WASHINGTON (AP) — A producing team that has created the Tony Awards show for the past 12 years has been selected to produce the “Kennedy Center Honors,” marking a new direction for the CBS broadcast for the first time in 38 years.
The Kennedy Center announced Tuesday that Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment will produce this year’s “Honors.” Beyond the Tony Awards, they have produced the Emmy Awards, Super Bowl Halftime Shows and other TV events.
George Stevens Jr., founding producer of the “Kennedy Center Honors,” surprised the audience and Kennedy Center officials at the last show by announcing from the stage that he was being pushed aside.
Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter says the new producers will start from scratch and bring a fresh approach to the show.
