{"id":2440085,"date":"2025-05-28T19:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T23:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/richard-grenell-slams-broadway-stars-call-to-blow-up-kennedy-center-condemn-these-radicals\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T19:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T23:37:12","slug":"richard-grenell-slams-broadway-stars-call-to-blow-up-kennedy-center-condemn-these-radicals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/richard-grenell-slams-broadway-stars-call-to-blow-up-kennedy-center-condemn-these-radicals\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Grenell slams Broadway star\u2019s call to blow up Kennedy Center: \u2018Condemn these radicals\u2019"},"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\">28<\/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%2Frichard-grenell-slams-broadway-stars-call-to-blow-up-kennedy-center-condemn-these-radicals%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=2440085&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>Richard Grenell, teh president of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, criticized Broadway star Patti LuPone for her recent comment suggesting that the Kennedy Center should &#8220;get blown up&#8221; due to its reorganization under President Donald Trump. Grenell expressed concern over what he perceives as a shift among the far left towards violent extremism, calling for public condemnation of such radical sentiments. LuPone&#8217;s remarks, made during an interview with The New yorker, reflect her disapproval of Trump&#8217;s influence on the arts and the changes at the Kennedy Center, which she feels have been detrimental. In response to these criticisms, Grenell highlighted the Kennedy Center&#8217;s expansion of family-kind programming and its efforts to resonate with a broader audience, aiming to redefine the institution&#8217;s direction under Trump&#8217;s vision for American arts and culture.  <\/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\">Richard Grenell slams Broadway star&rsquo;s call to blow up Kennedy Center: &lsquo;Condemn these radicals&rsquo;<\/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_2129089\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/richard-grenell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Richard Grenell\">Richard Grenell<\/a>, president of the John F. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kennedy-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kennedy Center\">Kennedy Center<\/a> for the Performing Arts, issued a strong rebuke on Wednesday after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/broadway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Broadway\">Broadway<\/a> legend Patti LuPone said the institution &ldquo;should get blown up&rdquo; following its recent reorganization under President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The far Left has morphed into violent extremists. This is completely unacceptable &mdash; from the same people who claim to be for tolerance and diversity,&rdquo; Grenell, also Trump&rsquo;s special presidential envoy for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-kamikaze-drone-the-u-s-military-is-sending-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"The Kamikaze Drone The U.S. Military Is Sending To Ukraine\">special missions<\/a>, told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>on Wednesday. &ldquo;Everyone should condemn these radicals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3424469\/the-view-trump-chrisley-pardons-not-normal\/\">The View co-hosts slam Trump&#8217;s Chrisley pardons: &lsquo;This is not normal&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3424294\/joe-exotic-trump-pardon-todd-julie-chrisley\/\">Joe Exotic calls out Trump&rsquo;s pardon of Todd and Julie Chrisley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3424151\/savannah-chrisley-thanks-trump-pardoning-parents\/\">Savannah Chrisley thanks Trump for pardoning parents: &lsquo;I vow to stand next to you&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>LuPone, 76, made the explosive remark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2025\/06\/02\/patti-lupone-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"in an interview\">in an interview<\/a> with the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-yorker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The New Yorker\">New Yorker<\/a><\/em>, criticizing Trump&rsquo;s overhaul of the Kennedy Center board.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She told me, more than once, that the Trumpified Kennedy Center &lsquo;should get blown up,&rsquo;&rdquo; <em>New Yorker<\/em> contributor Michael Schulman wrote.<\/p>\n<p>LuPone also expressed disdain for Trump&rsquo;s influence on the arts and said she wished the administration would &ldquo;leave New York alone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She has been a vocal Trump critic for years, previously saying she would move to Ireland if he were reelected and once declaring on the Tony Awards red carpet that she would refuse to perform for him &ldquo;because I hate the motherf***er.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">hey wanna come over and listen to me talk about patti lupone&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-admin-purging-dangerous-trump-supporters-from-federal-government-existential-threat-to-democracy\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Admin Purging \u2018Dangerous\u2019 Trump Supporters From Federal Government: \u2018Existential Threat To Democracy\u2019\">kennedy center<\/a> honors performance of the 1946 smash hit &lsquo;come rain or come shine&rsquo;? it&rsquo;ll be really hot <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V33J34iclW\">pic.twitter.com\/V33J34iclW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; a l a i n a (@frycookonv3nus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/frycookonv3nus\/status\/1697768714853122057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The Kennedy Center has recently undergone a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oh-no-blackrock-loses-1-7-trillion-in-six-months\/\" title=\"Oh No: BlackRock Loses .7 Trillion in Six Months\">major transformation<\/a> under Grenell&rsquo;s leadership, aligned with Trump&rsquo;s broader vision to restore what he called a &ldquo;Golden Age in arts and culture.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a Truth Social post, Trump pledged to &ldquo;make the Kennedy Center great again&rdquo; by eliminating programming he claimed promoted divisive ideologies, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including drag shows &#038;ldquo<\/a>;targeting&rdquo; children.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the Kennedy Center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3416408\/kennedy-center-programming-expansion-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"has expanded\">has expanded<\/a> its Broadway lineup and family-friendly programming. Its 2025&ndash;26 season includes major hits like <em>The Outsiders<\/em>, <em>Moulin Rouge! The Musical<\/em>, <em>Monty Python&rsquo;s Spamalot<\/em>, and <em>Back to the Future<\/em>, alongside children&rsquo;s favorites like <em>Bluey <\/em>and <em>Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re proud of the Kennedy Center&rsquo;s new season and confident the public will be as well,&rdquo; Grenell said. &ldquo;America&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kennedy-center-expands-broadway-and-family-friendly-shows-in-trump-era\/\" title=\"... and family-friendly shows in Trump era\">premier arts institution deserves programming<\/a> that resonates with the masses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3424088\/trump-considering-pardoning-gretchen-whitmer-kidnapping-plotters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3416408\/kennedy-center-programming-expansion-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>KENNEDY CENTER EXPANDS BROADWAY AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY SHOWS IN TRUMP ERA<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The institution has also seen early signs of success. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3419160\/kennedy-center-film-screening-trump-era-family-friendly-programming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sold out\">screening of the animated faith-based film<\/a> <em>King of Kings<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonreporter.news\/p\/exclusive-kennedy-center-sells-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sold out\">sold out<\/a> in under a week, prompting the center to add a second showing.<\/p>\n<p>The film, produced by Angel Studios, features an all-star cast including Oscar Isaac, Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman, Mark Hamill, and Kristin Chenoweth. Studio executive Jordan Harmon praised the Kennedy Center&rsquo;s embrace of traditional programming, calling it &ldquo;a victory for faith, family, and the future of storytelling.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_2129089\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2129089\"}});<\/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>Richard Grenell criticizes Patti LuPone&#8217;s call to blow up the Kennedy Center, urging condemnation of such radical views<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2440086,"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\/Patti-Lupone.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9489,32365,50057,32171,56092],"class_list":["post-2440085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-broadway","tag-cancel-culture","tag-kennedy-center","tag-political-commentary","tag-richard-grenell"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Patti-Lupone.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440085","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\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2440085"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2440089,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440085\/revisions\/2440089"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2440086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2440085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2440085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2440085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}