Trump's Newly Named Kennedy Center Honorees Include Sylvester Stallone, Kiss
Spotlights, surprises, and a dash of Trumpian flair lit up as President Donald Trump took center stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington to announce this year’s honoree lineup.
At around noontime on Wednesday, Aug. 13, the newly revealed recipients were revealed. They are:
Country music great George Strait, age 73;
Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone, age 79, best known for movie character “Rocky”;
Disco legend Gloria Gaynor, age 81;
Hard rock band Kiss,
Michael Crawford, age 83, the original Phantom from Broadway’s “The Phantom of the Opera."
In a characteristically candid moment, T…
Plane Crash Kills 12, Including Beloved 39-Year-Old Musician
A popular musician was among a dozen people killed when a plane crashed moments after taking off.
The incident happened off the Caribbean island of Roatán, north of the Honduran coast, on Monday, March 17.
Honduran musician Aurelio Martinez, age 39, was among the victims.
Five people survived, according to the Honduras National Police.
A video released by police shows responders pulling one of the survivors from the water.
Martinez, known for his interpretation of punta rock, belonged to one of the last generations steeped in Garifuna tradition., according to the Kennedy&n…
NJ Celebs Honored By Kennedy Center
East Orange is taking center stage at this year's Kennedy Center Honors.
Queen Latifah and Dionne Warwick, both natives of East Orange, are among the 46th Kennedy Center honorees for lifetime artistic achievement. The duo, along with Billy Crystal, Barry Gibb and Renee Fleming, will be feted at a ceremony later this year.
Latifah said she was humbled to be honored by the Kennedy Center.
"When we started on this journey decades ago, we were often told, ‘No’," Latifah said. "No, you won’t be able to leave New Jersey. No, if you rap you can’t sing. No, singers can’t become actresses. No, ac…
Dim All The Lights: Stephen Sondheim Dies At 91
The lights will go out throughout all of Broadway following the death Friday of Stephen Sondheim.
Sondheim, 91, was an unquestionable giant among American musical masters -- among them, Porter, Berlin, Bernstein and the Gershwins, as well as Richard Rogers and the man considered his surrogate father, Oscar Hammerstein.
His death, following Thanksgiving with family at his Roxbury, Connecticut home, brought expressions of grief, love and deep appreciation.
"Farewell Steve, the musical theatre giant of our times, an inspiration not just to two but to three generations," Andrew Lloyd Weber twe…
