Overview
- The D.C. engagement of Young Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story scheduled for April 11–19 has been canceled, with the world premiere set to play in Seattle February 19–March 15.
- SCT said the landscape around the production has shifted and determined this is not the right time to transfer the show to the Kennedy Center.
- The company is exploring an extension of the Seattle run and is working with contracted artists to mitigate financial impacts.
- Shannon Lee of the Bruce Lee Foundation voiced support for the decision, praising SCT’s commitment to honoring her father’s legacy.
- The play was co-commissioned with the Kennedy Center after roughly two years of development; a reported $80,000 Kennedy Center contribution for transport and salaries will not proceed, and the institution declined comment as other artists have recently withdrawn from its stages.