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#26

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 12/30/13 at 12:56pm

As far as a Broadway composer who might deserve it now Maury Yeston or Tim Rice as a lyricist .

Some who I could see earning the honor down the line Robert Lopez, David Yazbeck, Jeanine Tesori, Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey, William Finn, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Adam Guettel, Michael John LaChiusa, Ahrens and Flaherty, and Jason Robert Brown. Though some of those are hard to tell based on a limited body of work.

I'm also really impressed and excited by the youngest generation of composers (Pasek & Paul, Kerrigan & Lowdermilk, Joe Iconis, Ryan Scott Oliver) Who knows? Maybe 50 years down the line they'll be sitting up there next to President North West. I kid, I kid!!!

#27

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 12/30/13 at 2:04pm

Pop music: (I think they will go with a woman in 2014) so many possibilities Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, Bonnie Raitt, and Emmylou Harris come to mind.

Classical music: Kathleen Battle or Esa-Pekka Salonen (although he is only 55 so he still has a lot work ahead of him)

Acting: (since it went to a woman in 2013, they will probably go with a man in 2014) Al Pacino, Dick Van Dyke, Harrison Ford or Christopher Plummer.

Dance: Peter Martins or Lar Lubovitch

Wild card: I'd go with Philip Glass or John Guare

#28

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 12/30/13 at 2:26pm

Joni Mitchell
Tommy Tune
Mary Tyler Moore
Dick Van Dyke
Woody Allen (but I don't think he'd show up, so that's that)
Doris Day (see above)
Albert Finney
Francis Ford Coppola
Mickey Rooney



Future honorees that I think aren't old enough yet, but are already worthy:

Ken Burns
Harvey Fierstein
Jodie Foster
Susan Stroman
Denzel Washington

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#29

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 12/30/13 at 3:22pm

Coppola is long overdue for this kind of thing. He still hasn't gotten the AFI Lifetime thing either, while others of significantly less importance (Eastwood, Hanks, etc.) have.

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#30

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 12/30/13 at 4:59pm

As much as I adore van Dyke, he's done a couple Broadway shows, a handful of forgettable movies (Marry Poppins excepted, of course) and one hit TV series. Is that enough? Pacino, Mitchell, Channing, Glass, Coppola and Lubovitch are all good choices. And I might throw James Levine into the mix.

#31

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 12/30/13 at 9:45pm

Oh good call on Coppola. I knew I was missing someone of that ilk from that era.

Also, I'd add Tom Hanks to besty's list of too young but eventually. Only a matter of time there. He's a lock, and probably the first of his generation eventually.

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#32

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 12/30/13 at 10:12pm

Lemmy

Lea Michele

Mark Burnett

The Wayans Brothers

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#33

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 12/30/13 at 11:05pm

I would love to see Marni Nixon be honored.

#34

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 12/31/13 at 2:08am

Has anyone mentioned Debvbie Renolds yet?

And Kaye Ballard.

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#35

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 12/31/13 at 2:23am

Alan Menken

#36

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 12/31/13 at 6:44am

Carol Channing
Dick Van Dyke
Mary Tyler Moore

#37

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 1/2/14 at 1:35pm

I second Faye Dunaway. And third Doris Day - but she turned them down already. If it's her fear of flying, someone should drive her.

Updated On: 1/2/14 at 01:35 PM

#38

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 1/2/14 at 5:54pm

Another vote for the glorious Carol Channing.

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#39

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 1/2/14 at 7:57pm

I just cannot believe Betty White hasn't been honored yet. She's probably the most deserving person I can think of.

#40

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 1/2/14 at 10:02pm

Guy wise: Dick Van Dyke, Alan Menken, Burt Bacharach, Woody Allen, Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Neil Young, Philip Glass, Stephen Schwartz, & George Strait are all great suggestions. What about Jerry Lewis, Mickey Rooney, Robin Williams, Ron Howard, Bob Newhart, Carl Reiner, Randy Newman, Christopher Plummer, Tommy Tune, George C. Wolfe & Alan Alda?

#41

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 1/2/14 at 11:36pm

Carol Channing, Carol Channing, and Carol Channing many times over. She has brought so much joy and laughter to audiences for the past 70 years and has NEVER let her audiences down. It would be a real crime to overlook her again. BTW, hasn't Betty White already been honored?

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Updated On: 1/2/14 at 11:36 PM

#42

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 1/7/14 at 1:18pm

Some really great suggestions have been made! And I think the consensus is they need to hurry up and honor Carol Channing! I was thinking about Valerie Harper and Marlo Thomas yesterday. Are either of them worthy? Marlo maybe more for her charity work and since it's an award for artistry she may not be as deserving but I've always been a fan.

#43

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 1/7/14 at 1:24pm

The hell with Carol. She is known for nothing but that role. LIZA LIZA LIZA.

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#44

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 1/7/14 at 1:30pm

The cast of THROUGHLY MODERN MILLE. Escept for Julie of course, because y'know she's already got hers!

#45

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 1/7/14 at 1:49pm

With the Cabaret revival going up I could see that maybe factoring into Liza being chosen next year. They would definitely love having Michelle Williams up there singing Cabaret.

I'd love to see Megan Hilty sing Maybe This Time, Stephanie J Block sing But the World Goes Round, Jessie Mueller sing City Lights, Patina Miller sing Don't Smoke in Bed, Chita dance a bit to Stepping Out, Alan Cumming do something for her creepy version of Losing My Mind (which I hate but they're buds and he fits the song), her friend Sam Harris sing New York New York with a choir. Of course someone would have to do Liza with a Z... maybe a drag queen...

Edit: If anyone from the Kennedy Center sees this I'm free just PM me. LOL

Updated On: 1/7/14 at 01:49 PM

#46

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 1/7/14 at 2:44pm

To the names already mentioned, I'll add:

Robert Duvall
David Mamet
Ron Howard

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#47

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 1/7/14 at 4:40pm

SHELDON HARNICK.
Shocked he's never been honored.
A living legend. Highly respected by everyone in theater and still creating to this day. I'd say that's a no-brainer. And just think of the musical numbers they could do!

#48

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 1/7/14 at 5:32pm

Olivia de Havilland

Maureen O'Hara

Glen Campbell

Daniel Baremboim

#49

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 1/8/14 at 7:50am

Acting: Robert Duvall, Al Pacino, Olivia de Havilland, Glenn Close, Maggie Smith, Mickey Rooney, Bob Newhart, Alan Alda, Rosemary Harris
Music: James Levine (Another one they need to hurry for), I would say Kathleen Battle but I think being a prima donna bi@ch for most of your career should take you out of the running for this award.
Directing: Coppola.

Updated On: 1/20/14 at 07:50 AM

#50

Who Deserves a to be honored by the Kennedy Center next?

Posted: 1/8/14 at 4:34pm

James Levine received the honor in 2009 along with Paul McCartney, Elizabeth Taylor, James Earl Jones and Chita Rivera.