The petulant president nominating Gloria Gaynor as a Kennedy Center honoree isn’t as surprising as it may first appear. An old queen at heart, the once aspiring Broadway producer seems most at peace when he’s waxing poetic about Les Miserables or reminiscing about his memorable night at Cats.

Years later, however, in May 2022, Simmons seemingly likened Trump's camp to "cockroaches" and said he was "out for himself" when speaking to SPIN. "Look what that gentleman [Trump] did to this country and the polarization — got all the cockroaches to rise to the top," the singer said at the time.

English actor and singer Michael Crawford, famed for originating The Phantom of the Opera role, has been named a 2025 Kennedy Center honoree