Harvey Fierstein: Kennedy Center Banned My Shows

Bernardo Sim reports at Out Magazine:

Playwright, actor, and live performer Harvey Fierstein revealed that he’s been banned from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. — otherwise known as the Kennedy Center — through a new statement in which the theater legend criticized President Donald Trump’s takeover of the national cultural center and issued an alert to the American people. Between calls for boycotting the cultural center to messages of support and respect for Fierstein’s work, other high-profile celebrities also re-shared the post via Instagram stories and highlighted their anger.

From Fierstein’s post:

The shows I’ve written are now banned from being performed in our premiere American theater.

Those shows, most of which have been performed there in the past, include Kinky Boots, La

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