Hamilton’s Schuyler Sisters taping their song
Broadway may be dark but four musicals will perform for the 94th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 26. The casts of Hamilton, Mean Girls, Jagged Little Pill, and Ain’t Too Proud will be filmed in the next few weeks and aired during the broadcast. Before taping, the cast and crew all took coronavirus tests and temperature checks, and everyone wore masks, though the actors did remove them to sing. Other events that have been cancelled this season will also get the chance to perform. Macy’s will present a ballerina dancing the Sugar Plum Fairy from New York City Ballet’s The Nutcracker as well as taped clips of entertainers from the cancelled St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Pride March, National Puerto Rican Day Parade, and West Indian American Day Carnival Association events.
The remaining lineup includes the Muppets, Leslie Odom Jr., Dolly Parton, the Rockettes, and, of course, Santa Claus. The balloons and floats may be traveling just one city block down 34th Street, without an audience, but you can catch all the action from the comfort of your home beginning at 9 a.m. ET on NBC-TV and on Verizon’s Twitter (@Verizon) and YouTube (Youtube.com/Verizon) platforms, hosted by Today stars Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker.