Photos: Stars at Kennedy Center Honors

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Photos: Stars at Kennedy Center Honors

Photos: Stars at Kennedy Center Honors

Actress Kathy Bates, right, attends a reception honoring the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors honorees, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013.

Sandra Lee and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo attend the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013 in Washington.

Former Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, and his wife Elizabeth Kucinich, arrive for a reception honoring the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors honorees, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013.

Musician Billy Joel (L) is escorted as he arrives with fellow 2013 Kennedy Center honorees for a reception at the White House in Washington, December 8, 2013. Musicians Herbie Hancock, Joel and Carlos Santana, as well as opera singer Martina Arroyo and actress Shirley MacLaine are being honored this year for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts.

Actress Shirley MacLaine (L) is escorted as she arrives with fellow 2013 Kennedy Center honorees for a reception at the White House in Washington, December 8, 2013. Musicians Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel and Carlos Santana, as well as opera singer Martina Arroyo and MacLaine are being honored this year for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts.

Musician Herbie Hancock (L) is escorted as he arrives with fellow 2013 Kennedy Center honorees for a reception at the White House in Washington, December 8, 2013. Musicians Hancock, Billy Joel and Carlos Santana, as well as opera singer Martina Arroyo and actress Shirley MacLaine are being honored this year for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts.

Opera singer Martina Arroyo (L) is escorted as she arrives with fellow 2013 Kennedy Center honorees for a reception at the White House in Washington, December 8, 2013. Musicians Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel and Carlos Santana, as well as Arroyo and actress Shirley MacLaine are being honored this year for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts.

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama stand for the national anthem as they arrive in their box for the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington December 8, 2013. Musicians Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel and Carlos Santana, as well as opera singer Martina Arroyo and actress Shirley MacLaine are being honored this year for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts.

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama applaud the national anthem, played by trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (not pictured), as they arrive in their box for the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington December 8, 2013. Musicians Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel and Carlos Santana, as well as opera singer Martina Arroyo and actress Shirley MacLaine are being honored this year for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts.

Opera singer Jessye Norman (L) greets U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor (C) after a reception for the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors recipients at the White House in Washington, December 8, 2013. Musicians Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel and Carlos Santana, as well as opera singer Martina Arroyo and actress Shirley MacLaine are being honored this year for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts.

Actor Alan Alda (C) arrives for a reception for the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors recipients at the White House in Washington, December 8, 2013. Musicians Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel and Carlos Santana, as well as opera singer Martina Arroyo and actress Shirley MacLaine are being honored this year for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry (C) arrive for a reception for the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors recipients at the White House in Washington, December 8, 2013. Musicians Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel and Carlos Santana, as well as opera singer Martina Arroyo and actress Shirley MacLaine are being honored this year for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts.

Musician Carlos Santana (L) is escorted as he arrives with fellow 2013 Kennedy Center honorees for a reception at the White House in Washington, December 8, 2013. Musicians Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel and Santana, as well as opera singer Martina and actress Shirley MacLaine are being honored this year for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts.

The five recipients of the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors pose for a photo following a dinner hosted by United States Secretary of State John F. Kerry at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, December 7, 2013. Seated in the front row, from left, are: Shirley MacLain, and Martina Arroyo. Standing, from left, are Billy Joel, Carlos Santana, and Herbie Hancock. The 2013 honorees are opera singer Martina Arroyo; pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer Herbie Hancock; pianist, singer and songwriter Billy Joel; actress Shirley MacLaine; and musician and songwriter Carlos Santana.

Journalist Norah O'Donnell and her husband Geoff Tracy arrive for the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington December 8, 2013.

Singer Sheila E arrives for the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington December 8, 2013.

Presenter Gayle King and her daughter Kirby Bumpus arrive for the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington December 8, 2013.

Talk show host Charlie Rose arrives for the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington December 8, 2013.

Actress Florence Henderson arrives for the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington December 8, 2013.

Actor Kyle MacLachlan and his wife, producer Desiree Gruber, arrive for the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington December 8, 2013.

Violinist Joshua Bell and Larisa Martinez arrive for the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington December 8, 2013.

Actress Anna Kendrick arrives for the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington December 8, 2013.

Actress Glenn Close arrives for the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington December 8, 2013.

Singer Tony Bennett and his wife Susan Crow arrive for the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington December 8, 2013. Bennett was one of the 2005 Kennedy Center Honorees.

Kennedy Center Honoree, singer Billy Joel, and girlfriend Alexis Roderick arrive for the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington December 8, 2013.

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Actress Kathy Bates, right, attends a reception honoring the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors honorees, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013.

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