A District of Columbia judge has ordered The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to pay jazz musician Chuck Redd $252,000 in legal fees and costs, capping the institution's failed lawsuit against the performer after he withdrew from its annual Christmas Eve concert in protest of the venue's rebranding under Donald Trump, Variety reports. Redd, a longtime host and performer at the Kennedy Center's Christ…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:27AM on August 12, 2026