AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF RENOWNED ARTISTS
GATHER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO SALUTE THIS YEAR’S
HONOREES AT “THE 41st ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS,” TO BE
BROADCAST WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26 ON CBS
2018 Kennedy Center Honorees Standing, left to right: Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Andy Blankenbuehler, and Alex Lacamoire Seated, left to right: Wayne Shorter, Cher, Reba McEntire, and Philip Glass
| ON AIR: | 8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT |
| ORIGINATION: | Filmed in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Dec. 2 |
| HOST REMARKS: | Gloria Estefan
Multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning singer-songwriter and actress |
| HONOREE: | Reba McEntire
Multiple GRAMMY Award, ACM Award and CMA Award-winning country music entertainer |
| TRIBUTE PRESENTERS/
PERFORMERS: |
Bobby Bones (Spoken Tribute)
Radio personality, author, comedian and musician |
| Kelly Clarkson (Performs “Fancy”)
Multiple GRAMMY Award, ACM Award and CMA Award-winning singer and songwriter |
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| Lady Antebellum (Performs “Is There Life Out There”/“The Greatest Man I Never Knew”)
Multiple GRAMMY Award, ACM Award and CMA Award-winning country music group |
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| Melissa Peterman (Spoken Tribute)
Actress, television host and comedian |
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| Kristin Chenoweth (Performs “Doin’ What Comes Naturally”)
Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning actress and singer |
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| Brooks & Dunn (Performs “Why Haven’t I Heard From You”)
Multiple GRAMMY Award, ACM Award and CMA Award-winning country music duo |
| HONOREE: | Wayne Shorter
Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning jazz saxophonist and composer |
| TRIBUTE PRESENTERS/
PERFORMERS: |
Jason Moran (Spoken Tribute)
GRAMMY Award-nominated jazz pianist and composer |
| Wayne Shorter Tribute Jazz Band (Performs “Over Shadow Hill Way”/“Joy Ryder”)
Musicians: Alex Acuña, Brian Blade, Tineke Postma Terri Lyne Carrington, Alphonso Johnson, Joe Lovano, John Patitucci, Danilo Pérez Tineke Postma |
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| Herbie Hancock (Performs “Footprints”/“Endangered Species”/“Elegant People”)
2013 Kennedy Center Honoree and multiple GRAMMY Award-winning pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor |
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| Esperanza Spalding (Performs “Elegant People”/“Endangered Species”)
Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning jazz bassist and singer |
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| Bernie Williams (Spoken Tribute)
Latin GRAMMY Award-nominated musician |
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| Renée Fleming (Performs “Aurora Leigh”)
Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning opera singer |
| HONOREES: | “Hamilton” Co-Creators Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail,
Andy Blankenbuehler and Alex Lacamoire Multiple Tony Award and GRAMMY Award-winning musical about the life of American founding father Alexander Hamilton |
| TRIBUTE PRESENTERS/
PERFORMERS: |
Anthony Ramos (Spoken Tribute)
GRAMMY Award-winning actor |
| Renée Elise Goldsberry (Performs “Schuyler Sisters”)
GRAMMY Award and Tony Award-winning actress, singer and songwriter |
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| Jasmine Cephas Jones (Performs “Schuyler Sisters”)
GRAMMY Award-winning stage and screen actress |
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| Phillipa Soo (Performs “Schuyler Sisters”)
GRAMMY Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress and singer |
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| Christopher Jackson (Performs “One Last Time” with Voices of America Youth Choir)
GRAMMY Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actor, singer and musician |
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| Lin-Manuel Miranda (Performs “One Last Time” with Voices of America Youth Choir)
Emmy Award, GRAMMY Award and Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist, playwright, singer and actor |
| HONOREE: | Philip Glass
Golden Globe Award-winning and GRAMMY Award, Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated composer |
| TRIBUTE PRESENTERS/
PERFORMERS: |
Paul Simon (Spoken Tribute)
Multiple GRAMMY Award and Emmy Award-winning singer-songwriter and actor |
| Jon Batiste (Performs “Opening” from “Glassworks”)
Musician and bandleader for THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT |
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| Philip Glass Ensemble with the Washington Chorus (Performs “The Grid” from “Koyaaniquatsi”) | |
| Anjelique Kidjo (Spoken Tribute)
GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter, actress and activist |
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| Annie Clark (St. Vincent) (Performs “Osamu’s Theme”)
GRAMMY Award-winning musician, singer, songwriter and record producer |
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| Jennifer Koh (Performs “Osamu’s Theme”/”Knee Play 5”)
GRAMMY Award-nominated accomplished violinist |
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| S. Epatha Merkerson (Performs “Knee Play 5” from “Einstein on the Beach”)
Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning, and Tony Award- nominated, film, stage and television actress |
| HONOREE: | Cher
Emmy Award, GRAMMY Award and Academy Award-winning singer and actress |
| TRIBUTE PRESENTERS/
PERFORMERS: |
Whoopi Goldberg (Spoken Tribute)
Emmy Award, GRAMMY Award, Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actress, comedian, author and television host |
| Little Big Town (Performs “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves”/“I Found Someone”/”Baby Don’t Go”)
GRAMMY Award-winning country music group |
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| Amanda Seyfreid (Spoken Tribute)
Actress, model and singer-songwriter |
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| Adam Lambert (Performs “Believe”)
GRAMMY Award-nominated singer, songwriter and actor |
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| Cyndi Lauper (Performs “(If I Could) Turn Back Time”)
Emmy Award, GRAMMY Award and Tony Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist |
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| Finale Tribute Performance (Performance of “I Got You Babe” by Adam Lambert and Cyndi Lauper) |
| PRODUCED BY: | White Cherry Entertainment |
| EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: | Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss |
| DIRECTOR: | Glenn Weiss |
| WRITER: | David Boone |
| SUPERVISING PRODUCER: | Rob Paine |
| COORDINATING PRODUCER: | Sarah Levine Hall |
| PRODUCTION DESIGNER: | Steve Bass |
| LIGHTING DESIGNER: | Bob Dickinson |
| MUSIC DIRECTOR: | Rickey Minor |
| CONDUCTOR: | Patrick Vaccariello |
RATING: To Be Announced
GENRE: Awards
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