I tuned in a bit late (here on the West Coast). Up now is "Under the Sea" from "The Little Mermaid."

It was fine, a bit rote, I guess. The lip syncing removes some of the sparkle.

Were there any Broadway numbers before this one?

And the CONSTANT shilling for NBC product is as irksome as ever.

An hour later, and we've just had "Age of Aquarius" from the upcoming production of "Hair," sung from a Big Apple-themed float.

Again, it was fine. But the sound feels off this year. The energy was tamped down.

That's it, so far, from Broadway (not counting whatever I might have missed during the first 40 minutes of the parade).

The Rockettes were on point, as usual.

Great job from Idina Menzel, as usual, on an M&Ms/Broadway float.

Not Broadway related, but having the "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" number Rick-rolled was too funny (even if it is a sign that the prank is now probably passe). And Rick Astley was even there to sing it. That's what ya call a good sport.

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Well, so much for Broadway being heavily repped during the parade this year. Not counting whatever I missed during the first 45 minutes, there was just two numbers, plus cameos from Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth. Ah, well.

Kind of fun having the "Keith Haring's Heart" balloon nearly take out Al, Meredith and Matt on their NBC platform, though. Too bad it happened off-camera...

There were three Broadway numbers in the first 40 minutes -- In the Heights with the title number, White Christmas with a "holiday medley," and South Pacific with "There Is Nothing Like a Dame." White Christmas came off the best of the three, IMO, although they were all decent. Little Mermaid was the worst of the numbers this year. Usually most of the Broadway numbers are crammed into the first 45 minutes -- they fill up the time before the beginning of the parade makes its way down to where Matt/Meredith/Al are.

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loved the shows and the parade and got to see lots of the New York City Attractions. we were late but lucky we were saying close by Hotel New York.

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