This past weekend, entertainment notables took part in the annual Kennedy Center Honors ceremony.<\/p>\n
Featuring presentations and performances, the ceremony paid tribute to this year’s honorees: Reba McEntire, Cher, Wayne Shorter, Philip Glass and the “Hamilton” creators.<\/p>\n
CBS will be airing the event as a two-hour broadcast on Wednesday, December 26. The show will run from 8-10PM ET\/PT.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the special, CBS shared a breakdown of this year’s program.<\/p>\n
ON AIR:<\/p>\n
8:00-10:00 PM, ET\/PT<\/p>\n
ORIGINATION:<\/p>\n
Filmed in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Dec. 2<\/p>\n
HOST REMARKS:<\/p>\n
Gloria Estefan<\/p>\n
Multiple GRAMMY\u00ae Award-winning singer-songwriter and actress<\/p>\n
HONOREE:<\/p>\n
Reba McEntire<\/p>\n
Multiple GRAMMY Award, ACM Award and CMA Award-winning country music entertainer<\/p>\n
TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n
PERFORMERS:<\/p>\n
Bobby Bones (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Radio personality, author, comedian and musician<\/p>\n
Kelly Clarkson (Performs \u201cFancy\u201d)<\/p>\n
Multiple GRAMMY Award, ACM Award and CMA Award-winning singer and songwriter<\/p>\n
Lady Antebellum (Performs \u201cIs There Life Out There\u201d\/\u201cThe Greatest Man I Never Knew\u201d)<\/p>\n
Multiple GRAMMY Award, ACM Award and CMA Award-winning country music group<\/p>\n
Melissa Peterman (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Actress, television host and comedian<\/p>\n
Kristin Chenoweth (Performs \u201cDoin\u2019 What Comes Naturally\u201d)<\/p>\n
Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning actress and singer<\/p>\n
Brooks & Dunn (Performs \u201cWhy Haven\u2019t I Heard From You\u201d)<\/p>\n
Multiple GRAMMY Award, ACM Award and CMA Award-winning country music duo<\/p>\n
HONOREE:<\/p>\n
Wayne Shorter<\/p>\n
Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning jazz saxophonist and composer<\/p>\n
TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n
PERFORMERS:<\/p>\n
Jason Moran (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
GRAMMY Award-nominated jazz pianist and composer<\/p>\n
Wayne Shorter Tribute Jazz Band (Performs \u201cOver Shadow Hill Way\u201d\/\u201cJoy Ryder\u201d)<\/p>\n
Musicians: Alex Acu\u00f1a, Brian Blade, Tineke Postma<\/p>\n
Terri Lyne Carrington, Alphonso Johnson, Joe Lovano, John Patitucci, Danilo P\u00e9rez Tineke Postma<\/p>\n
Herbie Hancock (Performs \u201cFootprints\u201d\/\u201cEndangered Species\u201d\/\u201cElegant People\u201d)<\/p>\n
2013 Kennedy Center Honoree and multiple GRAMMY Award-winning pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor<\/p>\n
Esperanza Spalding (Performs \u201cElegant People\u201d\/\u201cEndangered Species\u201d)<\/p>\n
Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning jazz bassist and singer<\/p>\n
Bernie Williams (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Latin GRAMMY Award-nominated musician<\/p>\n
Ren\u00e9e Fleming (Performs \u201cAurora Leigh\u201d)<\/p>\n
Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning opera singer<\/p>\n
HONOREES:<\/p>\n
\u201cHamilton\u201d Co-Creators Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail,<\/p>\n
Andy Blankenbuehler and Alex Lacamoire<\/p>\n
Multiple Tony Award and GRAMMY Award-winning musical about the life of American founding father Alexander Hamilton<\/p>\n
TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n
PERFORMERS:<\/p>\n
Anthony Ramos (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
GRAMMY Award-winning actor<\/p>\n
Ren\u00e9e Elise Goldsberry (Performs \u201cSchuyler Sisters\u201d)<\/p>\n
GRAMMY Award and Tony Award-winning actress, singer and songwriter<\/p>\n
Jasmine Cephas Jones (Performs \u201cSchuyler Sisters\u201d)<\/p>\n
GRAMMY Award-winning stage and screen actress<\/p>\n
Phillipa Soo (Performs \u201cSchuyler Sisters\u201d)<\/p>\n
GRAMMY Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress and singer<\/p>\n
Christopher Jackson (Performs \u201cOne Last Time\u201d with Voices of America Youth Choir)<\/p>\n
GRAMMY Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actor, singer and musician<\/p>\n
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Performs \u201cOne Last Time\u201d with Voices of America Youth Choir)<\/p>\n
Emmy Award, GRAMMY Award and Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist, playwright, singer and actor<\/p>\n
HONOREE:<\/p>\n
Philip Glass<\/p>\n
Golden Globe Award-winning and GRAMMY Award, Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated composer<\/p>\n
TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n
PERFORMERS:<\/p>\n
Paul Simon (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Multiple GRAMMY Award and Emmy Award-winning singer-songwriter and actor<\/p>\n
Jon Batiste (Performs \u201cOpening\u201d from \u201cGlassworks\u201d)<\/p>\n
Musician and bandleader for THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT<\/p>\n
Philip Glass Ensemble with the Washington Chorus (Performs \u201cThe Grid\u201d from \u201cKoyaaniquatsi\u201d)<\/p>\n
Anjelique Kidjo (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter, actress and activist<\/p>\n
Annie Clark (St. Vincent) (Performs \u201cOsamu\u2019s Theme\u201d)<\/p>\n
GRAMMY Award-winning musician, singer, songwriter and record producer<\/p>\n
Jennifer Koh (Performs \u201cOsamu\u2019s Theme\u201d\/\u201dKnee Play 5\u201d)<\/p>\n
GRAMMY Award-nominated accomplished violinist<\/p>\n
S. Epatha Merkerson (Performs \u201cKnee Play 5\u201d from \u201cEinstein on the Beach\u201d)<\/p>\n
Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning, and Tony Award- nominated, film, stage and television actress<\/p>\n
HONOREE:<\/p>\n
Cher<\/p>\n
Emmy Award, GRAMMY Award and Academy Award-winning singer and actress<\/p>\n
TRIBUTE PRESENTERS\/<\/p>\n
PERFORMERS:<\/p>\n
Whoopi Goldberg (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Emmy Award, GRAMMY Award, Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actress, comedian, author and television host<\/p>\n
Little Big Town (Performs \u201cGypsies, Tramps and Thieves\u201d\/\u201cI Found Someone\u201d\/\u201dBaby Don\u2019t Go\u201d)<\/p>\n
GRAMMY Award-winning country music group<\/p>\n
Amanda Seyfreid (Spoken Tribute)<\/p>\n
Actress, model and singer-songwriter<\/p>\n
Adam Lambert (Performs \u201cBelieve\u201d)<\/p>\n
GRAMMY Award-nominated singer, songwriter and actor<\/p>\n
Cyndi Lauper (Performs \u201c(If I Could) Turn Back Time\u201d)<\/p>\n
Emmy Award, GRAMMY Award and Tony Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist<\/p>\n
Finale Tribute Performance (Performance of \u201cI Got You Babe\u201d by Adam Lambert and Cyndi Lauper)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The ceremony took place over the weekend.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":121864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[275,7962],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n