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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Broadway Show Performances -- Announcement

Posted: 11/2/09 at 7:04pm

The four Broadway shows performing in the first hour include:
Bye Bye Birdie - "Put on a Happy Face"
Hair - "Aquarius"
Billy Elliot - "Shine"
Shrek - "I'm a Believer"
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
#13

re: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Broadway Show Performances -- Announceme

Posted: 11/2/09 at 9:17pm

I really wish Birdie would do The Telephone Hour or A Lot of Livin' to Do...or really anything that didn't involve Stamos or Gershon. Though I guess they want his star power to sell the show or whatever, but you'd think they'd want to show off the better numbers in the show rather than Put On A Happy Face which was kind of a train wreck when I saw it.
#14

re: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Broadway Show Performances -- Announceme

Posted: 11/2/09 at 9:26pm

Meh. The only performance I might be kinda sorta interested in is Hair. Shrek performing I'm A Believer is ridiculous. At least do a song that's actually IN the show and not tacked onto the curtain call as a desperate gimmick to entice tourists.
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#18

re: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Broadway Show Performances -- Announceme

Posted: 11/2/09 at 9:56pm

What an absolutely dreadful lineup.

Hair has done Aquarius on TV a million times, Shrek is closing and performing a number not even in the show, Put On a Happy Face falls completely flat in Birdie, and Shine is a cheap ripoff of Razzle Dazzle, which is from a much better show.

Yawnnnnnn
#19

re: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Broadway Show Performances -- Announceme

Posted: 11/2/09 at 10:01pm

I really think that Bye Bye Birdie is doing "Put on a Happy Face" because a lot of people know John Stamos from Full House. Plus, I think the song is a little more recognizable to more people. I actually know someone who is a fan of the current revival, yet they never saw it and probably won't, but they like John Stamos.
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#21

re: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Broadway Show Performances -- Announceme

Posted: 11/2/09 at 10:07pm

I really think that Bye Bye Birdie is doing "Put on a Happy Face" because a lot of people know John Stamos from Full House.

Obviously. That's why they're doing it.

I actually know someone who is a fan of the current revival, yet they never saw it and probably won't, but they like John Stamos.

What...?
#23

re: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Broadway Show Performances -- Announceme

Posted: 11/2/09 at 10:21pm

I missed a word in that last sentence about my friend. Sorry. I meant that she's a fan of it on Facebook, but I have a feeling it's only because of John Stamos. She also has Rock of Ages listed, and she's never seen that either, and Contantine Maroulis is in that.
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#25

re: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Broadway Show Performances -- Announceme

Posted: 11/3/09 at 8:29am

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Before we start discussing the uniqueness of Mr. Stamos and Miss Gershon we should keep in mind that once, years ago, THOU SHALT NOT performed in the parade... that's something you don't forget!
"

Oh Lord, I remember raising an eyebrow or two when they said Thou Shalt Not would be performing. And I was only about 13 at the time.
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