The 34th Kennedy Center Honors

Actor John Krasinski arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actress Emily Blunt arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actors John Krasinski, left, and Emily Blunt arrive at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actors Matthew Broderick, left, and Sarah Jessica Parker arrive at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actress Glenn Close arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Musician Smokey Robinson, left, and Frances Robinson arrive at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actor John Lithgow and guest arrive at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

TV personality Diane Sawyer arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actress Meryl Streep arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actor Stanley Tucci, right, and Felicity Blunt attend the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

TV personality Stephen Colbert, left, and wife, Evelyn Colbert, arrive at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actress Meryl Streep arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actor Robert De Niro and wife, Grace Hightower, arrive at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Newt Gingrich and wife, Callista Gingrich, arrive at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actress Lynda Carter arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actress Florence Henderson arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

TV personality Julie Chen and CBS's Les Moonves arrive at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Musician Neil Diamond arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actress Audra McDonald arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Comedian Tracey Ullman arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Alan Greenspan and TV personality Andrea Mitchell arrive at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Singer Lionel Richie arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actress Audra McDonald arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Musician Sonny Rollins arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Athlete Cal Ripken arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Musician Yo-Yo Ma arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Actress Christine Baranski, left, and daughter arrive at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Kevin Clash arrives at the 34th Kennedy Center Honors held at the Kennedy Center Hall of States on Dec. 4, 2011, in Washington, DC.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive in the East Room of the White House to attend a reception for Kennedy Center honorees in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4, 2011.

Kennedy Center honoree actress Meryl Streep reacts as President Barack Obama speaks about her during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4, 2011.

Kennedy Center honoree singer Barbara Cook, center, arrives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4, 2011, to attend a reception hosted by the president and first lady.

Kennedy Center honoree songwriter Neil Diamond, center, arrives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4, 2011, to attend a reception hosted by the president and first lady.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama stand as the national anthem is played during the Kennedy Center Honors event at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4, 2011.

The five recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors, clockwise from top left, musician Yo-Yo Ma, actress Meryl Streep, singer Neil Diamond, actress Barbara Cook and musician Sonny Rollins pose for a photo following a dinner hosted by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the U.S. Department of State Dec. 3, 2011, in Washington.