President Donald Trump drew charged reactions of both admiration and ire at the Kennedy Center’s opening night of Les Miserables – with a greeting of cheers and boos, drama at intermission and drag queens in the audience.

While President Donald Trump's controversial takeover of the Kennedy Center grabbed headlines in Washington, his administration has taken an ax to arts funding far beyond the capital city. Trump's funding cuts have affected programs across the country after his administration began canceling National Endowment for the Arts grants last month.

Ticket sales are down amid Trump’s planned overhaul of national arts center, which includes ‘common sense’ programming, a prayer wall and refurbished decor; $2 million gold-tier fundraiser.

The Kennedy Center has undergone a slew of changes since Donald Trump's election to his second term in office, but one request made staff release "an audible gasp," according to a report. Trump avoided the Kennedy Center in his first term,