Republicans closed the makers of the hit musical Hamilton after it had canceled his upcoming run in the Kennedy Center, referring to the 'new culture' of the institution after the acquisition of President Donald Trump.
The piece would be part of the plans of the Kennedy Center to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. Trump has been invested enormously in following a big party next year in honor of America's birthday.
But the decision to cancel the run has fueled a cultural revolution in the political world.
Ric Grenell, who called Trump the interim-executive director, accused maker Lin-Manuel Miranda and producer Jeffrey seller of a 'publicity stunt' that he said would be counterproductive.
He called Miranda “intolerant of people who don't agree with him” and said that the two men “don't want Republicans to go to their shows.”
Lin-Manuel Miranda as Hamilton in The Hit Musical during his Broadway Run
The hit musical was planned to play its third run in the Kennedy Center in March and April 2026.
“Given the recent promotions, our show simply cannot, in good conscience, participate and be part of this new culture imposed on the Kennedy Center,” the seller said in a message on social media that the cancellation announced.
The seller also called it a 'business decision' in which the hundreds of employees of the piece would be noted that would be injured if the Kennedy Center suddenly would cancel the run of the musical.
The Kennedy Center has canceled events after the acquisition of Trump. Other artists have only canceled themselves, including musician Rhiannon Giddens and actress Issa Rae.
“The actions of the new chairman of the board of directors show in recent weeks that contracts and earlier agreements simply cannot be trusted,” the seller noted.
Trump fired the staff of Kennedy Center, board members and declared himself chairman of the cultural institution.
The Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical of Miranda was performed in the Kennedy Center during the first administration of Trump, the seller noted.
“We are not acting against his administration, but against the part -time policy of the Kennedy Center as a result of his recent takeover,” he wrote.
Seller and Miranda revealed their decision for the first time on Wednesday in an interview with the New York Times.
“This last action by Trump means that it is not the Kennedy Center as we knew it,” Miranda told the newspaper.
But Grenell accused the two men of a publicity stunt by telling the newspaper before he informed the center.
“Seller and @lin_manuel first went to the New York Times before they came to the Kennedy Center with their announcement that they cannot be in the same room with Republicans,” Grenell said in a post on X.
“This is a publicity stunt that will be counterproductive,” he added.
'The art is for everyone – not just for the people who like Lin and agree. The American people must know that @lin_manuel is intolerant for people who do not agree politically with him. It is clear that he and sellers do not want Republicans to go to their shows, “he noticed.
President Donald Trump has installed himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center
Statement from Hamilton producer Jeffrey Sellers on the cancellation
Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo and Ariana Debose with Lin-Manuel Miranda during their last performance curtain Call of 'Hamilton' in July 2016
The hugely popular musical about the life of the founder of father Alexander Hamilton is a certain hit for any theater. The previous runs in the Kennedy Center were quickly sold out. On Broadway it has yielded more than $ 1 billion.
The Kennedy Center had announced the run of the piece, but it had not started selling tickets and no contract was signed.
Miranda and seller told The Times that the show would soon announce a different location in the Washington region, so that the local population would still have the chance to see it.
In 2018, during the first Trump administration, Miranda and other members of the creative team 'Hamilton' belonged to the Kennedy Center -Honores of that year.
Trump called Ric Grenell the Interim -executive director of the Kennedy Center
Trump has attended the Kennedy Center -or never as president, because several artists threatened to boycott the center if he was present.
It is tradition for the president to present the honor, the largest event in the center of the year.
He took over the center at the beginning of February. The contract of Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter was terminated, just like that of chairman David Rubenstein after the movement of Trump.
The president has promised a 'golden age in art and culture', but has not given any details. Grenell has promised that the Kennedy Center 'a big one, would contain, Huge celebration of the birth of Christ at Christmas. '
Trump, who is a big fan of Broadway musicals, has never seen Hamilton.
In 2016, shortly after the presidential election, the then president-president Mike Pence saw the show on Broadway. Afterwards the cast made an unusual profession and asked Pence to see that the Trump government 'enforces our American values' and 'work on behalf of all of us'.
Trump, then called the 'Hamilton 'cast had' harassed 'Pence by making the statement and had been' very rude '.
“Apologies,” he demanded.
Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden were big fans. Barack and Michelle Obama organized the cast in the White House to perform some songs. Joe and Jill Biden saw the hit musical on Broadway when Biden served as vice president.
Ric Grenell shot Hamilton's decision to cancel his Kennedy Center Run
Lin Manuel Miranda arrives at the Kennedy Center 2018 when he was a Honoree
Jill Biden, Lin-Manuel Miranda and vice-president of the United States Joe Biden pose backstage at the hit New Musical 'Hamilton' in July 2015
In his position, the seller noted that 'political disagreements and debate are essential expressions of democracy. These basic concepts of freedom are the core of Hamilton. However, some institutions are sacred and must be protected against politics. The Kennedy Center is such an institution. '
He noted that the center was founded as a dual place for the arts, which flourished under Dwight Eisenhower and named after John F. Kennedy.
'Politics has never influenced the presentation of shows and the display of extraordinary visual arts. In the past few weeks, however, we have unfortunately seen that neutrality of the Kennedy Center -neutrality is being destroyed, “he said.
