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The Kennedy Center Honors. Der Kennedy-Preis (englisch The Kennedy Center Honors) wird seit 1977 durch das John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. jährlich am ersten Dezember-Wochenende an mehrere darstellende Künstler für deren außergewöhnliche Beiträge zur amerikanischen Kultur mit ihrem Lebenswerk durch ihre dargestellten Künste (engl.

On Sunday, December 8, in a star-studded celebration on the Kennedy Center Opera House stage, produced by Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment, the 2019 Honorees were saluted by today’s leading performers from New York, Hollywood, and the arts capitals of the world. This past December, the co-creators of Hamilton—writer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Thomas Kail, choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, and music director Alex Lacamoire—received a unique Kennedy Center Honors as trailblazing creators of a transformative work that defies category. At the Best Hamilton Kennedy Center Tickets Around! Lin-Manuel Miranda's critically acclaimed, universally beloved musical paean to America's most fascinating founding father is coming to the nation's capital in July 2020, and because tickets for every Hamilton Kennedy Center performance are on sale now, you can experience it live and in person!

The production cannot currently be presented in accordance with the health and safety guidelines set forth by government officials and the CDC. for an extraordinary lifetime of contributions to American culture through the perf… Celebrate artists recognized for their contributions to American culture through the performing arts — whether in music, dance, theater, opera, motion pictures, or television.

The Kennedy Center and the producers of Hamilton have made the difficult decision to postpone the entire upcoming 14-week engagement, June 16–September 20, 2020.