The Kennedy Center Honors have traditionally been one of Washington's splashiest affairs. Think Hollywood on the Potomac.
Every year, an astonishing number of A-listers come to Washington, D.C., to pay tribute to the honorees with performances and speeches. Think Beyoncé
performing for Tina Turner, Audrey Hepburn
rhapsodizing about Cary Grant, Rob Reiner
praising Norman Lear, Aretha Franklin
singing for Carol King, Sidney Poitier
honoring Harry Belafonte or James Taylor and John Williams
playing for Yo-Yo Ma.
This year's Kennedy Center honorees are Sylvester Stallone, George Strait, the rock band KISS, Gloria Gaynor and English actor and singer Michael Crawford.