The 46th Kennedy Center Honors

[Anton Spivack]

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Who will receive the Kennedy Center Honors this year? My guess is:

Cynthia Gregory
Spike Lee
The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger and Keith Richards)
Bernadette Peters
Arturo Sandoval

I already have picks for next year:

Whoopi Goldberg
Madonna
Johnny Mathis
Kiri te Kanawa
Tommy Tune

As for this list: https://www.goldderby.com/gallery/kennedy-center-honors-50-entertainers-who-deserve-to-be-selected/ Since Jerry Lee Lewis and Burt Bacharach are no longer with us I would add Mark Morris and Alan Menken to the list.

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[Chris Beachum Joined: May 22nd, 2011 Topics: 802 Posts: 1321 View Predictions]

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1978 –
Marian Anderson (music)
Fred Astaire (film)
George Balanchine (dance)
Richard Rodgers (theatre)
Arthur Rubinstein (music)

1979 –
Aaron Copland (music)
Ella Fitzgerald (music)
Henry Fonda (film)
Martha Graham (dance)
Tennessee Williams (theatre)

1980 –
Leonard Bernstein (theatre)
James Cagney (film)
Agnes de Mille (dance)
Lynn Fontanne (theatre)
Leontyne Price (music)

1981 –
Count Basie (music)
Cary Grant (film)
Helen Hayes (theatre)
Jerome Robbins (dance)
Rudolf Serkin (music)

1982 –
George Abbott (theatre)
Lillian Gish (film)
Benny Goodman (music)
Gene Kelly (film)
Eugene Ormandy (music)

1983 –
Katherine Dunham (dance)
Elia Kazan (film/theatre)
Frank Sinatra (music)
James Stewart (film)
Virgil Thomson (music)

1984 –
Lena Horne (music)
Danny Kaye (film)
Gian Carlo Menotti (music)
Arthur Miller (theatre)
Isaac Stern (music)

1985 –
Merce Cunningham (dance)
Irene Dunne (theatre)
Bob Hope (film)
Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe (theatre)
Beverly Sills (music)

1986 –
Lucille Ball (tv)
Ray Charles (music)
Yehudi Menuhin (music)
Jessica Tandy & Hume Cronyn (theatre)
Antony Tudor (dance)

1987 –
Perry Como (music)
Bette Davis (film)
Sammy Davis, Jr. (music/film)
Nathan Milstein (music)
Alwin Nikolais (dance)

1988 –
Alvin Ailey (dance)
George Burns (film/tv)
Myrna Loy (film)
Alexander Schneider (music)
Roger L. Stevens (theatre)

1989 –
Harry Belafonte (music)
Claudette Colbert (film)
Alexandra Danilova (dance)
Mary Martin (theatre)
William Schuman (music)

1990 –
Dizzy Gillespie (music)
Katharine Hepburn (film)
Risë Stevens (music)
Jule Styne (theatre)
Billy Wilder (film)

1991 –
Roy Acuff (music)
Betty Comden & Adolph Green (theatre)
Fayard & Harold Nicholas (dance)
Gregory Peck (film)
Robert Shaw (music)

1992 –
Lionel Hampton (music)
Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward (film)
Ginger Rogers (film)
Mstislav Rostropovich (music)
Paul Taylor (dance)

1993 –
Johnny Carson (tv)
Arthur Mitchell (dance)
Georg Solti (music)
Stephen Sondheim (theatre)
Marion Williams (music)

1994 –
Kirk Douglas (film)
Aretha Franklin (music)
Morton Gould (music)
Harold Prince (theatre)
Pete Seeger (music)

1995 –
Jacques d’Amboise (dance)
Marilyn Horne (music)
B. B. King (music)
Sidney Poitier (film)
Neil Simon (theatre)

1996 –
Edward Albee (theatre)
Benny Carter (music)
Johnny Cash (music)
Jack Lemmon (film)
Maria Tallchief (dance)

1997 –
Lauren Bacall (film)
Bob Dylan (music)
Charlton Heston (film)
Jessye Norman (music)
Edward Villella (dance)

1998 –
Shirley Temple Black (film)
Bill Cosby (tv)
John Kander & Fred Ebb (theatre)
Willie Nelson (music)
André Previn (music)

1999 –
Victor Borge (theatre)
Sean Connery (film)
Judith Jamison (dance)
Jason Robards (film/theatre)
Stevie Wonder (music)

