The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is totally free and for the children

[itsrobert]

Just go ahead and ignore all the commercialization of the event to include an advertisement for Whoopi Goldberg's produced Sister Act. It's called "Macy's" Thanksgiving Day Parade for a reason. It's the big kickoff for Christmas shopping.

[oberliner]

1. Several Broadway shows will be featured - not just Sister Act

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to Feature How to Succeed, Priscilla, Spider-Man, Sister Act

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/156137-Macys-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade-to-Feature-How-to-Succeed-Priscilla-Spider-Man-Sister-Act

Sister Act was a lot of fun - great cast!

[brooklynite]

2. Here's what most people don't realize about the parade...

...The Broadway and musical acts aren't really part of the parade. The problem is that it takes a good hour to 90 minutes for the first floats and balloons to get from 79th Street down to 34th Street, so the network has to have something happening at Herald Square to fill the time.

[oberliner]

5. Not sure what's objectionable about that

Why not have a few Broadway show performance excerpts at that time?

[brooklynite]

8. No objection at all...

...just not part of the parade's "heritage".

[liskddksil]

4. also the "pro-labor" stage adoption of Newsies

coming to Broadway this spring.

[oberliner]

6. Was not impressed with the out-of-town performances (in NJ)

Although it got good reviews.

[FSogol]

3. Are we throwing parades under the bus now too?

:shrug:

[HappyMe]

7. sigh! It would seem that way. nt

[oberliner]

10. That's have to be a pretty huge bus

I mean this parade is big.

[Jello Biafra]

9. I would really like to the OWS march in the parade!

That would make Mayor Billionberg's day.....probably Al's, Matt's and Ann's too....