One of my favorite things about this is how happy Merle Haggard looks for Jerry Herman, whom he had probably met for the first time that afternoon. You can't imagine two musical artists more different!
Every Single year I look forward to the Kennedy Center honors!!! I remember this year in particular with maestro Jerry Herman, Oprah, Merle, & Paul!!! Always a wonderful show, and (Always in Memory of One True President (who Honored the Arts/Artists & the NEA). every talent, whether we have a keen interest or not,… Shows what geniuses All of these True Talents Are and,... God Rest Their Souls, Will Forever Have Claim on My/Our Happiest Memories!!
I just love Jerry Herman's blasé look until the Gay Men's Chorus comes out at the end and then he just clutches his heart. It's beautiful to see all those around him like Oprah and Merle Haggard and Sir Paul light up at his delight because he was so touched. I loved the previous commenters observation on Merle Haggard-another great! It goes to show that people from very different backgrounds can appreciate each other and what they bring to this world :)
I was thinking the same thing. Sir Paul & his MPL Communications may not own Lennon & McCartney but he's certainly made a bundle owning most of Jerry Herman (among a lot of others too).
@@bblegacy He owns the publishing for many musicals -- including A CHORUS LINE and ANNIE. He also owns a lot of "college" songs -- Like The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. Wise investments!
I'm so mad they didn't use Drag queens for the lacage song "we are what we are"!! That was such a wasted moment to have a short version with a kid choir. I'm sure Jerry would have appreciated seeing it with queens, it was arguably his most popular show excluding hello dolly. So why not do it justice ??
@@jamesmoyner7499 It doesn't make any difference if they were LGBT people or not. It's the fact that it's the whole nation honoring Mr. Herman and that song and its meaning to everyone. We should be celebrating the fact if straight kids are also in effect, saying, "I understand and I want to sing that too." Every single one of us suppresses something genuine within us to keep other people happy with us, don't we?
It takes a lot of nerve and even more talent to write a "Title" song for a show and Jerry Herman wrote THREE of them for his three shows "Hello, Dolly!", "Mame" and "Dear World". The first two songs were colossal hits that crossed over into mainstream "acoustic pop", and the last one is by no means an inferior tune either, even though the show "Dear World" was a Broadway box office failure in the late 1960s. Ever since I saw a full scale production of it in 1980 I've wondered how on Earth the show failed on Broadway, and it's an incredible musical score from beginning to end. Personally, I think it's Herman's musically strongest score from cover to cover. I've also thought that as a show "Dear World" has been totally relevant to the modern the post-70's world too, with its themes of moral and environmental degradation, political corruption and industrialist greed, and a full-blown revival of it without any changes (like cutting the orchestra to half its size, as is now common) would be a guaranteed smash hit now. Maybe it didn't do well in 1967 because back then maybe it was just too far ahead of its time, even if the show is set in 1880's Paris when the world was changing greatly from its past as much as it is again now; and largely because of the same circumstances.
Sutton Lee was clearly mad at production. She sang like 30 bars and rightfully looked pissed because the dance captains were obviously disjointed, possibly had a break up that week
What about the afflictions of past honorees? DId they mention what they had? So gauche -- and why should AIDS always be singled out? Will delete any smart-alecky retorts.
RIP to Angela, Carol and Chita and Jerry, too🩷🙏🏻
One of my favorite things about this is how happy Merle Haggard looks for Jerry Herman, whom he had probably met for the first time that afternoon. You can't imagine two musical artists more different!
True artists, genuine talent, celebrates others with genuine respect & admiration….🙏🎭
That's one of the things about the Kennedy Center Honors, all these great people getting to meet one another.@@timothymeehan181
Amazing tribute ❤️
My Buffalo gal Christine Baranski...nice tribute from all of you! ❤
RIP Jerry, Carol and now Angela. Hello Dolly is one of my favorite musicals. I’m a fan of La Cage too
And now Chita as well.
Also Chita
Thanks Jerry for the wonderful music and songs.
Hello Dolly is one of favorite musicals of all time
Every Single year I look forward to the Kennedy Center honors!!! I remember this year in particular with maestro Jerry Herman, Oprah, Merle, & Paul!!!
