Although it is not the official station for the event (NBC is), CBS did not include the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in its programming this yearso it will not be broadcast on November 28.
Traditionally, CBS has presented pre-recorded numbers of broadway throughout the parade broadcast. However, This year will be a surprising exception. In recent years it had included performances of A Beautiful Noise, Aladdin, Chicago, Moulin Rouge, Six and more.
But the most striking thing about the case is that The television network has not offered a specific reason for the decision not to join the Macy’s parade.
The event reaches its 98th edition, which officially opens the holiday season, then giving way to the Christmas Eve and New Year. As usual, the main broadcast will be carried out by NBC.
Some 3.5 million spectators, including tourists, are expected to congest the city’s streets. New York Cityadded to the other 50 million viewers who will surely be glued to their screens.
More than just an attraction, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade is a family tradition for New Yorkers, as much as turkey and mashed potatoes for dinner.
What the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will offer
For this new edition, the show will feature:
- 17 giant balloons
- 15 historical and novelty balloons
- 27 themed floats
- More than 700 clowns
- 11 musical bands
- 10 performance groups
In addition, there will be singers of the stature of Jennifer Hudson, Kylie Minogue, Billy Porter, Loud Luxury, Bishop Briggs, Chlöe, Dan + Shay, Idina Menzel, T-Pain, Rachel Platten, Lea Salonga, The Temptations, and the Colombian Sebastián Yatra , among others.
Broadway musicals including Death Becomes Her, Hell’s Kitchen, and The Outsiders will also be performed, along with the Radio City Rockettes. All this framed in the arrival of Santa Claus, another of the most emblematic figures of the parade.
He New York Police Department (NYPD) It will maintain a security device in favor of all spectators, but it is advisable that you also take your precautions, including a possible parking spot and arriving as early as you can.
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