What songs for Thanksgiving Parade?

[Broadwayxxx]

Posted: 11/1/17 at 1:27pm

Now that lots of the performing shows have been announced, what songs do we think will be performed?!

[nightnic001]

Posted: 11/1/17 at 3:27pm

DEH: You Will Be Found,

OOTI: Waiting for Life, Mamma Will Provide, or We Dance

Spongebob: Bikini Bottom Day, or Best Day Ever

I do not know Anastasia well enough to guess. 

 

[Willie4316]

Posted: 11/1/17 at 3:30pm

Journey to the Past or perhaps Once Upon a December to show off the ensemble?

[Bwayfan292]

Posted: 11/1/17 at 3:32pm

I think Anastasia will do Journey to the past and Land of Yesterday

[BwayLB]

Posted: 11/1/17 at 3:41pm

^ I thought Paris Holds the Key to Your Heart was their chosen song. By the way, am I the only one surprised Dear Evan Hanson is in the parade?

[Bwayfan292]

Posted: 11/1/17 at 3:49pm

^^ yes im very confused as to why they are performing. Im sure it will be great!!! But DEH isnt really that peppy for a thanksgiving parade show. I think they will probally do Anbody have a map and or Sincerly Me (with some lyric changes to make it more appropite) But i think if they do youll be found it doesnt really work with the venue i guess.

*please excuse my spelling errors im trying to type this fast so i dont get yelled at lol

[BwayLB]

Posted: 11/1/17 at 3:59pm

I haven't seen either show since I'm from California but just saying.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 11/1/17 at 4:09pm

I really want DEH to do only us. I wonder if Noah will be doing it or if they would want to showcase Taylor.

[Scarlet Leigh]

Posted: 11/1/17 at 9:41pm

Spongebob - Bikini Bottom Day
Once On This Island - Mama Will Provide
Anastasia - Paris Holds the Key or Land of Yesterday
DEH - Sincerely Me (I hope)

Of them all, I think the only odd ball out is DEH. I mean the Parade performance is just the actors on a blank space. It's all about eye catching costumes and dancing to get the message across. It's all about high energy and happy family goodness. That's.... not really DEH. That is not knocking the show at all. I suppose they are using the slot to promote their new lead but I could very easily see it falling kind of flat if they do one of their standard songs. You Will be Found relies way to much on the design of the social media to read well on 34th street and I just can't picture after having Ben sing Waving SO MANY TIMES, would it be a wise move to throw the new actor out there with the song to compare and pick apart right out the gate.

[dearalanaaaa]

Posted: 11/1/17 at 10:02pm

If DEH preforms waving through a window I stg I'll throw myself out a window. I think they should perform You Will Be Found except it's really long. Sincerely me is only 3 cast members so that won't work too well. Imagine they had the fans be the social media during you will be found during the parade like comet did at the Tony's! Sincerely Me or You Will be found for sure.

 

On SpongeBob, Bikini bottom day because that's very catering to the younger audience and showcases the costumes and cast. I don't listen to Anastasia or Once on This Island but I'm looking forward to Anastasia the most because their costumes are beautiful!

[bwayrose7]

Posted: 11/1/17 at 10:11pm

My guess is that DEH will do You Will Be Found - lets the whole cast be part of it and it gets away from WTAW fatigue.

I think Paris Holds the Key is the likeliest choice for Anastasia, again because it uses almost the whole cast, it's catchy and would probably play well on TV, and because, as lovely and iconic as Once Upon A December is, I can't see them lugging those massive costumes out for the parade, but I think they'll want to do a number from the film to play up the 20th anniversary. 

[Emmaloucbway]

Posted: 11/1/17 at 11:31pm

I don't think "Sincerely Me" is a good choice because there's definitely some lines in it that's inappropriate for young children (unless they cleaned it up a bit), so my guess is also "You Will Be Found."
I am surprised to see DEH on the list, and that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is not performing! 

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 11/2/17 at 12:00am

Why shouldn’t DEH perform? Show off one of the new stars and, despite it being sold out for a lot of 2018 already, show the world the show survives without its star.

Also: I don’t think they’d ever do Sincerely, Me for something like this. I’m not sure why anyone
think they would or why it’s always suggested.

[sng]

Posted: 11/2/17 at 12:04am

Before the Parade Passes by?

[tbaker2]

Posted: 11/2/17 at 11:58am

Dear Evan Hansen - I'd really like to see a medley of Disappear & You Will Be Found  . . . . Also, they could also do a live segment from the Music Box aired on the parade like CBS does, but that's never been done on NBC so I'm not sure!

