Cynthia really is doing SO MUCH heavy lifting for Wicked II . She performed Nina Simone’s “Feelin’ Good” for the parade, which is unrelated obviously and I’m sure they would’ve loved to have her do that anyway, but surely the Wicked press rush is a huge part of it. A few folks appeared whose photos I don’t have — like the Broadway performers of Just In Time, Ragtime , and Buena Vista Social Club , as well as HUNTR/X of K-Pop Demon Hunters — but fortunately we have several of the rest, and it includes Ciara all in pink and… apparently Riverdale ’s KJ Apa (Archie) has a wacky alter-ego named Mr. Fantasy?!? I… feel old.

[Photos: The Hapa Blonde/GC Images, Kevin Mazur/Getty Images, Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images, XNY/Star Max/GC Images]

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