Ford's Theater reopening (43 images)

Actor Sidney Poitier arrives on the red carpet at the Ford's Theater official reopening celebration, marking the bicentennial of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, in Washington on February 11, 2009. Poitier will be honored with a Lincoln Medal. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)

Filmmaker George Lucas arrives on the red carpet at the Ford's Theater official reopening celebration, marking the bicentennial of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, in Washington on February 11, 2009. Lucas will be honored with a Lincoln Medal. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)

Former ABC News anchor Sam Donaldson arrives on the red carpet at the Ford's Theater official reopening celebration, marking the bicentennial of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, in Washington on February 11, 2009. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)

Actor Ben Vereen arrives on the red carpet at the Ford's Theater official reopening celebration, marking the bicentennial of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, in Washington on February 11, 2009. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)