Honors Memories: Kristin Chenoweth honors Julie Andrews | 2001 Kennedy Center Honors

Kristin Chenoweth performs "A Spoonful of Sugar" live for Julie Andrews at the 2001 Kennedy Center Honors.

The Kennedy Center Honors are given annually to select performing artists for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. Our Honors Memories series catches up with Honorees right after the Honors event to hear how they felt during tributes to their artistry, followed by a memorable performance from that night.

For over 40 years, the Kennedy Center and the arts and entertainment world have gathered every December to fete the annual slate of Kennedy Center Honorees and their unparalleled influence on American culture. Given this year’s extraordinary circumstances, the Honors will be re-imagined to celebrate our cultural icons in an unconventional, hybrid format featuring a mix of virtual tributes and small-capacity, in-person live performances in the late spring. The slate of Honorees and event date for the 43rd Kennedy Center Honors will be announced at a later date.

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[davidjensen]

She's right. It was cheeky, but... WOW! Kristen nailed it!

[willardsteele]

What an awesome performer. Kristen should be one of the most famous people in earth.

[tyronekracht]

I love how Kristen puts her all in to her performance doing whatever she wants to do without caring.

[miamiracer]

I have watched this dozens of times just to wait for Pavarotti's reaction to her last high note, he's like "I could never hit that note"!!!

[indylwth]

Julie Andrews’ smile during “A spoon full of sugar” just melts my heart. My whole childhood.❤️❤️❤️❤️

[jotjotzzz]

That’s her opera training, wow that was excellent!

[IsaiHernandezDG]

One of my favorite performance of Kristin!!

[AllenJones-wp]

I loved the way Kristin thundered out those high notes!

[Das]

Her voice is truly one of my true favourites

[richardgornalle]

There is nothing like a Dame, particularly this Dame.

[junior.rayv]

I will take this with my coffee every morning to perk me up! Kristin's amazing!

[musicaltheatrefank]

Mary Poppins would think this is cheeky but I'm going to do it anyway.
AND THAT'S MY NEW PHILOSOPHY!

[lularson]

I❤everything Kristen Chenoweth whether singing a cover Broadway musical tv shows Hallmark her life every thing gosh I adore this lady. ❤❤❤🎉🎉

[TheJulieAndrewsArchive]

Awesome, thank you!

Please release/ stream/ sell the whole ceremony that evening for us people outside the US to watch.

Sincerely.

[zoedaly]

the hills are alive with the sound of music with songs they have sung for a thousand years the hills fill my heart with the sound of music my heart wants to sing every song it hears my heart wants to beat like the wings of the birds that rises from the lake to the trees my heart wants to sigh like a chime that flies from a church on a breeze to laugh like a brooke when it trips and falls over stones on it's way to sing through the night like a lark who's learning to pray i go to the hills when my heart is lonely i know i will hear what've heard before my heart will be blessed with the sound of music and I'll sing once more

[lularson]

Her speaking voice too I forgot to add I ❤❤❤

[jasminnemcdonaldA]

She should have been cast as Mary Poppins on Broadway. She's got pipes.

[AllenJones-wp]

I was saddened that Kristin wasn't asked to reprise her characterization of Glinda in the film version of WICKED, although I wasn't really shocked or surprised. It's also possible that Kristin didn't want to star in the film.

[RosaliaFacts]

1:10 wow that sounds so crisp, almost sounds like autotune