STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

Some of today's brightest stars from the world of stage, screen, and music will ride atop the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade's moving stages down the historic route. This year's star-studded cast include: India Arie, Big Time Rush, Betty Buckley, Ann Hampton Callaway, the casts of Broadway's American Idiot, Elf, Memphis and Million Dollar Quartet, the Big Apple Circus, the cast and Muppets of Sesame Street, Miranda Cosgrove, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots, Gloriana, Michael Grimm, Arlo Guthrie, Keri Hilson, Eric Hutchinson, Juanes, Victoria Justice, Gladys Knight, Mannheim Steamroller, Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih, Power Rangers Samurai, Joan and Melissa Rivers, CrystAl Shawanda, Jessica Simpson, Kylie Minogue, and Kanye West. In the video, check out all of the behind the scenes work that makes the parade possible!

"The 84th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a timeless tradition, will continue to be the biggest and best ever," said Doug Vaughan, Senior Vice President of NBC Special Programs and Alternative Development. "We're extremely proud to once again air this historic event to kick off the holiday season."

Amy Kule, executive producer of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, commented, "Our 84th Macy's Parade will once again entertain an entire nation with a fantastic pageant filled with the most popular giant character helium balloons, awe-inspiring floats, the nation's best marching bands, and a dazzling array of other elements that will enchant millions of Parade fans everywhere."

The Macy's Parade will once again follow a route first taken last year as the procession winds down to Macy's Herald Square. Beginning at 77th Street and Central Park West, the parade will travel south to Columbus Circle, turn onto Central Park South before making a right turn to march down 7th Avenue to 42nd Street. The parade will then turn east towards 6th Avenue where it will march down the Avenue of the Americas. At 34th Street, the parade will make its final turn west marching in front of Macy's Herald Square.

The 84th edition of the parade will feature 15 giant character balloons; 43 novelty/ornament balloons, balloonicles and balloonheads; 27 floats; 1,600 cheerleaders, dancers and performance group members; 800 clowns; 12 marching bands; and a host of celebrity performers.