West Side Stroy and Dreamgirls to perform on CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade

The casts of "Dreamgirls" and "West Side Story" will perform on the CBS Thanksgiving Day Parde. "West Sode Story" will perform "America" and "Dreamgirls" will perform the title song. Usually the CBS Parde has performances from shows that have been open for over a year. Last year they had "Mary Poppins" and "Grease." I also remember they had "Wicked" in 2005 just after it celebrated its 2 year anniversey. If "Little Mermaid" was still open I bet they would've had them perform.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Cast_Members_of_DREAMGIRLS_And_WEST_SIDE_STORY_to_Perform_At_The_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade_Broadcast_On_CBS_20091118

ETA: "Ragtime" will also perfrom.

https://www.playbill.com/news/article/134699-West-Side-Story-Ragtime-and-Dreamgirls-to-Sing-for-CBS-on-Thanksgiving

Updated On: 11/18/09 at 06:18 PM

In utter agreement--it should be the guys turn anyway after endless Americas, plus they'd probably get more of the teen girls (and gay guys) who would be attracted by seeing the parade to go that way... Besides which Cool is still a spectacular, exciting and even modern seeming dance number that might make some people who don't know WSS and assume they do change their mind and go.

No, it's just broadcast on both networks. To compete CBS usually has separate Broadway performances that aren't on the parade route.

Are the performances typically done at different times? Like will I be able to catch both broadcast Broadway performances (that's all I really care about).

If I remember correctly, I think that CBS just randomly cuts to one of the tape of the performances midway through the parade instead of a commercial break etc.

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I'm curious to see this cast of Dreamgirls perform but I will be a bit more excited about West Side Story...although yea I wish the song choice was different.

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