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The Wiz Live! and 5 Broadway Shows Set to Perform in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Playbill ^ | 02 Nov 2015 | Adam Hetrick

Posted on 11/05/2015 8:39:16 PM PST by TBP

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.QVSJaILc.dpuf

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: broadway; macys; parade; thanksgiving
One of my favorite things about the parade. I always make sure I see this part of the broadcast.
1 posted on 11/05/2015 8:39:16 PM PST by TBP
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To: TBP

THE WIZ! As long as it is from the Broadway play and not that piece of dreck movie!


2 posted on 11/05/2015 8:44:19 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

The Wiz - Ease on down the road maddening ear worm.
Worst movie Ever!


3 posted on 11/05/2015 9:11:43 PM PST by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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I think everything that NBC Broadcast on this parade is lip sync. Pre taped so the parade can move along. Well that is everything but the marching bands.
4 posted on 11/05/2015 9:31:13 PM PST by political1 (Love your neighbors)
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To: political1
Not pre taped, but lip singing.
5 posted on 11/05/2015 9:32:43 PM PST by political1 (Love your neighbors)
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To: MarchonDC09122009

THE WIZ-worst black musical movie ever!

SONG OF NORWAY-worst white musical movie ever!


6 posted on 11/05/2015 11:53:29 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: TBP

Piss on the Wiz.


7 posted on 11/06/2015 12:44:50 PM PST by BubbaBasher ("Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals" - Sam Adams)
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To: BubbaBasher
I prefer the old Arlen-Harburg version of The Wizard of Oz, but I do not dislike The Wiz.
8 posted on 11/06/2015 8:18:51 PM PST by TBP (with the wrong hand)
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I liked the parade more when it was about balloons and marching bands. I hate the Broadway crap. Not always kid/family friendly.

It’s not what I remember watching as a kid in the 80’s.

Only one worth watching anymore is the Rose bowl parade.

I remember watching The Wiz all those years ago - don’t think a remake will be any better. I don’t care that much for the Wizard of Oz either.


9 posted on 11/06/2015 9:42:37 PM PST by CARDINALRULES (Tough times never last -Tough people do. DK57 --RIP 6-22-02)
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To: CARDINALRULES

I love Broadway. I was raised in New York going to shows a lot.

The Broadway highlights at Herald Square are highlights. (They do that to promote Broadway, but also because Herald Square, where Macy’s is (and Penn Station), is the end point of the parade, so they’re keeping the crowd at Herald Square entertained.)

Why didn’t you like The Wizard of Oz? I love the movie. The Wiz is a product of that era when we had to make “all black” versions of EVERYTHING, but it’s not bad. “Ease on Down That Road” is a catchy song. (Hopefully, that’s the one they’ll do.)

“America” was right — “Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man that he didn’t/Didn’t already have.”

I LOVE the Thanksgiving Day Parade. AND the Rose Parade.

My niece usually takes her kids to NY for the parade each year. They get a hotel room (street side) somewhere in Midtown, and they watch the parade either from the balcony of from in front of their hotel. I might suggest to her that one year, she should try the Pennsylvania Hotel (across from Penn Station and catty-cornered from Macy’s).

The Pennsylvania, BTW, is where Glenn Miller and His Orchestra used to play in New York. That’s the genesis of their song, “Pennsylvania 6-5000.” It’s still hte hotel’s phone number.


10 posted on 11/07/2015 9:31:22 AM PST by TBP (with the wrong hand)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
THE WIZ-worst black musical movie ever!

Until "Annie."

11 posted on 11/07/2015 9:32:39 AM PST by dfwgator
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