Charli D’Amelio has gone from TikTok fame to the Broadway stage, and now she’s nabbed a coveted spot in the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The social media star, 20, performed during the 98th annual holiday event running through Manhattan on Nov. 28. She appeared in the parade alongside the iconic Tom Turkey with an elegant performance with the Macy’s House Dancers.
The ensemble group dressed in fall colors and leaves while prancing around D’Amelio, who took the center of the road wearing a slicked-back bun, brown boots and a sleeved, glittering corset top. Confetti showered down with the gloomy New York sky as people dressed in leaf costumes waved from the float behind her.
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D’Amelio joins fellow parade performers like Alex Warren, Ariana Madix, Bishop Briggs, Chloe Bailey, Coco Jones, Dan + Shay, Dasha, Idina Menzel, Jimmy Fallon & the Roots, New Kids on the Block’s Joey McIntyre, Kylie Cantrall, Lea Salonga and Liza Colón-Zayas of The Bear.
The lineup also includes Cynthia Erivo, Oh, Mary! writer/star Cole Escola, Kylie Minogue, Jennifer Hudson and Billy Porter.
Former competitive dancer D’Amelio has spent more than just the fall holiday in N.Y.C. On Oct. 29, she made her Broadway debut in & Juliet in the ensemble role of Charmion.
Speaking to PEOPLE ahead of opening night, the influencer credited her castmates — many of whom are new to Broadway as well — for helping her find the confidence to add singing and acting to her repertoire of talents.
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“We are all getting to go through these nerves together and so many firsts together,” she said. “We don’t have time to focus on the negativity and instead get to focus on how amazing it is that we’re all here doing this together.”
It also helped that & Juliet‘s behind-the-scenes environment is a safe space for those less familiar with theater and the inner workings of Broadway.
“Within these rooms, rehearsal rooms, whatever it is, there’s so much love and support. If you’re confused or have a question, it’s never responded to in a way that makes you feel anything besides supported,” said D’Amelio, whose limited run in the musical wraps Jan. 19, 2025.
