Multiple performers in a touring production of\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables\u00a0<\/em>are reportedly planning to boycott a performance at the\u00a0Kennedy Center<\/a>\u00a0that President\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0is scheduled to attend.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, May 7,\u00a0CNN<\/a>\u00a0reported that 10 of 12 actors in the musical are not planning to perform on June 11, the night when Trump, 78, plans to be in attendance.<\/p>\n According to sources who spoke to the outlet, the cast was given the option to not perform, and both ensemble members and starring cast members opted out.<\/p>\n The boycott comes just a few months after Trump installed himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center and purged much of the group’s leadership, appointing new trustees himself. Trump also announced that Richard Grenell, a member of his administration, would take on the role of director at the Kennedy Center.<\/p>\n In a statement to CNN about the apparent boycott, Grenell said that he was unaware of cast members planning to sit the show out and added that the arts center will “no longer fund intolerance.”<\/p>\n “Any performer who isn\u2019t professional enough to perform for patrons of all backgrounds, regardless of political affiliation, won\u2019t be welcomed,” Grenell told CNN, calling any boycotters “vapid and intolerant artists.”<\/p>\n “The Kennedy Center wants to be a place where people of all political stripes sit next to each other and never ask who someone voted for but instead enjoys a performance together,” Grenell continued, despite that Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center was designed to snuff out liberal influences.<\/p>\n Trump publicly spoke about his takeover of the cultural institution in February, just one month after taking office. At the time, he wrote\u00a0on Truth Social, “NO MORE DRAG SHOWS, OR OTHER ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA \u2014 ONLY THE BEST.”<\/p>\n The Kennedy Center released a statement quickly after Trump’s declaration, saying, “Throughout our history, the Kennedy Center has enjoyed strong support from members of congress and their staffs \u2014 Republicans, Democrats, and Independents.”<\/p>\n “Since our doors opened in1971, we have had a collaborative relationship with every presidential administration,” the statement continued. “Since that time, the Kennedy Center has had a bi-partisan board of trustees that has supported the arts in a non-partisan fashion.”<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n According to CNN, a source said that Center was using the\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables\u00a0<\/em>performance “as an opportunity” to better the organization’s finances. Trump is set to host a fundraiser for the Center the same night as the performance, according to\u00a0ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n A number of other performances have been cancelled since Trump has taken over the Center, including a performance of\u00a0Hamilton,\u00a0<\/em>according to\u00a0CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Nick](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/p0dlYppyKO144uRxihSpetnotoM=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/les-miserables-050825-bce4c23037e94ad3b2a2e72b20f75dad.jpg\")
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