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Macy's Announces Broadway Songs Planned for the Thanksgiving Day Parade

”A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”, ”Honeymoon in Vegas”, ”Last Ship”, and more plan the tunes they’ll be performing.

Emily Padgett and Erin Davie star in Side Show.
Emily Padgett and Erin Davie star in Side Show.
(© Joan Marcus)

The Broadway songs that will be performed during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade telecasts have been released. As previously announced, current and upcoming Broadway shows that will be represented are A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Finding Neverland, The Last Ship, On the Town, and Side Show.

According to published reports, the songlist is as follows:
"I've Decided to Marry You" from A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
"When You Say Vegas" from Honeymoon in Vegas
"New York, New York" from On the Town
"Ready to Play" from Side Show
"Show Some Respect", performed by Sting and the cast of The Last Ship

In addition, a preview performance of NBC's Peter Pan Live! will feature the tunes "I Won't Grow Up" and "Pirate's March."

As previously announced, this year's parade will also feature appearances by Idina Menzel (If/Then), Nick Jonas, and Hilary Duff.

Today Show hosts Matt Lauer, Al Roker, and Savannah Guthrie will anchor the three-hour broadcast of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade from 9am-noon.