Thanksgiving Parade 2015- Page 2

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 11/1/15 at 10:23am

It should be soon. We should all expect to see performances from Beautiful, Jersey Boys, and The Lion King on CBS.

[AntV]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 8:41am

They'll probably air The Lion King performance on GMA earlier that morning like they did last year with a special Finding Neverland concert performance.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 8:55am

^I guess that seems more likely as it would make sense for The Lion King to perform on ABC which is owned by Disney.

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 9:08am

Yes to NBC's The Wiz...on the NBC telecast.

[ChrisTyler12882]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 9:29am

Why would Elf perform again?

[NiceWork2]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 9:31am

I was wondering if anybody could address my earlier comments from early on in the thread.  Do others agree that the parade could not really accurately represent Hamilton and the real flavor of the show?  I mean , obviously there's not going to be any revolving circle on 34th Street.   It's just hard to duplicate what they put on in the Richard Rodgers theatre.   But like I said, no company is going to turn down a parade invitation, there's just too much exposure and money involved.   Anybody have any thoughts on the exclusion of John Adams, Ben Franklin, Sam Adams, John Dickinson, etc from the show?   I guess there's only so many characters LMM could include in the show, although Franklin really could've been the source of a lot of good songs.  Even including some of the royal governors like Thomas Hutchinson would've been really interesting, but there's only room for so many people on a stage.   

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 9:47am

On the official parade site, they have all the performers listed. The only Broadway show they have listed, however is "School of Rock." My guess is they will actually be performing in the parade, rather than before the parade.

Updated On: 11/2/15 at 09:47 AM

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 10:14am

Joining the parade as a signature element kicking off the holiday season will be the world-famous Radio City Rockettes. The national broadcast would not be complete without showcasing the best theatrical productions. Set for a 34th Street performance will be "Fiddler on the Roof," "Finding Neverland," "The King & I," "On Your Feet!" and "Something Rotten." In addition, spectators will get a sneak preview performance from NBC's "The Wiz Live!" which premieres Thursday, Dec. 3 (8 p.m. ET/PT).

School of Rock also confirmed.

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 10:33am

Yes FInding Neverland just confirmed on twitter for the NBC telecast.

As far as I remember, all the NBC acts performed live during the parade but the ones for the CBS telecast were taped earlier at their theaters. Is that correct?

 

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 10:36am

Yup!

[gypsy101]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 10:39am

nicework2, the simple fact is no matter how essential those people were to the American Revolution, their presence is not essential to the story of Alexander Hamilton. I'm sure the play hasn't deleted them from its history (like it seems to have done to 12 of the Schuyler siblings) we simply don't need to see or hear from them. I heard that Franklin originally was present but was deemed unnecessary. Hamilton works better without them (and I prefer John Adams as an unseen character that we hear about many times). The show is right the way it is.

Updated On: 11/2/15 at 10:39 AM

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 11:01am

Not surprised Hamilton isn't performing. There are lots of kids show this year. What I'm a little surprised about is still no Aladdin

[ChrisTyler12882]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 11:28am

Aladdin may be a CBS choice for this year's parade. I remember Newsies being a segment on CBS a few years ago.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 11:32am

^I think this year's choices for CBS are Beautiful, Jersey Boys, and The Lion King.

[fb1123]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 11:56am

Cast members from The Wiz Live!, as well as Broadway's Fiddler on the Roof, Finding Neverland, The King and I, On Your Feet! and Something Rotten! will perform in 89th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will be broadcast live on NBC Nov. 26 at 9 AM ET.

In addition to the five musicals announced to perform during the first hour of the special, the cast of School of Rock will also make an appearance on their own float during the parade.

 

- See more at: http://playbill.com/news/article/the-wiz-live-and-5-broadway-shows-set-to-perform-in-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-369741#sthash.bzTBzSuV.dpuf

[Kad]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 12:10pm

Hamilton, I have heard, will not be doing public performances of any kind (except the Tonys, naturally).

[gypsy101]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 12:38pm

Kad said: "Hamilton, I have heard, will not be doing public performances of any kind (except the Tonys, naturally). "

 

While I understand that from a purely box office perspective, I truly believe television appearances would help Hamilton in the long run. It will help people all over the country get to know the show and convince them to maybe buy the recording and see the show on tour. Just my thought, of course.

Updated On: 11/2/15 at 12:38 PM

[Caitiecait92]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 1:10pm

Any guess as to which songs these musicals will be preforming to? This is my favorite part of the parade!

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 1:21pm

Don't be surprised if the cast of Fiddler opens the parade with Tradition.

 

Some of the others, I think:
Finding Neverland-Believe
The King & I-Getting to Know You
Something Rotten!-Bottom's Gonna Be on Top

[Kad]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 3:36pm

"While I understand that from a purely box office perspective, I truly believe television appearances would help Hamilton in the long run."

It should be noted that Book of Mormon has had only two public performances in its run thus far, both at the Tonys.

Clearly demand for Hamilton is already there, and its recording was the top-debuting cast album since the 60s.

Updated On: 11/2/15 at 03:36 PM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 3:44pm

Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells sang "You and Me" at a charity event way, way back, but I think that was it. I remember it was surreal seeing the photo of them in costume but with hand-held mics. I don't think there was ever a video posted/leaked. And then nothing like it ever happened again...

[HogansHero]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 4:46pm

Lizzie, when we speak about performances, I think it means TV performances. A one-off for a thousand people doesn't factor in though I also assume that if there was a rouge recording of it, it was taken down pronto. 

Gypsy, Hamilton can have all the performances it wants in the long run, but right now the logic is that they are largely wasted. What you don't want is a performance in the future to which people react by saying "them again." And the economics of the cast recording is such that the performance can't be justified based on sales. 

[Starship]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 6:59pm

Cirque du Soleil just announced their new Broadway show, PARAMOUR, will be performing.

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 7:04pm

Last year I overslept a bit and missed ON THE TOWN's Parade performance. If Fiddler is going to be the show that opens the event, I will not do that this time!

[Auggie27]

Posted: 11/2/15 at 9:25pm

"Hamilton" and "Fun Home," the state-of-the-art musicals are (wisely) in absentia (neither show would benefit). If you didn't follow b'way, however, you'd swear it was all about revivals, homage, parody and slick cruise ship maerial. This line-up is all about same.  Fine, but isn't it nice to know the form produced "Fun Home" and "Hamilton" in the same year, generally speaking? The Parade isn't exactly a measure of much. Not that it's supposed to be.