Monday, December 9, 2019

AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF RENOWNED ARTISTS GATHER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO SALUTE THIS YEAR’S HONOREES AT “THE 42ND ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS,” TO BE BROADCAST SUNDAY, DEC. 15 ON CBS

AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF RENOWNED ARTISTS GATHER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO SALUTE THIS YEAR’S HONOREES AT “THE 42ND ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS,” TO BE BROADCAST SUNDAY, DEC. 15 ON CBS
2019 Kennedy Center Honorees

Standing, left to right: Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Ralph Johnson, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, Elmo
Seated, left to right: Michael Tilson Thomas, Linda Ronstadt, Sally Field, Joan Ganz Cooney, Lloyd Morrisett
Following are honoree, presenter, performer and production credits for THE 42ND ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 15 on the CBS Television Network.
ON AIR:
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT
ORIGINATION:
Filmed in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Dec. 8
HOST REMARKS:
LL COOL J
Two-Time GRAMMY® Award winner and 2017 Kennedy Center Honors Recipient


HONOREE:
Linda Ronstadt
Multiple GRAMMY Award, ACM Award and Emmy Award-winning musician, 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee


TRIBUTE PRESENTERS/
PERFORMERS:
Don Henley (Spoken Tribute)
Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, founding member of the Eagles,1998 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee



Carrie Underwood (Performs “Blue Bayou”/
When Will I Be Loved”)
Multiple GRAMMY Award, ACM Award and CMA Award-winning singer and songwriter



Kevin Kline (Spoken Tribute)
Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actor



Flor de Toloache (Performs “La Cigarra”)
Latin GRAMMY Award-winning all female Mariachi Group



Emmylou Harris (Spoken Tribute)
GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician



Trisha Yearwood (Performs “You’re No Good”/
Don’t Know Much”)
GRAMMY Award, ACM Award, CMA Award and Daytime Emmy Award-winning country music artist, actress, author and television personality



Aaron Neville (Performs “Don’t Know Much with
Trisha Yearwood)
GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist and musician
HONOREE:
Sally Field
Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award-winning actress


TRIBUTE PRESENTERS/
PERFORMERS:
Steven Spielberg (Spoken Tribute)
Academy Award-winning filmmaker, director and 2006 Kennedy Center Honoree



Maura Tierney (Spoken Tribute)
Golden Globe Award-winning actress



Pierce Brosnan (Spoken Tribute)
Golden Globe Award nominated actor, producer and activist



Tom Hanks (Spoken Tribute)
Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award winner, 2014 Kennedy Center Honoree, received 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom
HONOREE:
Sesame Street
American educational children’s television series
Winner of 189 Emmy Awards and 11 GRAMMY Awards as of 2018


TRIBUTE PRESENTERS/
PERFORMERS:
Lucy Liu (Spoken Tribute)
Actress, voice actress, director, singer and dancer



Cedric the Entertainer (Spoken Tribute)
Actor, comedian and game show host



Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Spoken Tribute)
Emmy Award-winning actor, filmmaker, singer and entrepreneur



Thomas Rhett (Performs “This Is My Street”/“Sing a Song”)
ACM, CMA and CMT Award-winning country music singer and songwriter


SPECIAL APPEARANCES:
Elmo, Big Bird, Abby Cadabby, Grover, Bert, Ernie,
Cookie Monster
Sesame Street Characters
HONOREE:
Michael Tilson Thomas
GRAMMY Award-winning conductor, pianist and composer, Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony and Artistic Director of New World Symphony


TRIBUTE PRESENTERS/
PERFORMERS:
Lars Ulrich (Spoken Tribute)
GRAMMY Award-winning musician, songwriter and record producer, co-founder of band Metallica, 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee



Teddy Abrams (Spoken Tribute)
Conductor, composer, pianist and clarinetist, Music Director of Louisville Orchestra, Britt Festival Orchestra and Conductor of the New World Symphony Alumni Orchestra



New World Symphony Alumni Orchestra (Performs “Hoedown” with Teddy Abrams)
Former Fellows at orchestral academy co-founded by Michael Tilson Thomas in Miami Beach 32 years ago 



Debra Winger (Spoken Tribute)
Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominated actress



Yuja Wang (Performs “You Come Here Often?”)
Classical Pianist



Audra McDonald (Performs “Somewhere”/“Some Other Time”)
Tony Award, GRAMMY Award and Emmy Award-winning actress and singer



Tribute Cast (Performs “I Got Rhythm” with Audra McDonald, Yuja Wang, Lars Ulrich, Teddy Abrams and the New World Symphony Alumni Orchestra)
HONOREE:
Earth, Wind & Fire
Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning band spanning many musical genres, 2000 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee


TRIBUTE PRESENTERS/
PERFORMERS:
David Foster (Spoken Tribute)
GRAMMY Award and Emmy Award-winning musician, composer, producer, songwriter and arranger



John Legend (Performs “Can’t Hide Love”)
Academy Award, Emmy Award, GRAMMY Award and Tony Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer and television personality



David Copperfield (Spoken Tribute)
Emmy Award-winning magician, Guinness World Record Holder



Cynthia Erivo (Performs “Fantasy”/“Reasons”)
GRAMMY Award, Tony Award and Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress, singer and songwriter



Ne-Yo (Performs “Shining Star”/“Sing a Song”)
GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, actor and dancer



Jonas Brothers (Perform “Boogie Wonderland”)
GRAMMY Award nominated pop rock band, sold over 17 million albums worldwide



Finale Tribute Performance (Performance of “September” by
John Legend, Cynthia Erivo and Jonas Brothers)

PRODUCED BY:
White Cherry Entertainment
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss
DIRECTOR:
Glenn Weiss
WRITER:
Dave Boone
SUPERVISING PRODUCER:
Rob Paine
SUPERVISING 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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