** FILE ** Actor Sean Hayes poses for photographers at the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
**FILE** Legendary country singer George Jones arrives Dec. 7, 2008, for the Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington. (Associated Press)
Michael Kaiser (left) "ushered in a golden age at the Kennedy Center," say the co-chairmen of the search committee to find his replacement as president of the performing arts institution. On the job since 2001, his contract expires next year. That "golden age" now sees women heading two of the center's major tenants the Washington National Opera led by Francesca Zambello (above) and the Washington Performing Arts Society led by Jenny Bilfield.
** FILE ** Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the Vital Voices Global Partnership 2013 Global Leadership Awards gala at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)