2021 Kennedy Center Honors
2021 Kennedy Center Honors
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/22/03
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#1
Posted: 1/13/21 at 9:14pm
2021 honorees announced:
Debbie Allen
Joan Baez
Garth Brooks
Midori
Dick Van Dyke
At least they won’t have to deal with Trump this year
KC Honors
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#2
Posted: 1/13/21 at 9:52pm
I'm guessing they'll tape this without an audience?
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#3
Posted: 1/13/21 at 10:50pm
bwaylyric said: "2021 honorees announced:
Debbie Allen
Joan Baez
Garth Brooks
Midori
Dick Van Dyke
At least they won’t have to deal with Trump this year
KC Honors"
I don't think Trump has taken part in any while he was living in DC.
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#4
Posted: 1/14/21 at 8:40am
And still nothing for Francis Ford Coppola.
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#5
Posted: 1/14/21 at 9:21am
Another year without Liza...personally, a shameful thing.
Although, a good group this year. Can't wait for the show!
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#8
Posted: 1/14/21 at 1:46pmThe lack of Liza is really strange at this point.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#9
Posted: 1/14/21 at 2:05pm
Roscoe said: "And still nothing for Francis Ford Coppola."
Right? Shameful!
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#10
Posted: 1/14/21 at 2:16pmReally happy that Dick Van Dyke is finally getting his due here.
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#11
Posted: 1/14/21 at 2:27pm
NameGreg said: "Really happy that Dick Van Dyke is finally getting his due here."
Yes, he's LONG overdue.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#12
Posted: 1/14/21 at 5:29pmBetty White is long overdue for one as well.
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#13
Posted: 1/14/21 at 5:50pm
And who does Bette Midler have to blow to get a KCH??
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#14
Posted: 1/14/21 at 6:37pm
morosco said: "Betty White is long overdue for one as well."
And she turns 99 this week!
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#15
Posted: 1/14/21 at 7:23pm
Carol Channing never got honored. I love Debbie Allen, but Allen over Liza at this point? But happy they'll finally honor Dick Van Dyke.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#16
Posted: 1/14/21 at 8:06pm
The lack of Liza is really strange at this point.
Agreed. Something's not right.
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#17
Posted: 1/15/21 at 12:24pm
I’m excited for Dick Van Dykes tribute performance. Hope they get Gavin Lee to do a segment from Mary Poppins
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#18
Posted: 1/15/21 at 6:10pm
I don't think I have ever been so underwhelmed by a Kennedy Center Honors list.
I have always liked Debbie Allen, but come on.
I have always liked Dick Van Dyke, but I just don't see it. He peaked in the mid-60s.
I do not understand country music, so I will acknowledge that Garth has been huge for a long time.
Midori seems like a solid candidate, but it would not have been a crime to wait a few more years. She is not even 50...of course, LL Cool J was also under 50, but that one still boggles my mund, even though I have always enjoyed him as an actor personality.
Joan Baez seems like a solid candidate also.
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#19
Posted: 1/15/21 at 6:29pm
morosco said: "Betty White is long overdue for one as well."
I know,right?! It's ridiculous.
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#21
Posted: 1/16/21 at 3:52pm
I was wondering if Olivia Newton-John has ever been honored. I know she’s pretty white bread and hasn’t had notable output for decades, but she was a very solid chart performer in the 70s & 80s. I suppose it’s because my teenage closeted self was obsessed with her and I still hold much fondness towards her. Plus she made her major film debut in a giant hit movie and it can be said she set the blueprint for country crossover/pop artists that would follow.
That also got me wondering about John Travolta. Questionable religious beliefs put to the side, he is certainly deserving.
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#22
Posted: 1/22/21 at 4:52am
Jarethan said: "I don't think I have ever been so underwhelmed by a Kennedy Center Honors list.
I have always liked Debbie Allen, but come on.
Come on, what? She's a 20 time Emmy nominee, she's been nominated for two Tonys, has a Golden Globe, was the lead producer + director on one of the most popular Black sitcoms of all time. She was also the lead choreographer on Fame. Many attributed the success of the 1986 revival of 'Sweet Charity' to her performance. It didn't last long after her exit. If all of that isn't enough to deserve a Kennedy Center Honor, I don't know what is. Especially looking at some past nominees who haven't been half as multifaceted.
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#23
Posted: 1/27/21 at 6:09amWhy do we forget our songwriters? Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz, Marc Shaiman, The Sherman Brothers (only one is still around), etc? These people have written music that’s made an indelible impact on people’s lives. Isn’t that what the honor is all about?
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#24
Posted: 1/27/21 at 7:38am
DramaTeach said: "Why do we forget our songwriters? Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz, Marc Shaiman, The Sherman Brothers (only one is still around), etc? These people have written music that’s made an indelible impact on people’s lives. Isn’t that what the honor is all about?"
How quickly you forget that Lin got to jump that line!
2021 Kennedy Center Honors#25
Posted: 1/27/21 at 8:35am
Tag said: “How quickly you forget that Lin got to jump that line!"
Didn’t forget, but he got it because the production as a whole was awarded. He didn’t get it for his general songwriting. Just think there are lots of songwriters who deserve the recognition over some of the current recipients.
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