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Johnson has also been seen on Broadway in Hands on a Hardbody, Catch Me If You Can and Hair.
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1. He began tweeting at 4:29 AM… Check that timestamp. That's #commitment!
Omg!!!! It's the day of the parade, yall!
@Jay_A_Johnson here, ready to give you
#MacysParade realness
@OnTheTownNYC
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
2. He loves bacon
You know it's early when Starbucks isn't even open yet. I need my bacon gouda!
#early
#coffee
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
A full out omelet bar?!?? Yes please!
#MacysParade
#bacon
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
"I just ate
John Rando's bacon."
@FairchildMegan
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
3. Dance belts and under armor and muscles, oh my!
There's nothing quite like a dance belt at 5am.
#MacysThanksgivingDayParade
@OnTheTownNYC
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
The under armor
#stayingwarm
#MacysParade
pic.twitter.com/hUMhnmigeF
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
4. He shared these great behind-the-scenes pictures
Me and NYCity Ballet's
@FairchildMegan in the
@OnTheTownNYC van!
#MacysParade
pic.twitter.com/AiJV8BsHCN
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
Thomas the Train!!!!!
#rehearsal
#MacysParade
pic.twitter.com/Iptc4trlIR
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
Baby, it's cold outside!
#MacysParade
#rehearsal
pic.twitter.com/dEjVVgrXmm
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
Rehearsing with the Wranglerettes!
#TexasForever
#MacysParade
#kiik
@OnTheTownNYC
pic.twitter.com/vI6JTbOIxD
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
It's crazy fun up here
#MacysParade
#NewYorkNewYork
#AHelluvaTown
#hiMom
pic.twitter.com/SkQdN23S9g
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
On our way down to
@Macys to meet our
@OnTheTownNYC cast! Tune in at 9am! Gonna be great
#MacysParade
pic.twitter.com/Khw5HqiDwI
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
Well, that was mega super duper fun!
@OnTheTownNYC
@Macys
#MacysParade
pic.twitter.com/AyWZwj6bOI
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
Hail! Hail! The gangs all here!
@OnTheTownNYC
#MacysParade
pic.twitter.com/sJkwc6wtw7
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
Ready to rehearse our number! Lots to be thankful for today.
@OnTheTownNYC
#MacysThanksgivingDayParade
pic.twitter.com/y8Gm0U5X1J
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
It's freeeeezing out here!
#MacysParade
@OnTheTownNYC
pic.twitter.com/eQplxHI7Vu
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
5. He made Broadway history with the cast of On the Town
Ran the number 3 times. Feeling good about the live performance! Get ready, America! 'Bout to make Broadway/Macy's history.
@OnTheTownNYC
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
Bout to go on! Getting amped up!
#OTT
@OnTheTownNYC
#MacysParade
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
We did it! New York really is a helluva town. Life is good! Truly thankful.
#HappyThanksgiving
pic.twitter.com/SKIy0asEOo
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
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@broadwayannie the coolest part was knowing we were creating Bway/Macy'sParade history. First Bway show to ever open the parade!
#verycool
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
6. He nabbed a selfie with Savannah Guthrie and Matt Lauer
LITERALLY chillin' with Savannah and Matt.
#MacysParade
@OnTheTownNYC
@Macys
pic.twitter.com/9hlg4KgS1W
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
7. He also found Broadway leading man Rob McClure!
Look who I ran into! Star of
Honeymoon in Vegas
@RobMcClure!
pic.twitter.com/5hzqXq9O2K
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
8. He got the whole cast of On the Town to wish the Twitterverse a Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from the cast of
@OnTheTownNYC ! Eat up and we'll see you at The Lyric Theater very soon!
pic.twitter.com/45ZIwYi8lS
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
9. He gave a shout out to a fan's mom
.
@jimmynovak_
@Jay_A_Johnson
@OnTheTownNYC MOM!!! I DVR'd it... I'll bet someone you know did too!
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
10. He loves stuffing
.
@SashaMmerk
@Jay_A_Johnson STUFFING STUFFING STUFFING!
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
.
@ericjaukkuri
@Jay_A_Johnson turkey and stuffing... Fo real though
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
.
@b_c_g
@Jay_A_Johnson STUFFING!
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
11. He gave great advice
.
@lindsay_cro work hard. It's a job so if an accountant spends 8 hours a day working with numbers, spend 8 hours working toward performing
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
.
@ashley__renae Make sure to get good sleep and to liptrill my way through the day. Voice lessons on a regular basis as well
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
12. He's bringing home eggs and marshmallows for his boyfriend
.
@MikeMillan LOL! I'm on it! ��
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
13. He had to audition for On the Town… just like everyone else
.
@JustJordan418 i had to audition just like everyone else
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
14. "Love on Top" is his favorite Beyoncé song (ours, too!)
.
@rfrang77 LOVE ON TOP
#4keychanges!
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
15. He casually chatted with Lindsay Mendez and Zak Resnick
.
@LindsayMendez YOU! Duh! Sorry
@georgesalazar
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
.
@zakresnick takes one to know one
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
16. He's thankful… and so are we!
I've had such a blast taking over the
@playbill Twitter account today! Thanks for tuning in and follow me
@Jay_A_Johnson Happy Thanksgiving!
— Playbill (@playbill)
November 27, 2014
