News & Politics Kennedy Center Staff Open Up About a Year of Turmoil Layoffs, an ever-emptier building, and snarky Signal chats: Employees past and present dish on life at a wounded institution. Ric Grenell, The Kennedy CenterApril 17, 2026
News & Politics Log Cabin Republicans Disrupted Yasmin Williams’s Kennedy Center Performance Staffers say center president Ric Grenell's office set aside passes for the group, which booed and heckled the musician. Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, Ric Grenell, Yasmin WilliamsSeptember 23, 2025
News & Politics The “MAGA Former Dancer” Named to a Top Job at the Kennedy Center Inherits a Troubled Program Stephen Nakagawa got his job after he complained about “radical leftist ideologies in ballet." He's been greeted by depleted staff and slow ticket sales for dance performances. Kennedy Center, Ric Grenell, Stephen Nakagawa, Washington BalletSeptember 3, 2025
News & Politics A Local Musician Says Ric Grenell Sent Her a Series of “Absolutely Insane” Emails Yasmin Williams posted an exchange with the Kennedy Center's interim president on Instagram. Kennedy Center, Ric GrenellApril 9, 2025
News & Politics 5 Things to Know About Richard Grenell, the Interim President of Trump’s Kennedy Center The former US ambassador to Germany has no arts and culture experience—but he sure knows drama. Kennedy Center, Ric GrenellFebruary 13, 2025
