The composer of Wicked, Stephen Schwartz, announced he will not perform at the Kennedy Center following the board’s decision to include Donald Trump’s name in the venue’s title, stating that attending has become an ideological statement for him. In contrast, Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell claimed reports of Schwartz withdrawing from a May gala are false, asserting he was never scheduled to attend. Schwartz joins a growing list of artists boycotting the cultural institution over these changes.
