Michael Feinstein calls the Pride cancellations "government-sanctioned censorship"

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Michael Feinstein (Kennedy Center-affiliated artist; responsive)
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SUPPLEMENT: THE KENNEDY CENTER TAKEOVER IS ABSENT FROM THE CULTURAL-INSTITUTIONS RECORD, THOUGH THE SMITHSONIAN, NEA, NEH, IMLS, AND NPS ACTIONS ARE ALL COVERED

Summary

Feinstein, invited to conduct the National Symphony Orchestra and perform in the cancelled "A Peacock Among Pigeons: Celebrating 50 Years of Pride," issues a public statement characterizing the Kennedy Center's cancellation of the Pride program as "government-sanctioned censorship and silencing of creativity" based on sexual orientation. Liza Minnelli separately called the action a bigoted attack on the arts. Included as contemporaneous attribution of motive by a participant with direct knowledge of the booking.

Status

Statement stands; the program was not reinstated.

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