Film & TV NewsJoaquina Kalukango, Freestyle Love Supreme, Moulin Rouge! Musical, More to Perform on Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular
Today anchors Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer will host the NBC telecast.
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Andrew Gans
June 29, 2022
Joaquina Kalukango, Freestyle Love Supreme, and Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Joaquina Kalukango, the 2022 Tony winner for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her performance in the new Broadway musical Paradise Square, will be among the performers on NBC’s Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, to be broadcast July 4 at 8 PM ET (check local listings). The Independence Day celebration will also stream on Peacock with an encore presentation on NBC at 10 PM ET.
Kalukango will perform an arrangement of “My Country, 'Tis of Thee” and “America the Beautiful” during the Macy’s Golden Mile fireworks display, where thousands of golden-hued shells will create a cascading effect stretching for more than a mile across the East River.
Everyday heroes and celebrity guests—including Craig Ferguson, Padma Lakshmi, Paulina Porizkova, and Wolfgang Puck—will also share their inspirational stories about what it means to live in the U.S. in a series of segments called “The American Spirit.” And, this year’s fireworks display will launch more than 48,000 shells and effects from five barges positioned between 23rd Street and 42nd Street on the East River.
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular is a production of Universal Television in association with Macy’s and is produced by Brad Lachman Productions with Lachman and Bill Bracken serving as executive producers.
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See the Production Photos of Paradise Square on Broadway
See the Production Photos of Paradise Square on Broadway
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Joaquina Kalukango, Nathaniel Stampley, Chilina Kennedy and Company
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Kevin Dennis, Matt Bogart, Joaquina Kalukango, Chilina Kennedy, Nathaniel Stampley and Company
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Joaquina Kalukango and Chilina Kennedy
Julieta Cervantes
Joaquina Kalukango and Company
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Kevin Dennis, A.J. Shively and Company
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Colin Barkell and Garrett Coleman
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Joaquina Kalukango
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Sir Brock Warren, Garrett Coleman, and Colin Barkell
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Gabrielle McClinton, Sidney DuPont and Company
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Nathaniel Stampley and Chilina Kennedy
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Sidney DuPont, A.J. Shively and Company
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Joaquina Kalukango
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Sidney DuPont, A.J. Shively, Shiloh Goodin and Chloe Davis
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John Dossett, Ben Michael, and Josh Davis
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Chilina Kennedy, Joaquina Kalukango and Company
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Joaquina Kalukango and Company
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Joshua Keith, Chloe Davis, Sidney DuPont, Sir Brock Warren, and Jay McKenzie
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Chilina Kennedy
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Sir Brock Warren, Nathaniel Stampley, Jay McKenzie and Bernard Dotson
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