Trump's attendance at Kennedy Center's 'Les Miserables' expected to include $2M tickets, boycott
First lady Melania Trump, Vice President Vance, and second lady Usha Vance are also expected to attend the performance.
President Trump's attendance at the Kennedy Center's "Les Miserables" play on Wednesday is expected to include $2 million tickets and a boycott by some cast members.
The million-dollar ticket includes box-seats a reception and photo with Trump, according to the Washington Post. To attend the reception and get a photo with the president without the box seat will cost $100,000.
Some cast members are planning to boycott the show and not perform, according to CNN.
A Kennedy Center staffer told The Post the Wednesday show is the first preview, but Thursday evening is opening night.
Along with Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and second lady Usha Vance are expected to attend the performance, The Hill news outlet reported.
In February, Trump overhauled the Kennedy Center's board and named himself its chairman. He has claimed that the performing arts institution is too “woke,” and appointed his envoy for special missions Richard Grenell as its interim executive director.
Grenell criticized performers last month who would boycott, saying they should be ousted.
“Any performer who isn’t professional enough to perform for patrons of all backgrounds, regardless of political affiliation, won’t be welcomed,” Grenell told The New York Times. “In fact, we think it would be important to out those vapid and intolerant artists to ensure producers know who they shouldn’t hire – and that the public knows which shows have political litmus tests to sit in the audience.”