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TV reminder: 'The 45th Kennedy Center Honors' are on tonight (12/28) at 8 p.m., EST
Last Edit: WaymanWong 07:32 pm EST 12/28/22
Posted by: WaymanWong 07:16 pm EST 12/28/22

The honorees: George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, Tania Leon and U2. (Taking part will be Ariana DeBose, Chita Rivera and Patti LaBelle.)

It looked like U2 was the only honoree with a direct Broadway link, since Bono and the Edge wrote songs for ''Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.''

But it turns out that Gladys Knight and the Pips did a one-week run on Broadway in 1984, and she guest-starred in ''Smokey Joe's Cafe.''

Tania Leon is celebrated as Cuban-American composer, but she also conducted the 1984 Broadway musical of ''The Human Comedy.''

As for George Clooney, his aunt Rosemary Clooney was married to 4-time Tony winner Jose Ferrer (who earlier was wed to Uta Hagen).

Couldn't find a Broadway tie-in for Amy Grant, but maybe someone else here knows ones I'm missing, plus any other Broadway links.
Link TVLine: The Kennedy Center Honors: Watch the Stars Salute George Clooney, U2, Gladys Knight, Amy Grant and Tania Leon
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