Ahead of a vote on whether to close the center for two years of construction, the president criticized its previous financial management and physical condition.“What I know best in the world is construction,” President Trump said at a news conference about planned renovations at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

James Caverly and Andrew Morrill star as Deaf roommates in their new comedy at the Perelman Performing Arts Center.From left, James Caverly, Andrew Morrill and Chris Ogren in “Trash” at Perelman Performing Arts Center in Manhattan.

Since Richard Grenell was appointed by President Trump, the arts center has endured a wave of cancellations and departures. It will soon close for lengthy renovations.During Richard Grenell’s tenure as president of the Kennedy Center, the Washington National Opera announced it would find a new home.

The actor’s fondness for the audience radiates outward in this delightful interactive play about naming and noticing the good in the world.Daniel Radcliffe, center right, with audience members in “Every Brilliant Thing” at the Hudson Theater in Manhattan.

Anna Ziegler’s feminist take on Sophocles tries to tie in reproductive politics, but the play keeps trampling over its own ideas.Susannah Perkins, left, and Celia Keenan-Bolger in “Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)” at the Public Theater in Manhattan.