2000 –
Mikhail Baryshnikov (dance)
Chuck Berry (music)
Plácido Domingo (music)
Clint Eastwood (film)
Angela Lansbury (theatre/film/tv)

2001 –
Julie Andrews (theatre/film)
Van Cliburn (music)
Quincy Jones (music)
Jack Nicholson (film)
Luciano Pavarotti (music)

2002 –
James Earl Jones (theatre/film)
James Levine (music)
Chita Rivera (theatre/dance)
Paul Simon (music)
Elizabeth Taylor (film)

2003 –
James Brown (music)
Carol Burnett (tv)
Loretta Lynn (music)
Mike Nichols (film/theatre)
Itzhak Perlman (music)

2004 –
Warren Beatty (film)
Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee (theatre)
Elton John (music)
Joan Sutherland (music)
John Williams (music)

2005 –
Tony Bennett (music)
Suzanne Ferrell (dance)
Julie Harris (theatre)
Robert Redford (film)
Tina Turner (music)

2006 –
Zubin Mehta (music)
Dolly Parton (music)
Smokey Robinson (music)
Steven Spielberg (film)
Andrew Lloyd Webber (theatre)

2007 –
Leon Fleisher (music)
Steve Martin (film)
Diana Ross (music)
Martin Scorsese (film)
Brian Wilson (music)

2008 –
Morgan Freeman (film)
George Jones (music)
Barbra Streisand (music/film)
Twyla Tharp (dance)
Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey (music)

2009 –
Mel Brooks (film/theatre)
Dave Brubeck (music)
Grace Bumbry (music)
Robert De Niro (film)
Bruce Springsteen (music)

2010 –
Merle Haggard (music)
Jerry Herman (theatre)
Bill T. Jones (dance)
Paul McCartney (music)
Oprah Winfrey (television)

2011 –
Barbara Cook (theatre)
Neil Diamond (music)
Sonny Rollins (music)
Meryl Streep (film)
Yo-Yo Ma (music)

2012 –
Buddy Guy (music)
Dustin Hoffman (film)
Led Zeppelin – John Paul Jones/Jimmy Page/Robert Plant (music)
David Letterman (television)
Natalia Makarova (dance)

2013 –
Martina Arroyo (music)
Herbie Hancock (music)
Billy Joel (music)
Shirley MacLaine (film)
Carlos Santana (music)

2014 –
Al Green (music)
Tom Hanks (film)
Patricia McBride (dance)
Sting (music)
Lily Tomlin (film/theatre)

2015 –
Carole King (music)
George Lucas (film)
Rita Moreno (film/theatre)
Seiji Ozawa (music)
Cicely Tyson (TV/theatre)

2016 –
Martha Agerich (music)
The Eagles (music)
Al Pacino (film)
Mavis Staples (music)
James Taylor (music)

2017 –
Carmen de Lavallade (dance)
Gloria Estefan (music)
LL Cool J (music)
Norman Lear (TV)
Lionel Richie (music)

2018 –
Cher (music/film)
Philip Glass (music)
Reba McEntire (music)
Wayne Shorter (music)
Hamilton (theatre)

2019 –
Earth, Wind and Fire (music)
Sally Field (film)
Linda Ronstadt (music)
Michael Tilson Thomas (music)
Sesame Street (TV)

2020/2021 –
Debbie Allen (dance)
Joan Baez (music)
Garth Brooks (music)
Midori (music)
Dick Van Dyke (TV)

2021 –
Justino Diaz (music)
Berry Gordy (music)
Lorne Michaels (TV)
Bette Midler (music/film)
Joni Mitchell (music)

2022 –
George Clooney (film)
Amy Grant (music)
Gladys Knight (music)
Tania Leon (theatre)
U2 (music)

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[Chris Beachum Joined: May 22nd, 2011 Topics: 802 Posts: 1321 View Predictions]

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Here is a list of possibilities I have assembled (all over age 50) to be considered this year and beyond. The committee generally chooses people beyond age 60 but sometimes will select a person slightly younger.