Always a wonderful show, and (Always in Memory of One True President (who Honored the Arts/Artists & the NEA). every talent, whether we have a keen interest or not,… Shows what geniuses All of these True Talents Are and,... God Rest Their Souls, Will Forever Have Claim on My/Our Happiest Memories!!
Don't forget Bill T. Jones, he won two Tonys for choreography
Thank you, for sharing these clips, they're a reminder of our cultural history and so enjoyable🙏💫💙
I just love Jerry Herman's blasé look until the Gay Men's Chorus comes out at the end and then he just clutches his heart. It's beautiful to see all those around him like Oprah and Merle Haggard and Sir Paul light up at his delight because he was so touched. I loved the previous commenters observation on Merle Haggard-another great! It goes to show that people from very different backgrounds can appreciate each other and what they bring to this world :)
Thinking how happy Sir Paul is -- knowing he owns the publishing to so much of Jerry's great catalogue! What a year of honorees that was!
No way! I watched this show mainly for Paul and Oprah. But I was not prepared for how spectacular this tribute was
I was thinking the same thing. Sir Paul & his MPL Communications may not own Lennon & McCartney but he's certainly made a bundle owning most of Jerry Herman (among a lot of others too).
@@bblegacy He owns the publishing for many musicals -- including A CHORUS LINE and ANNIE. He also owns a lot of "college" songs -- Like The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. Wise investments!
Thanks for Your Always Wonderful Content! It’s Really Come in handy for me, Especially right now, needing some Awesome Memories!! 🤗
Thank you
So talented was JH
I'm so mad they didn't use Drag queens for the lacage song "we are what we are"!! That was such a wasted moment to have a short version with a kid choir. I'm sure Jerry would have appreciated seeing it with queens, it was arguably his most popular show excluding hello dolly. So why not do it justice ??
I think it is better because those children were most likely representing the lgbt+ youth. Also quite a few look to be adults as well.
Smh gross
@@Shamonwhitehurst252 What's so gross?
@@jamesmoyner7499 That makes sense. As the brother of an LGBT, I would have understood right away back then. But my brother didn’t come out yet
@@jamesmoyner7499 It doesn't make any difference if they were LGBT people or not. It's the fact that it's the whole nation honoring Mr. Herman and that song and its meaning to everyone. We should be celebrating the fact if straight kids are also in effect, saying, "I understand and I want to sing that too." Every single one of us suppresses something genuine within us to keep other people happy with us, don't we?
It takes a lot of nerve and even more talent to write a "Title" song for a show and Jerry Herman wrote THREE of them for his three shows "Hello, Dolly!", "Mame" and "Dear World". The first two songs were colossal hits that crossed over into mainstream "acoustic pop", and the last one is by no means an inferior tune either, even though the show "Dear World" was a Broadway box office failure in the late 1960s. Ever since I saw a full scale production of it in 1980 I've wondered how on Earth the show failed on Broadway, and it's an incredible musical score from beginning to end. Personally, I think it's Herman's musically strongest score from cover to cover. I've also thought that as a show "Dear World" has been totally relevant to the modern the post-70's world too, with its themes of moral and environmental degradation, political corruption and industrialist greed, and a full-blown revival of it without any changes (like cutting the orchestra to half its size, as is now common) would be a guaranteed smash hit now. Maybe it didn't do well in 1967 because back then maybe it was just too far ahead of its time, even if the show is set in 1880's Paris when the world was changing greatly from its past as much as it is again now; and largely because of the same circumstances.
What is the name of the Male Dancers Group who danced with Chita Rivera, Carol Channing, and Matthew Morrison ?
WOW
tw: Mathew Morrison
Him and Matt Boner. LOL!!
Sutton Lee was clearly mad at production. She sang like 30 bars and rightfully looked pissed because the dance captains were obviously disjointed, possibly had a break up that week
This is incredible but who on earth put Sutton in that outfit
Nobody knows ??????????????????????????????????
They didn't even mention his battle with AIDS;
Well would that really be something you would want to be reminded of?
@@jamesmoyner7499 Surviving and continuing to work in spite of it? HELL YES! Why would you not want to be reminded of that?
@@WillScarlet16 Because you're reminded of it every single time you take your medication?
What about the afflictions of past honorees? DId they mention what they had? So gauche -- and why should AIDS always be singled out? Will delete any smart-alecky retorts.
Did they wish to not identify a Gay Men’s Chorus in 2010?