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All Venue Contracts Are Off When You?re Selling Propaganda ? MSNBC / Obama Force Cancellation Of Kids Ballet To Use Auditorium For State Run Media Propaganda ?. | The Last Refuge
Screw the kids, Matthews needs the thrill up his leg and Obama needs damage control........
MSNBCs Chris Matthews is scheduled to interview President Obama on Thursday night at American University as part of the Hardball College Tour. MSNBC approached AU to host the chat, and officials jumped at the chance for a free, hour-long commercial for the university and its students.
But the interview, announced Tuesday morning, abruptly kicked the Ballet Petites rehearsals of The Nutcracker out of AUs Greenberg Theatre. That didnt sit well with the ballet schools staff, teachers and parents who have been preparing for the performance for months.
The bad news came in an e-mail Tuesday from AUs facility department, which announced an issue with Wednesday and Thursdays plans for the local ballet schools technical and dress rehearsals: We unfortunately must cancel these dates at the Greenberg Theatre. . . . Were fully aware of the ramifications and grief this may cause at this late date.
Given that the school has rented the space for the past eight years and had a signed contract for eight performances and rehearsal nights this year, the news less than a day before the kids were set to be onstage to practice came as a bit of a shock. They did not ask, said artistic director Melissa Carney. They told us
Screw the kids, Matthews needs the thrill up his leg and Obama needs damage control........