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"Hamilton" run at Kennedy Center canceled after Trump administration takeover

The hit Broadway musical "Hamilton" has canceled an upcoming run at the Kennedy Center as President Trump reshapes its leadership and culture.

The show hasn't shied away from politics in the past, and in 2016 the musical's then-star Brandon Victor Dixon closed one "Hamilton" performance, attended by then-Vice President-elect Mike Pence, with a statement that implored the upcoming administration to "uphold our American values and work on behalf of all of us." Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File In his announcement, Seller said part of the decision to call off that scheduled run was business-related, as "it would simply be financially and personally devastating to the hundreds of employees of 'Hamilton' if the new leadership of the Kennedy Center suddenly cancelled or re-negotiated our engagement." Sources told CBS News at the time that the White House quickly began filling open spots with administration officials as well as their donors and members of their families, and the Kennedy Center's website ultimately went on to reflect those changes.

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