Kennedy Center honorees announced

[bwaylyric]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 12:18pm

46th honorees just announced:

Billy Crystal

Renee Fleming

Barry Gibb

Queen Latifah

Dionne Warwick

KC honorees

[uncageg]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 12:37pm

Can't wait for the broadcast.

Bummed, I was supposed to see Renee Fleming tonight at Carnegie Hall but she withdrew from the program. 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 12:52pm

All are deserving -- but what's the deal with the continued snubbing of Liza? Has she refused to appear in public to accept?

Others who are long overdue include:

Bob Newhart (what are they waiting for??)

Jane Fonda (!!!)

Glenn Close

Alan Alda

Jessica Lange

Diane Keaton

Whoopi Goldberg

Bernadette Peters

Sophia Loren (again -- what are they waiting for??)

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 12:55pm

We really gonna litigate this every year huh 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 1:02pm

BroadwayNYC2 said: "We really gonna litigate this every year huh"

 

No one's forcing you to read it, darlin'.

[bwaylyric]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 1:02pm

Liza is brought up every year. And every year, we speculate that she may have declined the honor in the past. 

[Tag]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 1:12pm

Latifah takes the 'I have a show on CBS, and we have to promote it" spot.

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 1:32pm

Recipiants of the award have to agree to certain stipulations, there have been many porminent names who have turned down receiving the honor.

[Tag]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 2:09pm

QueenAlice said: "Recipiants of the award have to agree to certain stipulations, there have been many porminent names who have turned down receiving the honor."

What are the stipulations and who has turned it down?

[bwaylyric]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 3:34pm

Tag said: "Latifah takes the 'I have a show on CBS, and we have to promote it" spot."

I guess Tom Selleck or Cedric the Entertainer will be honored soon. 

[Zeppie2022]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 7:02pm

"Others who are long overdue include:
Jane Fonda (!!!)"

Doubt you will ever see this happen. There would be such outrage from military veterans (Vietnam War) if she was to be honored in Washington DC with the POTUS at the ceremony.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 7:17pm

Zeppie2022 said: ""Others who are long overdue include:
Jane Fonda (!!!)"

Doubt you will ever see this happen. There would be such outrage from military veterans (Vietnam War) if she was to be honored in Washington DC with the POTUS at the ceremony."

Agree.

My one issue with this year’s honorees is Queen Latifah, but I acknowledge that I don’t really know how big her rap career was, and I hate rap music.  Queen Latifah has a KC honor, but not Glenn Close or Jessica Lange, to cite 2 stellar careers covering film, stage and, in Close’s case a very impressive TV career.  3 Tonys, 3 Emmys, 8 or 9 Oscar nominations.  What does Glenn Close have to do…

[bwaylyric]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 7:21pm

And The Bee Gees are soooo loooong overdue. I wish they were honored when all three were still alive.

[Ke3]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 7:30pm

I don't have a problem with Queen Latifah getting one because looking at what she's already done and what she'll likely do over the next 30 years, it was bound to happen eventually, CBS show or not. Still, WHERE IS LIZA. I don't care if we talk about it every year. Until somebody says she doesn't want it, I'll keep mentioning it.

[Zeppie2022]

Posted: 6/22/23 at 10:44pm

"Close’s case a very impressive TV career.  3 Tonys, 3 Emmys, 8 or 9 Oscar nominations.  What does Glenn Close have to do…"

Makes you wonder about these awards at times. She is 76 years old so let's hope then finally honor her before it is too late.

[The8re phan]

Posted: 6/23/23 at 8:49am

[BJR]

Posted: 6/23/23 at 9:43am

Latifah is a legend, but Latifah over Whoopi??

And I find it hard to believe Liza would have turned it down long ago, but in the past couple years, I'd believe it. The Oscars was likely her last public appearance.

I'm also curious who has turned it down...

[nealb1]

Posted: 6/23/23 at 10:03am

Regarding Liza, the list is very, very long of artists who haven't received a KC Honor.  

[BETTY22]

Posted: 6/23/23 at 3:41pm

I love Dionne Warwick response:

IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!

[Impeach2017]

Posted: 6/23/23 at 9:05pm

One word: Charo.

[nmartin]

Posted: 6/23/23 at 9:34pm

Carol Burnett could present it to Charo as Charo.

Cuchi! Cuchi!

[ManOfLaMuncha]

Posted: 6/26/23 at 5:33pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iPxZ48gPYc

[PennClassic]

Posted: 6/27/23 at 9:28am

I know that the Kennedy Center includes people from various performing arts each year but sometimes the selections and omissions are quite puzzling.  I read that one of my favorites, Doris Day, had always turned down the honor.  I do agree with those who feel that Glenn Close and Liza Minnelli are deserving.  When looking at all the past honorees, I was surprised that Mary Tyler Moore was never chosen.  Just like other awards, I guess the choices will always be open to scrutiny.  

Updated On: 6/27/23 at 09:28 AM

[buffalospeedway]

Posted: 6/27/23 at 3:22pm

Queen Latifah is a Grammy-winning rap icon who has also had a decades-long, highly-acclaimed (Emmy, GG, NAACP, and Oscar-nominated) acting career in film and television. She is getting this honor because she's had an incredible career, not because she's on a CBS show. Congrats to her!

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 12/28/23 at 11:48am

Very entertaining show last night. Cynthia Erivo delivered another magnificent vocal performance in the Dionne Warwick segment, singing "Alfie," Lin-Manuel Miranda, accompanied by Marc Shaiman, performed a fun Oscars-style medley for Billy Crystal, and Tituss Burgess, Susan Graham, and Christine Baranski honored Renée Fleming with "You'll Never Walk Alone." Ben Platt and Ariana DeBose were featured in the Barry Gibb tribute, but those clips aren't available online yet.