44th Kennedy Center Honors Slate Announced
JUSTINO DÍAZ, BERRY GORDY, LORNE MICHAELS, BETTE MIDLER, AND JONI MITCHELL
TO RECEIVE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS IN RECOGNITION OF LIFETIME ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
LIVE GALA RETURNS TO FAMED OPERA HOUSE TO CELEBRATE HONOREES’ PROFOUND ARTISTIC IMPACT
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2021
Gala will be broadcast on CBS at a later date
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of five Honorees who will receive the 44th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements.
Recipients to be honored at the annual national celebration of the arts in Washington, D.C. are: operatic bass-baritone Justino Díaz, Motown founder, songwriter, producer, and director Berry Gordy, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, legendary stage and screen icon Bette Midler, and singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell.
“The Kennedy Center Honors celebrates luminaries whose art and creativity have enriched us beyond measure,” stated Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein.
