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The 47th Kennedy Center Honors was one for the books—everyone from past Honorees like Queen Latifah, Martin Scorcese, Robert DeNiro, George Lucas, Al Pacino, and Debbie Allen, to #KCHonors first-time cast members Grace VanderWaal, Miles Teller, Raye, and Chloe Sevigny showed up to honor this years class of legendary performers: Francis Ford Coppola, Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval, and The Apollo. And while the tributes on stage were unmissable, the backstage was equally memorable. Take a peek behind the scenes—where talent, excitement, and palpable chemistry are on display. See if you can spy Brandi Carlile, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Laurence Fishburne, Dave Matthews, and more.