The Kennedy Center names new artistic director, amid concerns

GENUINELY WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY PEOPLE ARE ACTING LIKE THIS IS JUST SOME NORMAL SHUFFLE BUT IT IS NOT BECAUSE THE KENNEDY CENTER JUST HIRED A TALENT AGENT TO RUN PROGRAMMING AND NOT JUST ANY AGENT BUT THE GUY WHO REPS ZZ TOP AND THAT MOTLEY CRUE DRUMMER TOMMY LEE WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE THIS IS THE KEN CEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NOT SOME DIVE BAR ON SUNSET STRIP AND NOW THERE ARE CONCERNS FLOATING AROUND ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE ARTS INSTITUTION SINCE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JUST ANNOUNCED IT AND HONESTLY NO ONE HAS ANY CLUE IF THIS IS GOING TO BE A MASSIVE SUCCESS OR A TOTAL TRAIN WRECK BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A RANDOM CAREER JUMP SO NOW WE WAIT FOR THE FIRST SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT. OK BUT ARE YOU SEEING WHAT I AM SEEING?

YOU ARE GOING TO THINK I AM MAKING THIS UP BUT THE KENNEDY CENTER APPOINTED A ROCK STAR TALENT AGENT AS THEIR NEW HEAD OF PROGRAMMING AND THE WHOLE PLACE IS BUZZING BECAUSE THIS DUDE REPRESENTS TOMMY LEE AND ZZ TOP WHICH IS JUST HILARIOUSLY SPECIFIC AND APPARENTLY PEOPLE ARE ACTING CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE ARTS BUT THE ARTICLE LITERALLY JUST SAYS HE WAS NAMED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND NOW EVERYTHING IS UP IN THE AIR AS TO WHAT THE PROGRAMMING WILL ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE UNDER THIS NEW LEADERSHIP SO IT IS JUST A HUGE QUESTION MARK THAT NO ONE EXPECTED AND NO ONE HAS THE ANSWERS FOR YET SINCE IT JUST HAPPENED TODAY. RIGHT I AM GOING TO THE SMOKING AREA, COME.

The Kennedy Center has appointed a talent agent known for representing ZZ Top and Tommy Lee as its new head of programming, sparking concerns about the institution's future direction.

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