32nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of the individuals who will receive the Kennedy Center Honors of 2009. Recipients to be honored at the 32nd annual national celebration of the arts are: writer, composer, actor, director, and producer Mel Brooks; pianist and composer Dave Brubeck; opera singer Grace Bumbry; actor, director, and producer Robert De Niro; and singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen.
The Honors Explorer
Learn more about all the Kennedy Center Honorees through the Honors Exploreran interactive feature that allows you to search our Honorees by three dimensionsgenre of performance, time period, and geography.
Mel Brooks
Dave Brubeck
Grace Bumbry
Robert De Niro
Bruce Springsteen