí Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom by Matt Barbot. Featuring: Roxana Bell, Nathalie Bermudez, Alisha Caraballo, Angelluis Centeno, Alejandro Martinez Jr., Elena Grace Thomson (Understudy).

]The Martha Graham Dance Center has announced that it will relocate the dance organization's headquarters to 1501 Broadway in January 2026, securing a new and expanded home in Times Square for the renowned Martha Graham Dance Company as it celebrates its 100th anniversary.

As BroadwayWorld reported last week, after dismissing multiple members of the Kennedy Center board. The move became official this afternoon as the names of 18 board members and the board chairman have been removed from the center’s official website.  

After dismissing multiple members of the Kennedy Center board, Trump announced that he would name himself the new chairman of the board. Since then, he discussed the matter at a press conference on Air Force One on Sunday.  

Alex Joseph Grayson (Parade, Into the Woods) will begin performances as “Dallas Winston” on Friday, February 28th at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Joshua Boone played his final performance in the role on Sunday, January 26th.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 10, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Ashley Pezzotti will be performing at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, February 12, at 7:45 pm, with sidemen Matt Wigler on piano; Jamie Ousley on bass and Lucas Aposteleres on drums. 

The President just announced plans to dismiss multiple members of the Kennedy Center board. According to the Atlantic, they include Democrats Mike Donilon, Karine Jean-Pierre, and Chris Korge. He also writes that he will appoint himself chairman of the board. 

Get the latest on 'November 1963,' a new thriller starring Mandy Patinkin and John Travolta, focusing on the JFK assassination and crime groups involved. Directed by Roland Joffé, the film also features Dermot Mulroney and will be presented at Berlin's European Film Market.

On July 13, 1985, history was made with the first ever global concert taking place simultaneously in London's Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia's John F. Kennedy's Stadium. The line up was a dazzling who's who of music's top artists of the era from David Bowie, Paul McCartney, and Queen to Madonna, Phil Collins, and Led Zeppelin.

Embraced Body, the Disability Justice and inclusive arts organization founded by artist and Disability Justice consultant India Harville in 2016, has revealed participants for its new How We Move program. Learn more!

The Broadway League has revealed three new recipients of The Broadway League Leadership Awards. Learn more about the recipients and about the second round of awards.

The Martha Graham Dance Company's Studio Series will continue with GrahamDeconstructed featuring a rehearsal run-through of Martha Graham's 1943 work Deaths and Entrances. Learn how to attend.

Toucan Theatre will present two immersive, multisensory productions—The Naughty Fox and The Noisy Dinosaur. Designed to include every child, both productions will puppeteer Jellycat toys using an original score, light projection and interactive play, to bring to light themes of kindness, friendship, and self-expression.

Deborah F. Rutter will leave her role as president of the Kennedy Center at the end of the year after a decade of leadership marked by expansion, innovation, and pandemic recovery.

The nation's premier modern dance company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will embark on a coast-to-coast 2025 United States tour in late January, bringing the Company's unparalleled celebration of Black artistry and heritage to seven cities during Black History Month.

ZACH Theatre has revealed the cast and creatives for two ZACH Family Series productions this winter. CAMPFIRE & DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL! are being presented. Learn more.