 

SINGERS/MUSICIANS:

ABBA

Aerosmith

Alabama

Herb Albert/Jerry Moss

Pat Benatar

Mary J. Blige

Bon Jovi

Brooks and Dunn

Jackson Browne

Jimmy Buffett

David Byrne

Shirley Caesar

Mariah Carey

Chicago

Eric Clapton

Judy Collins

Phil Collins

Elvis Costello

Clive Davis

Duran Duran

Eminem

Roberta Flack

Kirk Franklin

John Fogerty

Peter Gabriel

Barry Gibb

Vince Gill

Dave Grohl

Daryl Hall/John Oates

Emmylou Harris

Julio Iglesias

Isley Brothers

Alan Jackson

Janet Jackson

Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones)

Jay-Z

Flaco Jimenez

Booker T. Jones

Tom Jones

Chaka Khan

Alison Krauss

Kris Kristofferson

Patti LaBelle

Queen Latifah

Brenda Lee

Darlene Love

Madonna

Barbara Mandrell

Barry Manilow

Johnny Mathis

Bill Medley

John Mellencamp

Pat Metheny

Sam Moore

Van Morrison

Randy Newman

Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)

Oak Ridge Boys

Pink Floyd

Queen

Bonnie Raitt

R.E.M.

Robbie Robertson

Run DMC

Arturo Sandoval

Bob Seger

Wayne Shorter

Carly Simon

Ricky Skaggs

Ringo Starr

Cat Stevens

Rod Stewart

Sly Stone

George Strait

Randy Travis

Frankie Valli

Tom Waits

Dionne Warwick

Bebe and Cece Winans

Steve Winwood

Neil Young

 

FILM PERFORMERS:

Alan Arkin

Antonio Banderas

Angela Bassett

Annette Bening

Ruben Blades

Jeff Bridges

Sandra Bullock

Ellen Burstyn

Michael Caine

John Cleese

Glenn Close

Kevin Costner

Tom Cruise

Billy Crystal

Geena Davis

Viola Davis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Judi Dench

Catherine Deneuve

Johnny Depp

Michael Douglas

Richard Dreyfuss

Faye Dunaway

Robert Duvall

Jane Fonda

Harrison Ford

Jodie Foster

Mel Gibson

Whoopi Goldberg

Gene Hackman

Goldie Hawn

Anthony Hopkins

Samuel L. Jackson

Tommy Lee Jones

Diane Keaton

Michael Keaton

Nicole Kidman

Ben Kingsley

Kevin Kline

Jessica Lange

Sophia Loren

Marlee Matlin

Frances McDormand

Helen Mirren

Julianne Moore

Eddie Murphy

Bill Murray

Gary Oldman

Edward James Olmos

Sean Penn

Michelle Pfeiffer

Brad Pitt

Vanessa Redgrave

Julia Roberts

Susan Sarandon

Will Smith

Sissy Spacek

Maggie Smith

Emma Thompson

John Travolta

Jon Voight

Christopher Walken

Denzel Washington

Sigourney Weaver

Renee Zellweger

 

FILM DIRECTORS:

Woody Allen

James L. Brooks

James Cameron

Ethan and Joel Coen

Francis Ford Coppola

Alfonso Cuaron

David Fincher

Ron Howard

Norman Jewison

Ang Lee

Spike Lee

Barry Levinson

David Lynch

Ridley Scott

Oliver Stone

Quentin Tarantino

 

TELEVISION PERFORMERS:

Alan Alda

Candice Bergen

James Burrows

Tyne Daly

Ted Danson

Ellen DeGeneres

Michael J. Fox

Kelsey Grammer

Jay Leno

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Bob Newhart

Jerry Seinfeld

William Shatner

 

THEATRICAL & FINE ARTS:

Jane Alexander

Daniel Barenboim

Kathleen Battle

Andrea Bocelli

Matthew Broderick

Stockard Channing

Lucinda Childs

Harvey Fierstein

Renee Fleming

William Forsythe

Cynthia Gregory

Joel Grey

John Guare

Rosemary Harris

Hugh Jackman

Flaco Jimenez

Shirley Jones

Garrison Keillor

Allegra Kent

Gelsey Kirkland

Tony Kushner

Nathan Lane

Frank Langella

John Lithgow

Patti LuPone

David Mamet

Ann-Margret

Wynton Marsalis

Peter Martins

Elaine May

Audra McDonald

Ian McKellen

Alan Menken

Sherrill Milnes

Liza Minnelli

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Meredith Monk

Mark Morris

Mandy Patinkin

Bernadette Peters

Samuel Ramey

Tim Rice

Stephen Schwartz

Renata Scotto

Leonard Slatkin

Tom Stoppard

Susan Stroman

Charles Strouse

Helgi Tomasson

Tommy Tune

Kathleen Turner

Luis Valdez

Ben Vereen

Frederica Von Stade

Andre Watts

Jimmy Webb

George C. Wolfe

Maury Yeston

Pinchas Zukerman

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[Zackmorris0891 Joined: May 27th, 2022 Topics: 0 Posts: 6 View Predictions]

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My picks for this year is:
Johnny Mathis
Jane Fonda
Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Arturo Sandoval
Liza Minnelli

Picks for Next Year:
Frankie Valli
Emmylou Harris
Denzel Washington
Priscilla Lopez
Alan Menken

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[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 601 View Predictions]

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Good picks, however there should be at least one in each group from opera, dance or classical music.

