Cher, Reba and Others For 2018 Kennedy Center Honors

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 11:21am

The Kennedy Center Announces 2018 Honorees
CHER, PHILIP GLASS, 
REBA MCENTIRE, AND WAYNE SHORTER
TO RECEIVE 41ST ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS

 This is fabulous news, especially for Cher.  (via Michael Musto Facebook)

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 11:24am

THRILLED for Cher! Took long enough!

And wow, pretty huge that Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Andy Blankenbuehler, AND Alex Lacamoire will be honored.

[Kad]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 11:37am

Hamilton's wonderful, but did they really need to... create an award for it?

[SomethingPeculiar]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 11:38am

Will Lin and his HAMILTON collaborators be the youngest recipients of the KC Honors? They seem a little too young for a Lifetime Achievement (even though the Hamilton $$$ probably provides them with a salary for a lifetime). 

And wow, TWO women who could have replaced Bette in Hello, Dolly! are being honored!  

[JBC3]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 11:45am

Kad said: "Hamilton's wonderful, but did they really need to... create an award for it?"

Agree 100%. Not a fan of this decision considering the long legacy of the KC Honors. Hamilton obviously does not lack for recognition, and even if KC feels the need, it could have been done in many other ways.

[Kad]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 11:47am

And shockingly: Liza still does not have one.

[KFC1991]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 11:52am

Marie Osmond ignored again. Here's to 2019.

[rjm516]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 11:55am

Isn't this...the regular annual KC honors? Like for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts? Like that usually is for people with long, impressive careers that are kind of towards the end - not the beginning - of their lifespan? WTF are they doing with the Hamilton stuff? So f-ing weird. 

[Kad]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 11:56am

The Hamilton creators are being given a special honor outside of the lifetime contribution honors.

[bwaylyric]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 11:57am

JBC3 said: "Kad said: "Hamilton's wonderful, but did they really need to... create an award for it?"

Agree 100%. Not a fan of this decision considering the long legacy of the KC Honors. Hamilton obviously does not lack for recognition, and even if KC feels the need, it could have been done in many other ways."

This sounds like a Les Moonves request for more younger eyeballs for the telecast.

[rjm516]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 12:03pm

"The Hamilton creators are being given a special honor outside of the lifetime contribution honors."

 

Oh ok that's better...it's still super weird though! 

 

"This sounds like a Les Moonves request for more younger eyeballs for the telecast."

oh 100%

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 12:08pm

It’s about ratings, and their ratings haven’t been good. But it’s too late to honor Hamilton. It’s still popular, but not nearly like it was. Fatigue has set in. I’m happy for it, and the rest of the honorees (Cher!!!), but we’ll see if America tunes in.

[Steve C.]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 12:32pm

Very nice choices for the most part...Yay for Cher, but yeah, where's Liza? Betty White?

and as a voice of anarchy ??? Will Cher or LMM, et al accept from Rump?? 

[bdn223]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 12:32pm

Im am sorry but the fact they choose both Cher and Reba should be enough to get eyeballs and there was no need for Hamilton.
Cher is the all time queen of Pop, and they should easily be able to get the likes of Madonna, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce... to perform an honor her

Reba is third in line of Country royalty aftee Loretta Lynne and Dolly Parton so I can’t imagine them having any problem securing Top country artists to honor her.

If they were honoring pure acting talents, composers, high arts talents (dance, jazz, classical, Theater), or producer/cultural icons like Oprah or Norman Lear, I could understand the need to try and find eyeballs with Hamilton, but Cher and Reba clearly negate that need.

[KFC1991]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 12:39pm

Steve C. said: "Very nice choices for the most part...Yay for Cher, but yeah, where's Liza? Betty White?

and as a voice of anarchy ??? Will Cher or LMM, et al accept from Rump??"

I'm sure he will skip this year as he did last year.

[Evans2]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 12:41pm

This news is some nice press for the upcoming Cher show on Broadway.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 12:48pm

 

[gleek4114]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 1:00pm

Evans2 said: "This news is some nice press for the upcoming Cher show on Broadway."

Very true. I wouldn't be surprised if Stephanie J. Block and some of the cast was asked to perform.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 1:03pm

bwaylyric said: "JBC3 said: "Kad said: "Hamilton's wonderful, but did they really need to... create an award for it?"

This sounds like a Les Moonves request for more younger eyeballs for the telecast."

It sounds more like Jeffrey Seller pulling some strings, since he produces both HAMILTON and THE CHER SHOW.

Updated On: 7/25/18 at 01:03 PM

[JSquared2]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 1:06pm

I thought for sure this would be Scott Baio and Gary Busey's year! 

Updated On: 7/25/18 at 01:06 PM

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 1:15pm

Lin Manuel Miranda’s ass must be tired from everyone constantly kissing it. 

Updated On: 7/25/18 at 01:15 PM

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 1:21pm

BobbyBubby said: "Lin Manuel Miranda’s ass must be tired from everyone constantly kissing it."

His ass deserves to be constantly kissed. 

[adamgreer]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 1:25pm

BobbyBubby said: "Lin Manuel Miranda’s ass must be tired from everyone constantly kissing it."

I was thinking the same thing. It just continues to feed the man’s massive ego. 

[Valentina3]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 1:32pm

He is quite humble IMO.

Anyway, it seems like getting a KCH is only a matter of getting a Broadway bio-musical made about you? Carole King, Gloria Estefan, and now Cher. Wonder where Donna Summer got lost in the shuffle. Again, these ladies totally deserve the honor but the timing is very coincidental. I also want to see it being awarded to Liza, and possibly Bette Midler.

[Kad]

Posted: 7/25/18 at 1:37pm

Carol Channing seems like quite the omission by this point, too.

I would hope that Midler along with Bernadette Peters will be honored in the next few years.

Updated On: 7/25/18 at 01:37 PM