The White House had pulled Bernstein’s FBI file—one that eventually tallied more than 800 pages and was obtained by The New Yorker’s classical music ace Alex Ross through a Freedom of ...

Smokey Robinson called Diana Ross a “babe” when asked if "The Agony and the Ecstasy" was about their affair in the 1970s.

When one thinks of the defining TV performances of the past 25 or so years, what comes to mind? For Variety staffers, some of ...

but what about the Kennedy Center Honors? Yes, President Donald Trump has made a compelling case for the paucity of good, wholesome, or even mildly edifying programming at the performing-arts ...

The president solidified his grip on the performing arts complex as the center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter, was ...

when he announced that he and first lady Melania Trump would not attend the Kennedy Center Honors in 2017, after some award recipients that year threatened a boycott. The White House considers ...

He and First Lady Melania Trump broke precedent set by his predecessors and skipped the Kennedy Center Honors during his first three years in office (the 2020 ceremony was postponed due to the ...

Some stars pulled out of roles after President Trump was named the new chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

He came about that posture through the Center’s annual Kennedy Center Honors, in which a handful of artists or groups are honored for contributions to American culture. The President and First ...

A lot of people know the Kennedy Center for its Kennedy Center Honors, where the Board of Trustees recognizes artists and groups for their contributions. Plenty of celebrities have been honored ...

Kennedy following his assassination in 1964. It is home to the Kennedy Center Honors and puts on more than 2,000 performances in a typical year, according to its website.Trump on Monday named Ric ...

Kennedy." Trump notably chose not to go to the annual Kennedy Center Honors during his first term, as presidents have done traditionally, and more than one nominee said they would not attend if he ...