Actor Harvey Fierstein claims his shows are banned from Kennedy Center, but venue head calls it 'total lie'

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With Vice President JD Vance at a concert at the Kennedy Center on Thursday, Boos can be heard. (Credit: Andrew Roth/The Guardian

Film and Broadway veterans Harvey Fierstein His performances have allegedly been “banned” by the Kennedy Center since President Donald Trump “takes over” the legendary performing arts venue.

In addition to numerous films and performances, Fierstein also won four Tonys for his stage work, and he also participated in several performances. Kennedy Center.

In January, Trump fired the Center’s board of directors and announced that he had been elected as chairman of his newly selected board. Fierstein claims that certain of his shows are no longer welcome, as a result.

“Some people wrote to ask me how I felt about Trump taking over the Kennedy Center. How do you think I feel?” Philstein Write on Instagram. “The shows I wrote are now banned from performing in our premiere American Theatre. These shows have been there in the past, including, including, Kinky boots,,,,, la Cage Aux Folles,,,,, Torch Song Trilogy,,,,, Hair glue,,,,, Security,,,,, Casa Valentina,,,,, wack,,,,, Catering extramarital affairs,,,,, A sissy duck,,,,, Bella Bella And more. ”

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Harvey Fierstein spoke on stage at the 2022 New Yorker’s Day at the SVA Theater in New York City on October 7, 2022. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images for New Yorker)

“I’ve been fighting for more than 50 years for our civil rights, just watching them snatched by someone who doesn’t actually care,” Filstein continued. “He just does these things to appease religious rights so that they will look at them in another way when his barbaric political system seeks his own glory.”

Fierstein later claimed in the post that Trump was attacking freedom of speech.

“He attacked freedom of speech,” Filstein said. “He attacked the free media. He attacked the allies of the United States. His only loyalty was to himself – the Golden Mavericks. My fellow Americans warned you – that’s not the way it started. It’s the end of freedom. Trump may have declared “wake up” dead in the United States. We must prove that he is wrong.

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Richard Grenell, interim executive director of the Kennedy Center, disputed Fierstein’s allegations on X, calling it a novel.

“This is a lie,” Grenell wrote. “Who told you this (because you obviously didn’t do your own research) should be fired by your team because they purposefully make you look stupid.”

He also noted that he has also been fighting for equality and proudly served as the first publicly gay cabinet official in the Trump administration as acting director of national intelligence.

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After Trump’s actions, several artists were distanced from the Kennedy Center. actor Issa Rae Her performance at the center was cancelled, while other celebrities such as “Grey Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes and musician Ben Folds both quit their place at the venue.

Producer “Hamilton” on Broadway Leave the planned running next year.

Producer Jeffrey Seller said earlier this month: “Our show simply cannot be conscientious and is part of this new culture imposed by the Kennedy Center.”