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AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF RENOWNED ARTISTS SALUTE THIS YEAR’S HONOREES IN “THE 45TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS,” WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28 ON CBS
2022 Kennedy Center Honorees
Standing, left to right: U2 members Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge and Bono.
Sitting, left to right: Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, George Clooney and Tania León.
Following are Honoree, presenter, performer and production credits for THE 45TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Wednesday, Dec. 28 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+*
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ON AIR: |
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT |
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FORMER HONOREES SHOW OPEN: |
Big Bird, Chita Rivera, Garth Brooks, Herbie Hancock, LL Cool J, Michael Tilson Thomas, Carmen de Lavallade
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HONOREE: |
Gladys Knight |
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LEAD STORYTELLER: |
LL Cool J |
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PRESENTER: |
Michael Tilson Thomas |
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TRIBUTE PERFORMERS: |
Garth Brooks (Performs “Midnight Train to Georgia”)
Mickey Guyton (Performs “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me”)
Ariana DeBose (Performs “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”) |
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Patti LaBelle, Garth Brooks, Ariana DeBose, Mickey Guyton (Perform “That’s What Friends Are For”) |
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HONOREE: |
George Clooney |
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LEAD STORYTELLER: |
Julia Roberts |
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PRESENTERS: |
Matt Damon, Nick Clooney, Richard Kind, Don Cheadle |
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TRIBUTE PERFORMER:
TRIBUTE FILM NARRATOR: |
Dianne Reeves (Performs “How High the Moon” with Terreon Gully, Martin Wind and John Beasley)
Brad Pitt |
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HONOREE: |
Amy Grant |
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LEAD STORYTELLER: |
Katie Couric |
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TRIBUTE PERFORMERS: |
Sheryl Crow (Performs “Baby, Baby”) |
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The Highwomen, comprised of Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires(Perform “Somewhere Down the Road” with Jason Isbell) |
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BeBe & CeCe Winans and Michael W Smith (Perform “Sing Your Praise to the Lord” and “El Shaddai” with Howard University Gospel Choir) |
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HONOREE: |
Tania León |
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LEAD STORYTELLER: |
Anna Deavere Smith
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TRIBUTE PERFORMERS: |
Chloe Flower (Performs “Tumbao” with Dance Theatre of Harlem Company) |
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Jael Dolce (Young Tania) and Anna Deavere Smith (Perform “Malguena”)
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Jason and Alicia Hall Moran and Sterling Elliott (Perform “Oh Yemanja”) |
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Jeri Lynne Johnson and Joe Kwon to appear with KC orchestra and members of Sphinx (Perform “Stride”)
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HONOREE: |
U2 |
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LEAD STORYTELLER:
PRESENTER: |
Sean Penn
Sacha Baron Cohen
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TRIBUTE PERFORMERS: |
Eddie Vedder (Performs “Elevation” and “With or Without You”) |
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Hozier + Jamala + Brandi Carlile (Perform “Walk On”) |
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TRIBUTE FILM NARRATORS: |
BILLIE + FINNEAS, Harry Styles, Beyoncé |
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PRODUCED BY: |
Done+Dusted |
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EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: |
David Jammy, Elizabeth Kelly and Ian Stewart |
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DIRECTOR: |
Alex Rudzinski |
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WRITERS: |
Magda Liollis, Jon Macks, Agathe Panaretos and Ayana Reece |
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CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: |
Rob Paine, Alison Sandler and Grace Stevens |
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PRODUCTION DESIGNER: |
Julio Himede |
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LIGHTING DESIGNER: |
Bob Barnhart |
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PERFORMANCE PRODUCER: |
Eboni Nichols |
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MUSIC DIRECTOR: |
Rickey Minor |
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CONDUCTOR: |
Patrick Vaccariello |
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TALENT PRODUCER: |
Suzanne Bender |
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CBS Press Contacts:
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Kate Fisher |
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Victoria Saavedra |
CBS Photo Contacts:
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Mary Kouw |
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Gail Schulman |
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