DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Five prominent players in the worlds of film, stage and music took center stage last night in Washington. The newest Kennedy Center honorees are actress Angela Lansbury, rock guitarist Chuck Berry, tenor Placido Domingo, actor Clint Eastwood, and ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. The televised, star-studded event will be air later this month, but one person who doesn't have to wait until later this month to see it and hear all about it is our own Bill Schneider, who somehow got a ticket to this thing last night. And you were there, rubbing elbows with all the fancy folks, lucky you.</s>WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST: It was fabulous. Everybody was there in evening gowns and tuxedos, and there was one great and surreal moment: At the end when they paid tribute to Chuck Berry, you had Little Richard on stage with the B-52s, and they were singing "Johnny B. Goode," and everybody was clapping with the rock band there. They were singing it, and here are all these people in tuxedos. Listen to this.</s>SCHNEIDER: That's Goldie Hawn dancing on stage. She paid tribute to Chuck Berry. This is an audience of senators...</s>KAGAN: Bill, I have to go in and interrupt you. I mean know that was a huge moment, but it looks like we have a huge moment right now coming out of U.S. Supreme court.
New Kennedy Center Honorees Saluted