The 34th Annual Kennedy Center Awards

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick

Patti LuPone

Jessye Norman

Honorees

Singer Barbara Cook (first row, right), singer and songwriter Neil Diamond (second row, right), cellist Yo-Yo Ma (second row, left), saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins (first row, left) and actress Meryl Streep (second row center) will receive honors for 2011 on THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS. Photo: John Paul Filo/CBS ©2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved

Meryl Streep

Actress Meryl Streep (pictured) will receive honors for 2011 on THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS. Photo: courtesy of Brigitte Lacombe/The Kennedy Center

Neil Diamond

Singer and songwriter Neil Diamond (pictured) will receive honors for 2011 on THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS. Photo: courtesy of Frank Ockenfels/The Kennedy Center

Sonny Rollins

Saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins (pictured) will receive honors for 2011 on THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS. Photo: courtesy of John Abbott/The Kennedy Center

Yo-Yo Ma

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma (pictured) will receive honors for 2011 on THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS. Photo: courtesy of Michael O'Neill/The Kennedy Center

Barbara Cook

Singer Barbara Cook (pictured) will receive honors for 2011 on THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS. Photo: Courtesy of Denise Winters/The Kennedy Center

Honorees

The 34th Annual Kennedy Center Honors--Singer Barbara Cook (bottom left), singer and songwriter Neil Diamond (bottom right), cellist Yo-Yo Ma (center), saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins (top right) and actress Meryl Streep (top left) will receive honors for 2011 on THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS.

Tracey Ullman

Robert De Niro

Kevin Kline

Mike Nichols

Stanley Tucci

Anne Hathaway

Bill Cosby

Music accompaniment

Music Accompaniment

Emily Blunt

Salute

Rebecca Luker

Kelli O’Hara

Glenn Close

Sutton Foster

Audra McDonald

Anna Christy

Lionel Richie

Caroline Kennedy

Smokey Robinson

Raphael Saadiq and the Rob Mathes band

Group Performance

Jennifer Nettles, Smokey Robinson, Caroline Kennedy, Lionel Richie, Raphael Saadiq, and John Lithgow perform at THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS. Photo: Jeffrey R. Staab/CBS ©2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved

Stephen Colbert

Emanuel Ax, Jaime Laredo, Pamela Frank, Lynn Chang and Sharon Robinson

Emanuel Ax (piano), Jaime Laredo (violin), Pamela Frank (violin), Lynn Chang (violin) and Sharon Robinson (cello) perform at THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS. Photo: Jeffrey R. Staab/CBS ©2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved

Edgar Meyer, Stuart Duncan and Chris Thile

The Silk Road Ensemble

Elmo

John Williams

James Taylor

Honorees

Singer Barbara Cook, singer and songwriter Neil Diamond, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins and actress Meryl Streep will receive honors for 2011 on THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS. Photo: John Paul Filo/CBS ©2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved

John Williams

Presidential Company

First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama

Honorees

Singer Barbara Cook, singer and songwriter Neil Diamond, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins and actress Meryl Streep will receive honors for 2011 on THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS. Photo: John Paul Filo/CBS ©2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved

Honorees

Singer Barbara Cook, singer and songwriter Neil Diamond, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins and actress Meryl Streep will receive honors for 2011 on THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS. Photo: John Paul Filo/CBS ©2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved

Grand Stage

Sarah Jessica Parker, Laura Osnes, Kelli O’Hara, Glenn Close, Audra McDonald, Patti LuPone, Sutton Foster, Rebecca Luker, Anna Christy, and Matthew Broderick at THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS. Photo: John Paul Filo/CBS ©2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved

John Lithgow

Raphael Saadiq

Jennifer Nettles

Meryl Streep

Presidential Company

Neil Diamond

All Smiles

Yo-Yo Ma alongside First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama having a laugh at THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS. Photo: John Paul Filo/CBS ©2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved

Yo-Yo Ma

Honored Guests