Anastasia - I would assume that they'd stick with musical numbers like Paris Holds the Key to Your Heart and Journey to the Past to draw more fans in to the theater, but I'd really love to see Land of Yesterday be done since that STOPPED the show when I saw it in previews!

Once On This Island - Medley of We Dance and Waiting For Life to Begin

SpongeBob - Bikini Bottom Day ... DUH!

 

 

*I have a friend connected with Dear Evan Hansen, so if I get any info out I'll definitely keep everyone updated!*

[BroadwayRox3588]

Posted: 11/2/17 at 4:16pm

Anastasia is doing a medley.

Updated On: 11/2/17 at 04:16 PM

[JudyDenmark]

Posted: 11/14/17 at 4:24pm

GreasedLightning said: "Why shouldn’t DEH perform? ... show the world the show survives without its star."

My thoughts exactly. I think they're really pushing this point... on Jeopardy the other night in the Broadway 2017 category, Trebek even said (after the DEH answer) "even though Ben Platt is leaving next week, the show will continue its run!" That was obviously a marketing request, not something he just arbitrarily volunteered. My guess (and hope) is that they'll do an abridged You Will Be Found. 

 

[michaelhale]

Posted: 11/20/17 at 11:19pm

Forgive me if this is a ridiculous question- but are you able to just go view these in person when they're happening or is the area restricted to only certain people? Google is not helping me at all.

[GeorgeandDot]

Posted: 11/20/17 at 11:24pm

I'm disappointed that we won't see Bette perform Before the Parade Passes By.

[herewegoabc]

Posted: 11/20/17 at 11:35pm

Rehearsal of DEH and Anastasia

 

https://www.facebook.com/playbill/videos/10155096947995418/

[ethan231h]

Posted: 11/20/17 at 11:44pm

Noah sounds...........fantastic. Really impressed!! Also glad the understudies of DEH will be performing!!

[ellbellthomps]

Posted: 11/21/17 at 8:54am

I'm shocked that Anastasia chose those songs, since its only really Christy and one line from Derek. It's beautiful, but surprising. I was really expecting Paris Holds the Key to your heart because everyone (but Ramin) has a solo.

[CoolDogeGuy]

Posted: 11/21/17 at 10:18am

My predictions:

Dear Evan Hansen - You Will Be Found

Anastasia - Paris Holds the Key (To Your Heart) or a Medley

Spongebob Squarepants - Best Day Ever or Bikini Bottom Day

Once on this Island - Something with Lea Salonga and Hailey Kilgore, I can tell you that

Come From Away - Welcome to the Rock (I kinda hope they don't sing Welcome to the Rock (EVEN THOUGH IT'S A GOOD SONG, DON'T HATE ME) because in ALMOST EVERY LIVE PERFORMANCE THEY SING WELCOME TO THE ROCK. It just feels like they've sung this too much on TV to me. I hope they can do something else like Me and the Sky or 28 Hours / Wherever We Are or at least Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere)

Waitress - What's Inside / Opening Up / Opening Up (Finale) or Bad Idea or maybe a Medley (Jason Mraz is going to be performing so there has to be a song with him in it)

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 11/21/17 at 10:33am

CoolDogeGuy said: "My predictions:

Dear Evan Hansen - You Will Be Found

Anastasia - Paris Holds the Key (ToYour Heart) or a Medley

Spongebob Squarepants - Best Day Ever or Bikini Bottom Day

Once on this Island - Something with Lea Salonga and Hailey Kilgore, I can tell you that

Come From Away - Welcome to the Rock (I kinda hope they don't sing Welcome to the Rock (EVEN THOUGH IT'S A GOOD SONG, DON'T HATE ME) because in ALMOST EVERY LIVE PERFORMANCE THEY SING WELCOME TO THE ROCK. It just feels like they've sung this too much on TV to me. I hope they can do something else like Me and the Sky or 28 Hours / Wherever We Are or at least Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere)

Waitress - What's Inside / Opening Up / Opening Up (Finale) or Bad Idea or maybe a Medley (Jason Mraz is going to be performing so there has to be a song with him in it)"

well we already know Anastasia is performing once upon a December.

[JennH]

Posted: 11/21/17 at 11:02am

I'm actually kinda sad that Ben wasn't able to do the parade even though he's done now...

I'm also just pissed I can't watch this year, because I'm working, UGH

Updated On: 11/21/17 at 11:02 AM