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01-13-2021, 09:33 PM
Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Allen Among Kennedy Center Honorees
by Greg Evans
January 13, 2021
TV icon Dick Van Dyke and actress-choreographer Debbie Allen are among this year’s Kennedy Center Honorees, joining Joan Baez, Garth Brooks and violinist Midori in the Covid-postponed line-up.
The 43rd Kennedy Center Honors had been scheduled for December 2020, but was postponed to May 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The honorees were announced today by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
“Many years ago, I was the host of a similar event held, as I recall, in private with the Kennedy family,” said The Dick Van Dyke Show star in a statement.
“I saw the care with which the recipient was chosen from an impressive list of nominees. Since the creation of the Kennedy Center Honors, just over 200 have been honored with equal care. Being included in that small, illustrious group, is the thrill of my life.”
An Honoree medallion ceremony for the Honorees and a limited audience will be hosted by the Kennedy Center during the week of May 17–22. The annual gala will be broadcast on CBS on June 6, and will feature live-filmed tributes and performances from the Kennedy Center campus.
https://deadline.com/2021/01/kennedy-center-honors-dick-van-dyke-debbie-allen-among-kennedy-center-honors-garth-brooks-joan-baez-midori-1234673035/
by Greg Evans
January 13, 2021
TV icon Dick Van Dyke and actress-choreographer Debbie Allen are among this year’s Kennedy Center Honorees, joining Joan Baez, Garth Brooks and violinist Midori in the Covid-postponed line-up.
The 43rd Kennedy Center Honors had been scheduled for December 2020, but was postponed to May 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The honorees were announced today by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
“Many years ago, I was the host of a similar event held, as I recall, in private with the Kennedy family,” said The Dick Van Dyke Show star in a statement.
“I saw the care with which the recipient was chosen from an impressive list of nominees. Since the creation of the Kennedy Center Honors, just over 200 have been honored with equal care. Being included in that small, illustrious group, is the thrill of my life.”
An Honoree medallion ceremony for the Honorees and a limited audience will be hosted by the Kennedy Center during the week of May 17–22. The annual gala will be broadcast on CBS on June 6, and will feature live-filmed tributes and performances from the Kennedy Center campus.
https://deadline.com/2021/01/kennedy-center-honors-dick-van-dyke-debbie-allen-among-kennedy-center-honors-garth-brooks-joan-baez-midori-1234673035/