Alison Brie, Idina Menzel Join Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Lineup

NBC is promising a star-studded Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade lineup for its Nov. 28 broadcast, headlined by Alison Brie, Idina Menzel, Bishop Briggs and T-Pain, it was announced Friday.

Today hosts Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker will be on hand to present the annual holiday celebration held in New York City on Thanksgiving Day.

Jimmy Fallon & The Roots, Kylie Cantrall, Lea Salonga, Jonathan Bennett, Liza Colón-Zayas, Tom Kenny, Ginna Claire Mason and members of the WNBA Champions, New York Liberty, with mascot also participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with special appearances. Ellie the elephant.

In addition to the traditional high-flying inflatables, marching bands and parade floats, the NBC broadcast will also feature appearances by cast members from Broadway shows such as Death becomes her, Hell’s kitchen and The outsidersas well as the iconic Radio City Rockettes.

And this year will see new character balloons for Disney’s Minnie Mouse; Extraordinary Noorah & The Elf on the Shelf from The Lumisella Company; Gabby from DreamWorks Animation; Goku from Dragon Ball/Toi Animation; Spin Master and Nickelodeon’s Marshall; and Spider-Man by Marvel.

NBC’s official telecast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will air live from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Nov. 28, and the show will stream on the Peacock and have an afternoon presentation on the main network. Last year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade drew nearly 30 million viewers across NBC, Peacock and an encore broadcast.

“The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is second to none when it comes to world-class entertainment during the holiday season,” Jen Neal, executive vip, live events and specials at NBCUniversal Media Group, said in a statement Friday.

The broadcast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is produced by Silent House Productions, with Baz Halpin, Mark Bracco, Linda Gierahn executive producer and Sacha Mueller as co-executive producer.