KENNEDY CENTER HONORS: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
A gala command performance by the world's greatest stars. Singers, dancers, actors, musicians—gather at glamorous Kennedy Center in the nation's capital to salute five of the world's A most distinguished artists, whose genius has given enjoyment and enriched the lives of all Americans. A stirring tribute in music and song from their colleagues A honoring a lifetime of artistic achievement— and a glittering evening of entertainment for everyone! **
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ILt X MARIAN FRED GEORGE RICHARD ARTUR ANDERSON ASTAIRE BALANCHINE RODGERS RUBINSTEIN Singer Dancer-Actor Choreographer Composer Pianist A voice like hers "There never was a ".. probably the greatest ‘He is the greatest. .. "Whatever his. age IS heard only once greater perfectionist choreographer because his music his playing has remained in a hundred years and never will be of all time" is in the air that of a young man Arturo Toscanini a better dancer Saturday Review every day of our lives " in love with his music." Bing Crosby Brooks Atkinson Harold C. Schonberg 9PM CBS®2 A SALUTE TO THE PERFORMING ARTS dose 9:00 0 CD
HONORING Special: Marian Anderson. Fred Astaire. George Balan GREAT NAMES chine. Richard Rodgers and Arthur Rubinstein are salut ed—as “individuals who throughout their lifetimes have IN MUSIC AND DANCE made significant contributions to American culture through the performing arts.” This program (still in production at press time) was de scribed by co-producer George Stevens Jr. as "a tribute with entertainment." Scheduled are appearances and performances by a wide range of figures, including Harry Belafonte. Art Buchwald, Leonard Bernstein. Florence Henderson, Hal Linden, Mary Martin, the New York City Ballet's Suzanne Farrell and Peter Martins. Gregory Peck, blues singer Alberta Hunter, Edward Villella, members of the American Ballet Theatre, and Isaac Stern and Itzhak Perlman (who are expected to play LeClair's Sonata No. 5 in E Minor). President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter are scheduled to at tend the gala, taped Dec 3 before a black-tie audience at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. D.C. (2 hrs.) J A-74 TV GUIDE