The 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors were broadcast December 26 on CBS.
The 2017 Kennedy Center Honorees included singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, whose life was explored in the Broadway musical On Your Feet!, and actor, dancer, and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, whose Broadway credits include A Streetcar Named Desire and House of Flowers. Rounding out this year's recipients are hip hop artist LL COOL J, television writer and producer Norman Lear, and musician and record producer Lionel Richie.
Flip through photos of the show below:
Honorees
Meryl Streep
Norman Lear, Gloria Estefa, LL COOL J, Lionel Richie, Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein, Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Chairman and CEO, CBS Corporation Leslie Moonves, and Julie Chen
Jon Secada
Becky G
Jon Secada
Cast of On Your Feet!
Cast of On Your Feet!
Cast of On Your Feet!
Cast of On Your Feet!
Rachel Bloom
Cast of On Your Feet!
Emily Estefan
DJ Z-TRIP and Busta Rhymes
Robert Fairchild and Misty Copeland
Rebecca Luker
Misty Copeland and Robert Fairchild
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Robert Fairchild and Misty Copeland
Misty Copeland, Robert Fairchild, and Rebecca Luker
Anthony Anderson
40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
Jon Batiste
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Jon Batiste and Brandon Victor Dixon
Stella Abrera, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Jon Batiste
Stella Abrera, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Jon Batiste
Alicia Graf Mack, Linda Celeste Sims, and Matthew Rushing
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Jacqueline Bolier and Lindsey Croop
Stevie Wonder
Queen Latifa
Queen Latifa
Rita Moreno
Nicole Richie