'Hamilton' Cancels Its Run At The Kennedy Center Amid Trump Overhaul
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The president of the performing arts center claimed the cancellation is because Lin-Manuel Miranda "can't be in the same room with Republicans."
The hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” has canceled its eight-week run in 2026 at the Kennedy Center amid President Donald Trump’s takeover of the national performing arts center.
Jeffrey Seller, the producer of “Hamilton,” wrote on the play’s official Instagram that political debate and disagreement are “vital expressions of democracy,” but that the Kennedy Center should be “protected from politics.”
“However, in recent weeks we have sadly seen decades of Kennedy Center neutrality be destroyed,” Seller wrote. “The recent purge by the Trump Administration of both professional staff and performing arts events at or originally produced by the Kennedy Center flies in the face of everything this national cultural center represents.”
The Tony Award-winning play about Alexander Hamilton was scheduled to return to the D.C. venue from March 3 through April 26, 2026.
When asked for comment, the Kennedy Center directed HuffPost to a post from Richard Grenell, the Trump-appointed president of the Kennedy Center. Grenell wrote on X that Seller and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of “Hamilton,” “can’t be in the same room with Republicans.” He also called the move a “publicity stunt that will backfire.”
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The president of the performing arts center claimed the cancellation is because Lin-Manuel Miranda "can't be in the same room with Republicans."
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