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Broadway stars Cedric the Entertainer, Kristin Chenoweth, John Leguizamo, and Idina Menzel will be among the artists participating in the 82nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, to be held in New York City on Thursday, November 27 and aired live on NBC-TV from 9am-12pm.

The telecast will begin in Herald Square with performances from the casts of the Broadway shows In the Heights, The Little Mermaid, South Pacific, and Irving Berlin's White Christmas, as well as the Radio City Rockettes. The parade will close with Kermit the Frog and 300 children from Camp Broadway singing the original number "I Believe in Santa Claus," written by Wesley Whatley and Bill Schermerhorn and choreographed by Tony Parise.

Other participating entertainers will include Trace Adkins, David Archuleta, Ashanti, The Cheetah Girls, Miley Cyrus, Lang Lang, Darius Rucker, James Taylor, Andy Williams, members of the Big Apple Circus and performers from the upcoming Broadway revival of Hair.

For more information, call 212-494-4495 or visit www.macysparade.com.