Kennedy Center

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Celebrities walked the red carpet for the 47th Kennedy Center Honors which celebrated the achievements of The Grateful Dead, director Francis Ford Coppola, jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt, plus The Apollo theatre. News4’s Tommy McFly spoke to attendees.

Celebrities, cultural icons and a few surprise guests have paid tribute to honorees at the annual Kennedy Center Honors celebration in Washington. This year’s recipients of the lifetime achievement award for artistic accomplishment are director Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, and singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt. The venerable Harlem theater The Apollo, which has launched generations of...

News4’s Tommy McFly and Aimee Cho see what it takes to dance ballet like a pro in The Washington Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker.”

The show will go on. National Symphony Orchestra musicians and the Kennedy Center reached a tentative deal after a strike that lasted just hours. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Dozens of National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) musicians went on strike Friday, prompting the Kennedy Center to cancel a sold-out gala celebrating a new NSO season.

The musicians and the Kennedy Center haven’t been able to agree on a new contract after months of negotiations.

The Washington Business Journal reports that the National Capital Planning Commission wants to untangle the complicated web of exits near the Kennedy Center, creating a larger urban park.

“Don’t Tell Seth” is a comedy show at the Kennedy Center featuring writers who work on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” There will be two shows on both Friday and Saturday. News4’s Tony Perkins reports.

As the Kennedy Center explores hip-hop’s roots in jazz, DJ Jazzy Jeff is teaming up with Rakim and Ravi Coltrane for a star-studded show.

Kevin Hart received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Sunday. Reporting from the red carpet, News4’s Tommy McFly asked celebrities: What’s the most profound thing that Hart ever said to them?

Kevin Hart rose from the open mics and comedy clubs of his native Philadelphia to become one of his country’s most recognizable performers. Now Hart has received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, accepting the award Sunday night at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. Hart has honed a signature style that combines his diminutive height,...

The opera “Songbird” is a mashup of cancan, big band and Mardi Gras. Performer Ramin Karimloo spoke with News4’s Jummy Olabanji about the show.

There’s plenty of artsy greenery at the Kennedy Center’s REACH to FOREST. News4’s Tommy McFLY got an up close look at the festival highlighting the Amazon.

“What if I just sang my favorite songs from all of the musicals I’ve written? Most  … are excellent. EXCELLENT. Some are BAD.” News4’s Tony Perkins sat down with Ruffin for a chat about Friday night’s shows.

The famed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is performing at The Kennedy Center. News4’s Jummy Olabanji talks to one of the company’s dancers, Michael Jackson, Jr., about giving back to the students at his D.C. alma mater, Duke Ellington School of the Arts.

As the Broadway musical of Disney’s “Frozen” is performed at The Kennedy Center, actor Dan Plehal spoke with News4’s Jummy Olabanji about the “wonderfully expressive” puppet he uses to play the reindeer Sven. “I’m on all fours on stilts, with pulleys and straps and harnesses,” he said.

The visit was funded by the Get on the Bus program which aims to expose children to the arts. News4’s Jummy Olabanji reports on the children’s big field trip.

The annual Kennedy Center Honors celebrated a select group of artists for their contributions to American culture. News4’s Tommy McFly spoke to celebrities like Renee Fleming, Billy Crystal and Queen Latifah about the significance of the event.

New Kennedy Center honorees including comedian Billy Crystal and rapper and actor Queen Latifah have been feted at a star-studded event commemorating their lifetime achievement in arts and entertainment. Opera singer Renée Fleming, 1970s music icon Barry Gibb and prolific hitmaker Dionne Warwick were also honored at Sunday night’s black-tie gala. Each received personalized tributes and performances that are typically...