Camp Broadway to Perform Opening Macy's Parade Number

600 kids aged 11-14, selected by Camp Broadway, will perform an original opening number--entitled "Give me A Drum"--live in the Opening Number of the 80th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will be televised on NBC-TV on November 23 beginning at 9 a.m.

Camp Broadway has been selected to perform the parade's opening number, "Give Me A Drum", written by Michael Feinstein with lyrics by Bill Schermerhorn, Macy's Creative Director; "it celebrates kids being in the Parade and the fantasy world of the 80th Anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade," state press notes. The opening number will be choreographed by Tony Parise, Camp Broadway's Artistic Director and a veteran--as performer and/or choreographer--of many musicals. Camp Broadway has created a special one-week program leading up to the parade performance, including a series of Broadway workshops, classes and rehearsals to prepare the kids for the nationally televised performance.

For the past 11 years, Camp Broadway "has offered theater-loving kids across America the opportunity to participate in exciting, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities in live theater. Working collaboratively with Broadway's most distinguished performers, writers and designers, Camp Broadway has hosted more than 65,000 students at pre-theater workshops and special events. The company has provided tens of thousands of children the opportunity to work side-by-side with Broadway professionals at year-round performing arts programs. Camp Broadway's participation in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is the highlight of a busy year."

The Camp Broadway "Give Me a Drum" program includes: all rehearsals and run-throughs; a Broadway dance workshop; a Herald Square camera blocking rehearsal; a Cast Party pizza party, parade costume; costume fitting and make-up tips; professionally choreographed musical routine; nationally televised parade performance; commemorative CD recording of original song; commemorative t-shirt; commemorative Macy's Parade Pin, and snacks and drinks.

Camp Broadway, recipient of the 2002 Standing Ovation Award from the Educational Theatre Association, is a theater arts education and audience development company dedicated to helping educators, students and families to experience theater in creative and meaningful ways. Programs are designed to serve the unique needs of both the education and theater industry by connecting professional artists with young audiences, ages 6-17, throughout the year.

Michael Feinstein, one of the premiere interpreters of American popular song, has been a household name since the success of his 1988 one-man Broadway show, Isn't It Romantic. He enjoys an active performance calendar, including major concert halls, symphony orchestras, intimate jazz clubs and college campuses. More than a mere performer, he is nationally recognized for his commitment to the American popular song, both celebrating its art and preserving its legacy for the next generation.

Visit www.campbroadway.com for additional information or email info@campbroadway.com or call 212-575-2929.

For more information on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, please visit or call the Macy's Parade Hotline at 212-494-4495.

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