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Idina Menzel performs during Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Idina Menzel performs during Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Idina Menzel performs during Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Bad icon Idina Menzel will perform Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, USA.

After the release of Bad: Part Oneit’s safe to say that a case of pink-and-green fever has struck the world. Greenwich in London has been renamed GreenWitch. Charli XCX led one Saturday evening live sketch about stars auditioning for the movie. Fans of the musical take the lyrics of “Defying Gravity” with them and thus “really hold space” (iykyk).

So it’s only natural that Broadway superstar Menzel, who played Elphaba in the film Wizard of Oz stage musical, would be tapped for Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade.

However, the Tony Award winner will be promoting a new musical. Menzel will perform the song “Great Escape”. Redwood on a new float, “Wonderous World of Wildlife,” from the Bronx Zoo. This will be the first time the 125-year-old organization has partnered with the parade.

The parade will take place on November 28 between 8:30 AM and 12:00 PM. (James Devaney/Getty Images)

In a statement, Menzel said of her upcoming performance: “As a native New Yorker, it is so much fun to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and to partner with the Bronx Zoo, whose connection to the city and mission to protect nature is very near and dear to my heart.

“Conservation is at the heart of my new musical and an important message for viewers. I can’t wait to connect with my fans on the streets of Manhattan and back on Broadway soon.”

Menzel makes her long-awaited return to Broadway in January with writer and director Tina Landau’s original musical, including songs by Landau and composer Kate Diaz.

Menzel will appear as Jesse, who “seems to have it all – a successful career and a devoted family – until a life-changing event drives her far away from everyone and everything she knows,” the musical logline reads.

“When she finds herself at the foot of the redwoods in Northern California, a chance encounter and a leap of faith will change her life forever. Redwood explores the lengths – and heights – you travel to find strength, resilience and healing.”

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade takes place on November 28 in Manhattan, New York City, and airs on NBC and Peacock from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Previews for Redwood opens January 24 at the Nederlander Theater, New York City.

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