A number of solid members of Les Misérables won’t be performing “One Day Extra” at their Kennedy Middle live performance subsequent month — as a substitute, they’ll be performing sooner or later much less in direct protest towards Donald Trump’s attendance.
As reported by CNN, between 10 and 12 members of the touring solid of Les Misérables will boycott their June eleventh efficiency on the Kennedy Middle, which is about to comply with a fundraiser headlined by the president. In response to the report, the whole solid was given the selection to sit down out, with each lead actors and ensemble members opting to take action.
The boycott follows Trump’s takeover — and subsequent gutting — of the Kennedy Middle in February. Mockingly although, he has since expressed enthusiasm for the upcoming Les Misérables reserving, citing it as an thrilling upcoming occasion in step with his “non-woke,” Broadway-centric imaginative and prescient of the middle.
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Certainly, Trump is understood to have a long-running curiosity in musicals, and The New York Instances has cited Les Misérables as one in all his favorites.
In audio of the primary board member assembly since Trump declared himself chairman of the middle, the president talked about Les Misérables as one in all a number of “excellent exhibits” booked on the heart. He’s even performed Les Misérables songs at rallies up to now, together with the usage of “Do You Hear the Individuals Sing?” in 2016, which the musical’s unique creators objected to.
Likewise, the aforementioned solid members will object to him attending their opening evening subsequent month. They are going to, nevertheless, proceed performing previous that, with their run on the heart slated to conclude on July thirteenth.
Past this boycott, Trump’s tenure overseeing the Kennedy Middle has been off to a rocky begin, with a number of advisors resigning (like Ben Folds) and over 20 present cancellations, together with Hamilton. Within the audio from his board assembly final month, Trump tried to avoid wasting face on the Hamilton cancellation, saying he “by no means appreciated Hamilton very a lot.”