CONGRATS ALW on KENNEDY CENTER HONOR

[chernjam]

Posted: 12/3/06 at 5:31pm

Cannot wait to see the awards show on television.

Congrats ALW - well deserved!

[All_For_Laura]

Posted: 12/3/06 at 6:04pm

Totally agree! Congratulations Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber!

[Broadwayboy2631]

Posted: 12/3/06 at 6:45pm

When are they? And who is broadcasting it?

[chernjam]

Posted: 12/3/06 at 7:10pm

They're being held tonight and should be broadcast (I think) on CBS towards the end of the month - usually Christmas week

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/3/06 at 7:14pm

And Christine Ebersole is performing! I cannot wait to see it broadcast.

[morosco]

Posted: 12/3/06 at 9:48pm

The Kennedy Center Honors is always a class act. I look forward to watching every year. I wish the Tony Awards ceremony could be this sophisticated!

[sondheimboy2]

Posted: 12/3/06 at 10:57pm

Yes, Congratulations!

But, I thought that the Kennedy Center Honors were for American artists, or, at least, for artists who live here...

Am I wrong?

[sanda]

Posted: 12/3/06 at 11:15pm

Looking forward to the TV broadcast.

[joshual]

Posted: 12/4/06 at 2:14am

I worked KC Honors tonight (catering) and it was amazing... ALW was, well, ALW, but the stars there were amazing:
I spoke to Nancy Pelosi and Aretha Franklin (who didn't like her steak because it was too rare).
I "accidentally" touched Tom Hanks, Joe Lieberman, Karl Rove, and Steven Spielberg (who was also honored).
I saw Dolly Parton (who was also honored) and Barbara Walters.
Fran Drescher, Jessica Simpson and Reese Witherspoon were also there, but I didn't see them. Oh so was Bush but who gives a damn.
Rumor going around was that Jessica Simpson left quickly after because her performance didn't go well.

[kec]

Posted: 12/4/06 at 2:18am

"But, I thought that the Kennedy Center Honors were for American artists, or, at least, for artists who live here... "

There are quite a few non-Americans who were honored -- Sean Connery and Victor Borge are two that come to my mind at the moment.

Updated On: 12/4/06 at 02:18 AM

[EugLoven]

Posted: 12/4/06 at 2:46am

MORE INFO:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/

2006 Kennedy Center Honorees
Zubin Mehta
Dolly Parton
William "Smokey" Robinson
Steven Spielberg
Andrew Lloyd Webber

The ceremony will be broadcast on CBS in December (check local listing near end of month)

[MusicalMan76]

Posted: 12/4/06 at 6:27am

Can anyone post who performed what, not only for ALW, but for Dolly, Stephen Spielberg, etc.... Would love to know.... What on earth did Jessica Simpson perform? Was Reba there?
Thanks! :)

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 12/4/06 at 6:50am

Elton John was honored a couple of years ago as well. I should know, as I performed in one of the segments honoring Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis that same year. Unfortunately a lot of the segments are edited so you don't get the full scope of the numbers actually performed for the honorees.

[azeller]

Posted: 12/4/06 at 7:09am

According to an email I just got from Grey Gardens, the show will be televised on December 26th on CBS.

[musical_devotee]

Posted: 12/4/06 at 8:37am

Congratulations, Andrew! You deserve it!

[themerrywidow]

Posted: 12/4/06 at 8:48am

Webber deserves it congrats!