The nation's premier cultural stage joins a chorus of voices in the arts demanding just labor conditions as a pillar of free expression.

The center’s new president said prosecutors should look at its “criminal” debt and deferred maintenance, as the center announced dance and theater offerings that include some with nonunion casts.

The Kennedy Center's 2025–2026 season includes slate of theatrical programming that includes several productions featuring drag  - despite public statements from President Donald Trump promising to eliminate such content from the federally supported institution.