{"id":2437723,"date":"2025-05-21T23:59:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T03:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kennedy-center-hosts-the-king-of-kings-screening-amid-new-trump-era-programming\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T00:02:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T04:02:55","slug":"kennedy-center-hosts-the-king-of-kings-screening-amid-new-trump-era-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kennedy-center-hosts-the-king-of-kings-screening-amid-new-trump-era-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Center hosts The King of Kings screening amid new Trump era programming"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkennedy-center-hosts-the-king-of-kings-screening-amid-new-trump-era-programming%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2437723&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., is set too host a free screening of the newly released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-replaces-humans-with-v-r-puppets-on-reality-tv-show\/\" title=\"China Replaces Humans with V.R. Puppets on Reality TV Show\">animated film<\/a> &#8220;The King of Kings&#8221; on June 1 at 3 p.m. The film, produced by Angel Studios, presents a boy&#8217;s journey as he experiences the life of jesus through the bedtime stories told by his father, highlighting notable events such as Jesus&#8217;s miracles, teachings, death, and resurrection.Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell expressed excitement for the event, emphasizing its alignment with the center&#8217;s expansion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-cameron-bure-wont-come-in-hallmark-holiday-movies-after-proceed-to-faith-filled-programming\/\" title=\"Candace Cameron Bure Won\u2019t COME IN Hallmark Holiday Movies After PROCEED TO \u2018Faith-Filled\u2019 Programming\">family-friendly programming<\/a>. The screening is part of a broader initiative to enhance the center&#8217;s offerings, supported by President Donald Trump&#8217;s influence to ensure the Kennedy Center&#8217;s financial recovery and appeal to a wider audience. The film has generated notable box office success, earning $66.8 million worldwide since its release.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kennedy Center hosts The King of Kings film screening amid Trump era family-friendly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kennedy-center-expands-broadway-and-family-friendly-shows-in-trump-era\/\" title=\"... and ... in Trump era\">programming expansion<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2127074\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kennedy-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kennedy Center<\/a> is adding the free screening of <em>The King of Kings <\/em>to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3416408\/kennedy-center-programming-expansion-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">family-friendly lineup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The newly-released animated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.angel.com\/movies\/king-of-kings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">film<\/a>, distributed by Angel Studios, details the journey a young boy takes as the bedtime story his father tells him comes to life, allowing him to witness the life of Jesus that includes his miracles, teachings, death, and resurrection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3418586\/joe-concha-the-view-joe-biden\/\">Joe Concha slams The View for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-confronts-south-african-president-with-video-over-white-genocide-claims\/\" title=\"Trump confronts South African president with video over white genocide claims\">missing &#8216;biggest cover-<\/a>up of our lifetime&#8217; with Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3418384\/stephen-colbert-james-comey-laugh-off-8647-controversy\/\">Stephen Colbert and James Comey laugh off 8647 controversy: &#8216;Hell of a viral campaign&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3417931\/democrats-voters-disdain-disgust-disrespect-tiana-lowe-doescher\/\">Democrats look down on voters with &lsquo;disdain, disgust, and disrespect&rsquo;: Tiana Lowe Doescher<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Kennedy Center in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Washington, D.C.\">Washington, D.C.<\/a> will feature the free screening of <em>The King of Kings<\/em> on Sunday, June 1 at 3 p.m. Eastern.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This animated film is the perfect family experience, and we are thrilled to bring a special viewing to the Kennedy Center,&rdquo; Kennedy Center president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/richard-grenell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Richard Grenell<\/a> told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a statement. &ldquo;When I saw the advertising campaign for&nbsp;<em>The King of Kings<\/em>, I immediately knew we needed to have it come to the Kennedy Center. Coincidentally, I was asked to be on a panel with the CEO of Angel Studios, so I cornered him. This is family-friendly programming that we will be doing more of in the future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"HDhet3EVRac\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The King Of Kings | Official Trailer | In theaters April 11 | Angel Studios\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HDhet3EVRac?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy-center.org\/whats-on\/explore-by-genre\/film\/2024-2025\/the-king-of-kings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"free tickets\">free tickets<\/a> to the event must be reserved ahead of the screening, any unclaimed tickets will be given to a giveaway line shortly before the screening begins.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<em>The King of Kings<\/em>&nbsp;is an epic, emotional journey made for the big screen, and to show the film at one of our nation&rsquo;s most iconic venues is an honor,&rdquo; Angel Studios Chief Distribution Officer Jared Geesey told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The King of Kings<\/em> film screening joins a lineup of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/broadway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Broadway<\/a>&nbsp;blockbusters and family-focused productions for the Kennedy Center&rsquo;s 2025-2026 season. Among the titles included in the programming expansion are three Tony Award-winning Best Musicals<em>&nbsp;&mdash; The Outsiders<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Moulin Rouge! The Musical<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>Monty Python&rsquo;s Spamalot<\/em>&nbsp;&mdash; along with the return of<em>&nbsp;Bluey<\/em>&nbsp;and the debut of&nbsp;<em>Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Grenell recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3416408\/kennedy-center-programming-expansion-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that the new season lineup is part of a broader initiative backed by President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;to lead the Kennedy Center toward financial recovery and mainstream appeal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >premier arts institution deserves programming<\/a> that resonates with the masses,&rdquo; Grenell said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re proud of the Kennedy Center&rsquo;s new season and confident the public will be as well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3416408\/kennedy-center-programming-expansion-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>KENNEDY CENTER EXPANDS BROADWAY AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY SHOWS IN TRUMP ERA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inspired by Charles Dickens, <em>The King of Kings<\/em> is directed by Seong-Ho Jang and features actors including Mark Hamill and Kristin Chenoweth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The film, released in April, has earned $66.8 million worldwide to date, according to box office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-numbers.com\/movie\/King-of-Kings-The-(2025-South-Korea)#tab=box-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2127074\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2127074\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kennedy Center adds free screening of The King of Kings film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2689,"featured_media":2437724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/King-of-Kings-Kennedy-Center-1024x732.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50057,9672,53381],"class_list":["post-2437723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-kennedy-center","tag-screening","tag-the-king-of-kings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/King-of-Kings-Kennedy-Center-1024x732.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2689"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437723"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437727,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437723\/revisions\/2437727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}