Harvey Fierstein Says He’s “Banned” From Kennedy Center Amid Trump Takeover: “How Freedom Ends”
Updated with Kennedy Center’s response: With a storied stage and screen career behind him, Harvey Fierstein is denouncing Donald Trump‘s takeover of the Kennedy Center.
The 4x Tony winner, who has starred in several Kennedy Center productions over the years, called out the Trump administration with an impassioned statement on Instagram after more than 20 shows were canceled or postponed.
“A few folks have written to ask how I feel about Trump’s takeover of The Kennedy Center. How do you think I feel?” wrote Fierstein in the post. “The shows I’ve written are now banned from being performed in our premiere American theater. Those shows, most of which have been performed there in the past, include, Kinky Boots, LA Cage Aux Folles, Torch Song Trilogy, Hairspray, Safe Sex, Casa Valentina, Spookhouse, A Catered Affair, The Sissy Duckling, Bella Bella and more.
“I have been in the struggle...
The 4x Tony winner, who has starred in several Kennedy Center productions over the years, called out the Trump administration with an impassioned statement on Instagram after more than 20 shows were canceled or postponed.
“A few folks have written to ask how I feel about Trump’s takeover of The Kennedy Center. How do you think I feel?” wrote Fierstein in the post. “The shows I’ve written are now banned from being performed in our premiere American theater. Those shows, most of which have been performed there in the past, include, Kinky Boots, LA Cage Aux Folles, Torch Song Trilogy, Hairspray, Safe Sex, Casa Valentina, Spookhouse, A Catered Affair, The Sissy Duckling, Bella Bella and more.
“I have been in the struggle...
- 3/20/2025
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
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