Speaking of which... I cannot remember a time when I didn't watch the KC Honors live. I was not intending to watch this year -- unless I read about a performance I wanted to see. That happened when I read that Bill Conti was going to conduct the orchestra playing the Rocky theme.
So, I DVRed the show so that I can fast forward through the junk, including, of course, the First Felon. I haven't watched it yet, so I didn't know about Laura Osnes singing for Michael Crawford. In fact, Crawford is the honoree who interested me the most, and I was wondering who would be taking the stage for him. In a normal year, I would probably attend about three performances at the KC. Last year, I saw a wonderful, truly memorable performance of the musical *Nine*. I'm trying to stay away and am grateful DC has no shortage of great stages. In fact, I'm seeing *Guys and Dolls* tomorrow at the Shakespeare Theater and *Fiddler on the Roof* at the Signature next month. I also hope to see a new musical at the Signature next month and *Inherit the Wind* at Arena Stage and *Eureka Day* at Theater J in March. I confess to having been to the KC once since Trump took over. I had a moral dilemma -- but a friend gave me good advice: if you can get a half-price ticket go, she told me. I did and I went. I got an excellent seat for an orchestral tribute to Dolly Parton. On Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > For the record, the Done and Dusted production company, who had been doing > the Honors for the last several years after Glenn Weiss and RIcky Kushner > dropped out, had been replaced by the people who produce the CMA Awards and > CBS' Nashville New Year's Eve countdown show, which explains why there were > so many shitkickers performing and that ditzoid TikTok influencer I've > never heard of who introduced the Gloria Gaynor segment. Yes, I watched > this morning, but with a finger on the fast forward button (and P+'s > rewind/FF is crap). > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] > > > On Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sourced from this post from >> @programminginsider: >> https://www.instagram.com/p/DSqFLgYD1VQ/?short_redirect=1 >> >> 'According to preliminary Nielsen data, “The Kennedy Center Honors” on >> CBS drew its smallest audience ever on the night of December 23, 2025, >> averaging an estimated 2.65 million viewers. To put that in perspective: >> the 2024 broadcast averaged 4.1 million viewers, which itself had already >> marked a historical low. Do the math, and this year’s telecast represents a >> 35% year-over-year decline — a staggering drop for one of broadcast TV’s >> most traditionally reliable specials.' >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I don’t have the numbers in front of me but I saw that the ratings for >>> the broadcast tanked. They were 35% below last year’s, which had been the >>> new low. >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I am suspecting that those in charge felt that getting him to and from >>>> the stage to the presidential box and back might be more trouble than it >>>> was worth, so he pre-taped in the Oval Office his intros to the honorees >>>> (supposedly, he is using a walker in the White House when cameras aren't >>>> around). >>>> >>>> I'm sure Melissa may've noticed that the blackballed from Broadway >>>> Laura Osnes performed during the MIchael Crawford tribute, interestingly >>>> enough after Bari Weiss' Free Press did an article on her calling her a >>>> victim for her refusal to take a COVID shot during the pandemic:and because >>>> she came from a reality show: >>>> >>>> https://www.thefp.com/p/laura-osnes-didnt-get-the-covid-shot >>>> >>>> Interestingly enough, OnStage Blog's Chris Peterson, mentioned in the >>>> FP article for allegedly attacking Osnes, wrote a post at the end of >>>> September saying that Osnes was getting an unfair shake from Broadway and >>>> should be given another chance, hinting that Kristin Chenoweth's reaction >>>> to Charlie Kirk's assassination was much worse: >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.onstageblog.com/editorials/2025/9/29/when-do-we-welcome-back-laura-osnes >>>> >>>> Mark Jeffries >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM 'Bob F' via TVorNotTV < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> And didn't use Ol' Smellypants' name in the title, either... >>>>> https://archive.is/bKGLB (link, from the paywalled WaPo) >>>>> B >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/722a309e-2e6d-4496-9c15-0048503ec971n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/722a309e-2e6d-4496-9c15-0048503ec971n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi9ppCdYD_bUjQhqcfRZTxLHaRhz_VxCHAk26R9zk4GeBw%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi9ppCdYD_bUjQhqcfRZTxLHaRhz_VxCHAk26R9zk4GeBw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHD0UittoH9odLau1SXm%2BvfZOiVbvKAFofR0-%3D7QRsfFA%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHD0UittoH9odLau1SXm%2BvfZOiVbvKAFofR0-%3D7QRsfFA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGAaZwOzHS5Bz_MkpgSmrM2%3DEJgeTqxZeRyCwk4WcYuHLw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGAaZwOzHS5Bz_MkpgSmrM2%3DEJgeTqxZeRyCwk4WcYuHLw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8t2no3Th0m0xa__yH8K2iUZP-Ef5UKydfAOLOVER9%2B7w%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8t2no3Th0m0xa__yH8K2iUZP-Ef5UKydfAOLOVER9%2B7w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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