Bill Schermerhorn Videos

Camp Broadway, under the direction of Artistic Director Tony Parise, has been selected to perform the parade's closing number, 'I Believe in Santa Claus' with music written by Wesley Whatley and lyrics by Bill Schermerhorn, Macy's Creative Director.

Camp Broadway, the award-winning theater arts education and audience development company and American icon, Kermit the Frog, will lead 300 performance-loving kids, ages 10-17, in an original Closing number 'I Believe in Santa Claus,' live in the 82nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will be televised on NBC-TV on November 27, 2008 beginning at 9am. BWW Special Correspondent Liz Maurer had a secret meet and greet with Kermit where he clued her in on all the holiday fun!

BroadwayWorld caught up with participants in this year's opening number of the 79th Annual Macy*s Thankgiving Day Parade' while they were rehearsing 'We Give Thanks Today' - a brand new song penned by Broadway composer, Andrew Lippa and Bill Schermerhorn, Creative Director for Macy*s.