{"id":3189,"date":"2026-06-20T04:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T04:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=3189"},"modified":"2026-06-20T04:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T04:35:00","slug":"kennedy-center-facing-financial-straits-difficult-choices-and-a-judge-who-wants-it-to-stay-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=3189","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Center facing financial straits, difficult choices \u2013 and a judge who wants it to stay open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div> <div>\n<button>\n<strong>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>Summary<\/span>\n<\/strong>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The Kennedy Center asked a federal judge for more time to comply with court orders demanding it stay open during renovations.<\/li>\n<li>Plummeting ticket sales, artist withdrawals and significant staffing cuts have made restarting full-scale programming a major challenge, sources say.<\/li>\n<li>The center&#8217;s board is weighing three options, from complete closure to limited events, with a decision expected in mid-July.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            President Donald Trump\u2019s name has been removed from the facade of the Kennedy Center, but inside the renowned performing arts venue, a difficult financial picture is forcing tough choices.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=3181\">Trump claims Reflecting Pool was vandalized and says law enforcement is investigating<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            A federal judge is demanding the center continue to operate during renovations. But plummeting ticket sales, artist withdrawals, political controversies and a diminished staff have made restarting a full-scale programming schedule a challenge, multiple sources familiar with the operation told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The historic arts center on Friday asked the judge for more time to comply with deadlines in an ongoing lawsuit as its board explores avenues for renovation.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The center is considering three paths forward but needs more time to figure out what path it will take, Justice Department attorneys representing the center wrote in a Friday night court filing.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The first option would be to close the center, as planned, while renovations take place, according to the filing. The second would be to put on limited events at the center in areas not affected by the renovations, and the third would be to close the center periodically to address serious repairs while \u201cmaintaining a full slate of programming.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Leaders at the center expect to present the three options to Trump\u2019s hand-picked board of trustees for a vote in mid-July, the filing said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            DOJ lawyers for the center said they\u2019ll defer \u201clong-term programming and staffing adjustments\u201d until a path forward is decided.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Kennedy Center leadership was required to tell the court by Friday night what steps\u202fit has taken\u202fto\u202fcomply with\u202fthe judge\u2019s order for it to\u202fmaintain\u202f\u201cpublic access and ongoing programming.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The interior of the Kennedy Center is seen on June 10, 2025, in Washington, DC.\" class=\"wp-image-3186\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c312afc6de50aad2c4465a52553437be.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c312afc6de50aad2c4465a52553437be.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c312afc6de50aad2c4465a52553437be-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>The interior of the Kennedy Center is seen on June 10, 2025, in Washington, DC.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Maansi Srivastava\/For The Washington Post\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            \u201cThey are really in a major, major crisis\u201d that has left its leadership \u201cgasping for air,\u201d said a source who was briefed on the options.  \u201cKeeping the lights on\u202f\u2013\u202fthat is by far the number one thing that they\u2019re going to have a major, major issue with.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Before the Friday night court filing, the Kennedy Center broadly disputed CNN\u2019s reporting on the venue\u2019s financial difficulties but didn\u2019t respond to a request for comment on closure plans or address other specific questions. A spokesperson said that the board was expected to review budgets at a forthcoming meeting.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The White House declined to comment.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The center\u2019s planned closure has been indefinitely blocked by US District Judge Casey Cooper in Washington, DC, who ruled last month that its board had unlawfully voted in favor of the shutdown plans. If the Kennedy Center closed completely, Cooper ruled, it would not be able to carry out its congressionally mandated activities.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Matt Floca, head of the Kennedy Center, previously testified that funding issues didn\u2019t factor into his recommendation to shut down the venue during the planned renovations.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cMy decision was focused on the needs of the building,\u201d he said at the time.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThe center can support itself in a \u2013 you know, in an empty,\u201d he said, trailing off. Money was \u201cnot a factor in deciding to do what we need to do,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Cooper also voided a decision by the board, stacked with Trump allies and chaired by Trump, to rename the venue in honor of the current president by appending his name to it.