The Lonely Crew at the Kennedy Center Will Miss Its…Mice
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- President Trump’s management of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has led to a near-empty building ahead of a possible two-year renovation closure.
- Remaining staff share stories about unique aspects of the center, including its distinctive local mice.
- The Kennedy Center mice are smaller than typical house mice, with large ears and golden tan fur, making them unusual compared to common mice.
- Staff have observed these mice calmly watching shows from beneath a wheelchair ramp near the Millennium Stages.
- Over the 2024 holidays, the mice notably consumed a charcuterie board left overnight by the cast of the Broadway musical “& Juliet” in the Opera House.
