Trump's Kennedy Center takeover, and why some are paying $1000 to see Denzel Washington in Othello

APR 1, 202525 MIN
Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Trump's Kennedy Center takeover, and why some are paying $1000 to see Denzel Washington in Othello

APR 1, 202525 MIN

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<p>Elamin is joined by New York Times theatre critic Michael Paulson, longtime theatre critic Glenn Sumi, and CBC entertainment reporter Jackson Weaver to discuss U.S. President Trump’s takeover of The Kennedy Center and what it could signal for the culture of theatre in that country, and Denzel Washington in ‘Othello’ becoming the highest grossing non-musical Broadway show ever and what its high ticket prices says about the future of accessible productions in that world.&nbsp;</p>