NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Deborah Rutter, former head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in her ...

WASHINGTON − The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has been America's premiere stage for decades. But more recently, the cultural center has been in the headlines not for art but ...

Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C.—a decision that was made "unanimously" by the board following Trump's firing of the current president, Deborah Rutter ...

President Donald Trump is now chairman of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Trump replaced 18 ...

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. (Photo by Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Deborah F. Rutter, the third president of the John F. Kennedy Center ...

He is the greatest patriot I know.” Fleming also praised Deborah Rutter, whom the board fired Wednesday as president of the Kennedy Center, saying she “has been a tireless, creative leader ...

The shake-up — which included the ousting of the center's longtime president, Deborah Rutter — has led to major artists cutting ties with the institution and canceling their upcoming performances.

including the organisation's longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter. In light of Trump's new role, several artists have distanced themselves from the centre and cancelled upcoming appearances. Actress, ...

This transition also saw the dismissal of several board members appointed by former President Biden, including notables like Karine Jean-Pierre and musician Jon Batiste. The ousted members were ...

Rubenstein. The appointment led to the firing of Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter and the introduction of new board members, including Usha Vance, wife of Vice President J.D. Vance.

The center’s new board of trustees then voted for Trump to head the board and ousted the center’s longtime president, Deborah Rutter, in favor of Trump ally Richard Grenell. The unprecedented ...