(via Rolling Stone) by Daniel Kreps
Guster performed Friday night at the Kennedy Center, with the band using their show to stage a protest of sorts amid the Trump administration’s sweeping changes at the historic Washington, D.C. venue.
During the concert, Guster brought out the cast of Finn – an LGBTQ+ musical with trans themes whose own Kennedy Center performances were canceled after Trump named himself chairman – to perform with the band and the National Symphony Orchestra.
“I have a friend named Michael who wrote the songs for a musical called Finn,” singer Ryan Fisher told the audience (via The Handbasket). “In the before times they were booked to play here at the Kennedy Center. But as all of you know, things happened, and the show is no longer presenting here. As the new administration has made abundantly clear, Finn‘s themes of inclusivity, love, and self-acceptance aren’t going to be welcome in this building while they are in control.”
Fisher continued, “So tonight our band is here to say our stage is your stage. We are your allies, we stand with the LGBTQ community, and we want you to sing with us. Please welcome the cast of Finn and composer Michael Kooman. They belong here.”
Editor’s note: “singer Ryan Fisher” should be “Ryan Miller”.
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