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=3174\">A growing number of foreign leaders have had it with Trump<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The tarp covering the sign at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Monday, June 15, in Washington, DC.\" class=\"wp-image-3187\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d2929ad214e925de39845e67fce4e0c6.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>The tarp covering the sign at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Monday, June 15, in Washington, DC.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Rahmat Gul\/AP<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>Kennedy Center exterior remains covered after Trump\u2019s name is removed<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>4  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The center recently complied with the mandate to remove Trump\u2019s name from the building, but large striped tarps still cover where the metal letters marking his name were previously installed.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Attorneys for Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex-officio board trustee who sued to stop the name change, took issue with the large tarp. In the Friday night filing, attorneys for the Ohio Democrat called the tarp a \u201cpetty act of defiance.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n<strong>Sparse events on calendar<\/strong>\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            The center currently lists scant events on its calendar \u2013 outdoor movie screenings of \u201cSuperman,\u201d \u201cThe Princess Diaries\u201d and \u201cClue\u201d; a performance for children by the National Symphony Orchestra\u2019s Summer Music Institute; and a weekend art\u202fstudio for children.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But recovering programming at the Broadway level, one former staffer said,\u202fis \u201cunlikely to turn around on a dime,\u201d because touring companies book far in\u202fadvance,\u202fand many agents have declined to book acts at the Kennedy Center under its current leadership.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            One potential solution\u202fto placate the court\u2019s request,\u202fthree\u202fsources familiar\u202fwith the matter told CNN, could involve engaging the National Symphony Orchestra for multiple\u202fperformances every week.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The NSO has long been housed inside the Kennedy Center, but as of this week, its contract has yet to be\u202frenewed. And its budget has yet to be approved for a new season.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThe National Symphony Orchestra has a plan in place, but they haven\u2019t been authorized to move forward with it,\u201d one of the sources said, adding that the board would need to approve that budget\u202fto do so.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The sources also suggested that adding small-scale programming at the center\u2019s Millennium Stage could help the center prove it is still\u202foffering events to the public.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The challenges have been\u202fexacerbated\u202fby significant staffing cuts, with layoffs early in Trump\u2019s tenure and continuing this spring\u202funder the leadership of Floca, who was appointed to the job in March.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: U.S. President Donald Trump dances to the final performance of the Village People during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Hector Vivas - FIFA\/FIFA via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-3188\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/617aff714c4707e672fbe4249841d0e8.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; DECEMBER 05: U.S. President Donald Trump dances to the final performance of the Village People during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Hector Vivas &#8211; FIFA\/FIFA via Getty Images)<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Hector VivasGetty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>Inside Trump\u2019s transformation of the Kennedy Center<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>7  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Back then, as the board had weighed the prospect of fully closing, experts in performing arts center management had\u202fwarned\u202fin legal filings about the possibility of\u202fsignificant impacts to future bookings, donors\u202fand staff.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            They described\u202fthe challenges that would come from having to cultivate institutional knowledge from specialized staff, losing audiences who form new habits and compromising yearslong\u202frelationships\u202fwith artists.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The Kennedy Center\u2019s remaining\u202femployees\u202fwill have to figure out a plan to fill stages,\u202fsaid Mallory Miller, a former\u202fassistant manager of dance programming for the venue and now an activist with the \u201cHands Off the Arts\u201d organization.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThere\u2019s a complete leadership vacuum,\u201d she told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cYou\u202fcan\u2019t\u202fjust call a major ballet company and be like, \u2018Get on my stage next week.\u2019\u202fThat\u2019s\u202fnot how that works,\u201d Miller added.\u202f\u201cYou plan those types of engagements sometimes well over a year in advance, and so for the near-term future, I\u202fdon\u2019t\u202fknow what it looks like.\u202fIt\u2019s\u202fall a mess.\u201d\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=3172\">DOJ rebuffs judge\u2019s request for Blanche to declare in court that anti-weaponization fund is dead<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>This story has been updated with additional details.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s name has been removed from the facade of the Kennedy Center, but inside the renowned performing arts venue, a difficult financial picture is forcing tough choices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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