Kennedy Center Honored With the girls in attendance, the Opera House gala came to life again

The production, as is tradition, includes five segments celebrating the laureates’ careers. This year’s show, directed by Glenn Weiss, with musical direction by Rickey Minor, is a piece as crisp and lively as the franchise has seen in years. It features a series of award-winning moments: Brandi Carlile created a buzz for the song “Big Yellow Taxi” by Mitchell, 78, and Brittany Howard and Herbie Hancock merged to perform the song “Both Sides Now.” her eternity; Meo-sopranos Grace Bumbry and Denyce Graves paid their respects to Díaz, 81, born in Puerto Rico. And to pay tribute to Michaels, 77, a series of hosts over decades of the venerable “Weekend Update” segment of “Saturday Night Live” – ​​Kevin Nealon, Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers, with Colin Jost and Michael Che – appeared on a mock-up of TV to make a hilarious goal from their former (or current) boss.