TV: Kermit the Frog 'Talks Turkey' About Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

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!

Kermit the Frog began his climb to the top of the amphibian elite from humble beginnings. Born one of several thousand in a southern swamp, Kermit's life began swimmingly. Kermit's resume reads like a "who's who" in show business. On November 14, 2002, he was honored with his own star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, this event marked the first time an amphibian had been honored with this stellar award!

In his more than 45-year career, he has guest-hosted The Tonight Show, met the Queen of England, appeared with Ted Koppel on Nightline and donned suspenders to guest-host CNN's international talk show, Larry King Live. He has had his likeness created in giant balloon form for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and served as the 1996 Grand Marshall in the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Kermit's latest endeavor is The Muppets Christmas:Letters to Santa, a holiday special airing December 17th on NBC with an all-star cast including Uma Thurman, Nathan Lane and Whoopi Goldberg to name a few. In this all new one-hour special the Muppets mistakenly avert three letters from making their way to Santa Claus in the North Pole - leaving three Christmas wishes at stake.

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. The performance celebrates kids being in the Parade and the fantasy world of the 82nd Anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®. This closing number will be choreographed by Tony Parise. 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.

Visit www.campbroadway.com for additional information or email info@campbroadway.com or call 213-575-2929.

For more information on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®, please visit or call the Macy's Parade Hotline at 213-494-4495.