Novelist Mallon also signed on to the decision to withdraw the opera.
Art and music have the power to rise above division and bring people together to find common ground.
Regrettably, we have decided that we cannot move forward.
A scene from ‘Fellow Travelers’ as performed at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2018Todd Rosenberg
The current administrations takeover of the Kennedy Center and many of its policies contradict those values.
Read the entire letter below.
Fellow Travelerswill be replaced on the Kennedy Center line-up with a new production of Robert Wards operaThe Crucible.
The withdrawal is the latest high-profile voluntary protest cancelation at the Kennedy Center in recent weeks.
Kennedy Center officials have said the cancelations were financial decisions.
It is listed on the Kennedy Centers roster as being canceled by the producer due to financial reasons.
(A representative for the play has told Deadline thatEureka Dayproducers would have no additional comment.)
True, Grenell wrote on X.
But we have a path forward.
It starts with cutting executive pay and downsizing the staff where possible.
He adds, We must also have commonsense programming that the general public will support.
The Kennedy Center should be the premiere Arts institution in the country welcoming everyone.
Its worth noting that the canceledFinntour followed a sold-out engagement at the Kennedy Center.
