2016 Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade

Guys! Thanksgiving is a month a way!! My favorite time of year, besides the tony awards, because I get too watch so many musical performances! Even though it's a month a way I think it would be nice to start brainstorming which shows will be featured.

I think Natasha, Waitress and dear Evan Hansen are likely to perform on the NBC telecast along with Hairspray Live. And on the CBS telecast I think Kinky Boots will end up performing.

I think Cirque might try and sneak Paramour in there somewhere.

Would the color purple perform even though they are rumored to close in January. I guess they would still try to push the marketing in the last month.

My guesses are Holiday Inn, Cats, and Paramour. Another show will definitely make an appearance but I can't think of which one right now.

Call_me_jorge said: "Would the color purple perform even though they are rumored to close in January. I guess they would still try to push the marketing in the last month.



"The Color Purple will be performing.

For the NBC Telecast:

Cirque du Soleil has had a float in the parade the past couple years and I would expect them to once again use it to promote Paramour like they did last year. The show is about the theatrics which are better performed on a custom built float then the concrete at herald square.

School of Rock/Cats- If i had to bet NBC wants Cats but ALW wants School of Rock to get the publicity. He hasn't had a hit on Broadway since Phantom and School of Rock seems very close recouping likely anytime between December and April if it can maintain grosses of $900k a week. Although I wouldn't be surprised if both shows perform.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will be the Spring show that gets the parade preview.

Waitress will likely get to perform

The Great Comet of 1812-stunt casting pays off in terms of easy publicity.

Holiday Inn might perform, but probably won't. The last Roundabout show to perform was Bye Bye Birdie which at the time was intended to be an "open ended" run.

Hairspray Live! -its corporate synergy. The only question is whether they will perform "You Can't Stop the Beat" or "Without Love". This will be determined by how much money NBC want to spend on cross country flights from LA to New York and hotels rooms on the second most expensive weekend in NYC.

Updated On: 10/24/16 at 10:41 AM

Christopher Jackson is performing! https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HAMILTONs-Christopher-Jackson-to-Perform-on-MACYS-THANKSGIVING-DAY-PARADE-20161101

I hope Cordon Bleu gets to do his number. Either way it'll be a nice way to preview what I'll see in December (thank you, Hiptix).

Is it typical for them to only announce two (three if you count the Rockettes) of the performances at first?

OH MY GOSH how embarrassing! Freudian slip...

Or should it be "foodie-an" slip?

Then CBS usually gets a few musicals to perform that are pre taped.

Updated On: 11/1/16 at 03:37 PM

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SCHOOL-OF-ROCK-More-Broadway-Shows-Set-for-CBSs-THANKSGIVING-DAY-PARADE-Full-Lineup-20161110

Ricky's flexibility is INSANE!

It does seem like a short list.

That performance by Holiday Inn was wonderful. I need to see it now.