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[Zackmorris0891 Joined: May 27th, 2022 Topics: 0 Posts: 6 View Predictions]

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I did. Arturo Sandoval is a 10 time Grammy winning classical jazz trumpeter from Cuba. Priscilla Lopez is tony award winning dancer. Alan Menken is an EGOT winning composer, conductor and music director

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[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 601 View Predictions]

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True, however Sandoval is mostly known for jazz and Lopez and Menken work mainly in theatre. I meant someone who does the fine arts primarily.

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[vinny Joined: May 20th, 2011 Topics: 26 Posts: 22823 View Predictions]

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My guesses in the order I would have them honored:
1)Samuel L. Jackson
2)Bob Newhart
3)Spike Lee
4)Harvey Fierstein
5)Pat Benatar

And for the year after:
1)Denzel Washington
2)Jane Fonda
3)Tom Stoppard
4)Bon Jovi
5)Gelsey Kirkland

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[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 601 View Predictions]

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I’m pulling for Bernadette Peters. Her tribute should include “Time Heals Everything,” “Move On,” “Tell Me On a Sunday,” “Children Will Listen,” plus I thought it would be nice to include the Muppets with the song Bernadette first sang on The Muppet Show, “Just One Person.”

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[Zackmorris0891 Joined: May 27th, 2022 Topics: 0 Posts: 6 View Predictions]

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Fair point. So For fine arts. Here my suggestions

2023:

Cynthia Gregory (Ballet Dancer)

Andras Schiff (Pianist)

Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (Cellist)

Kathleen Battle (Opera)

Leonard Slaktin (Conductor)

2024:

Flaco Jimenez (Accordionist)

Pinchas Zuckerman (Violinist)

Kim Kashkashian (Violist)

Antonio Pappano (Conductor)

María Nieves (Dancer & Choreographer)

 

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[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 601 View Predictions]

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They don’t all have to be fine arts but I like those picks, though I’m not sure about Kathleen Battle, given her egocentric reputation. I just think it’s lowbrow to have three of the five slots go to pop stars and only one going to someone known for the sort of performance for which the center was built.

I’ve got 40 picks by categories:

OPERA
Renee Fleming
Anna Netrebko
Renata Scotto
Kiri Te Kanawa
Frederica Von Stade

DANCE
Michael Flatley
Savion Glover
Cynthia Gregory
Peter Martins
Mark Morris

CLASSICAL MUSIC
John Adams
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Meredith Monk
Andre Rieu
Pinchas Zukerman

JAZZ
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Bela Fleck
Wynton Marsalis
Bobby McFerrin
Arturo Sandoval

THEATRE
Tony Kushner
Liza Minelli
Stephen Schwartz
Bernadette Peters
Tommy Tune

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Shirley Caesar
Madonna
Johnny Mathis
Queen Latifah
The Rolling Stones

FILM
Michael Caine
Glenn Close
Francis Ford Coppola
Spike Lee
Sophia Loren

TELEVISION
Alan Alda
Ellen DeGeneres
Whoopi Goldberg
John Lithgow
Bob Newhart

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[Zackmorris0891 Joined: May 27th, 2022 Topics: 0 Posts: 6 View Predictions]

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George Clinton should most definitely be this year’s recipient. I’m very surprised that hasn’t even happen for him yet. He and the Parliament-Funkadelic along with James Brown, Sly Stone and The Meters are the pioneers of funk, bringing it to the American culture.
He is the most sampled artist by hip hop artists other than James Brown. In fact, he is indirectly responsible for birthing the 90s g-funk sound of hip hop. Other than Earth Wind & Fire, he and the Parliament-Funkadelic influenced generations of eclectic artists and their music is timeless. They’re played at cookouts, birthdays, weddings, family reunions and concerts.
He’s long overdue for this ribbon rainbow for mixing his sophisticated and philosophical songwriting with his hooks and grooves and making the entire world boogie.

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[rantinanton Joined: Jun 22nd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 601 View Predictions]

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I agree George Clinton is worthy of the KCH.

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