Performing Arts
Kennedy Center plans Ticketmaster switch, raising conflict of interest concerns November 12, 20265:00 AM ET Heard on Morning EditionKennedy Center plans Ticketmaster switch, raising conflict of interest concerns
Audio will be available later today.Richard Grenell attends the opening night of Les Misérables at The Kennedy Center on June 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Shannon Finney/Getty Images hide caption
Shannon Finney/Getty ImagesSince 1978, the Kennedy Center Honors has been a fixture on the Washington, D.C., social calendar. Attendees at the annual December gala would be wined, dined and have an up-close glimpse of the honorees, who over the years included Fred Astaire, Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Crystal and Queen Latifah. Tickets were a hot item with high-level donors getting first dibs, which would have gone out in early summer.
