Maroulis, ROCK OF AGES Cast Set for 'Dancing with the Stars' Episode

HANSON will perform their new song, "Give a Little," during the one-hour special, "Dancing with the Stars: The Road to the Finals," TUESDAY, APRIL 26 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET). Within the live hour, the remaining couples will look ahead, through live interviews and video, to what it will take for each of them to reach the finals. Past "DWTS" celebrities and the judges will also provide their commentary on each couple.

Also performing in the "Road to the Finals" special is the cast of the five-time Tony Award(R)- nominated musical "Rock of Ages." Starring Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis and Rebecca Faulkenberry, the cast will sing a special medley of the show's hits created specifically for "Dancing with the Stars."

Then, on "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show: Episode 1206A" (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), another couple will be eliminated from the competition, and special musical guests pop icons NKOTBSB (New Kids On the Block/Back Street Boys) will perform their smash hit, "Don't Turn Out the Lights" -- accompanied on the ballroom floor by "DWTS" pros Lacey Schwimmer & Tony Dovolani and members of our "DWTS" Troupe -- and a two-song medley of their megahits "Step by Step" and "I Want It That Way," accompanied by Anna Trebunskaya & Peta Murgatroyd. Plus, singer Pia Toscano ("American Idol") will sing "I'll Stand by You," accompanied by pros Mark Ballas & Karina Smirnoff.

Also this week, a wedding-themed "Macy's Stars of Dance" number will celebrate the highly-anticipaTed Royal Wedding with a romantic performance illustrating a fairytale love story throughout the ages. The number will be choreographed by and star one of the hot new names in choreography, Chris Scott, co-artistic director and choreographer of the acclaimed web series, "League of Extraordinary Dancers" (The LXD).

In their biggest joint appearance to date on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2011," NKOTBSB sent thousands of screaming and dancing fans into a frenzy. NKOTBSB first thrilled fans when they took the stage together at the sold out NKOTB Radio City Music Hall show, and recently announced 16 new shows for a total of 41 confirmed dates for the anticipated 2011 boybandbananza! The NKOTBSB tour, produced by Live Nation, beginning June 2 with confirmed shows through July 30.

The week's romantic "Macy's Stars of Dance" wedding-themed number will be choreographed by and star one of the hottest new names in choreography, Chris Scott. His credits also include the Academy Awards and Miley Cyrus.

By Tuesday evening's end, one couple will be eliminated from the competition, as determined by a combination of the judges' scores and viewers' votes for Monday's performance. Who among the seven remaining teams will leave the ballroom floor?

· Kirstie Alley, television and movie star, and Maksim Chmerkovskiy

· Chris Jericho, WWE star, with two-time champ Cheryl Burke

· Chelsea Kane, Disney star, and two-time champ Mark Ballas

· Ralph Macchio, movie star, and Karina Smirnoff

· ROMEO, rapper and actor, teamed up with Chelsie Hightower

· Hines Ward, Super Bowl MVP, and Season 9 champion Kym Johnson

· Kendra Wilkinson, reality star, with Louis Van Amstel

Hosted by Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and Brooke Burke ("Dancing with the Stars" Season Seven Champion), the celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which will be judged by renowned Ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday night during and up to 30 minutes after the "Dancing with the Stars" performance shows. AT&T customers may also text message their votes by texting the word "VOTE" and entering the number that corresponds to the team they want to support (message and data rates may apply). AT&T will also offer customers exclusive mobile video footage of weekly backstage highlights to keep fans connected to some of their favorite couples all season long. Viewers may also vote online at www.abc.com starting from the opening of each episode on the East Coast with voting closing at 8:00 a.m., PT/11:00 a.m., ET on Tuesday mornings.

"Dancing with the Stars" is the U.S. version of the international smash hit series, "Strictly Come Dancing." This version is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Ashley Edens-Shaffer and Joe Sungkur are co-executive producers. Alex Rudzinski directs. "Dancing with the Stars" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.

ROCK OF AGES was directed on Broadway by Tony Award Nominee Kristin Hanggi (Bare, Pussycat Dolls on the Sunset Strip) and choreographed by Kelly Devine (Jersey Boys - Associate Choreographer). The book is by Chris D'Arienzo (writer and director of the film Barry Munday), the music supervision, arrangements & orchestrations are by Ethan Popp (Tarzan; Europe: We Will Rock You, Mamma Mia) and the original arrangements are by David Gibbs (Counting Crows, Film: That Thing You Do).

Scenic design is by Beowulf Boritt (Spelling Bee, LoveMusik), costume design is by Tony Award Nominee Gregory Gale (Cyrano, The Wedding Singer), lighting design is by Jason Lyons (The Threepenny Opera), sound design is by Tony Award Nominee Peter Hylenski (Shrek), and projection design is by Zachary Borovay (A Catered Affair).

 

 

 

Photo Credit: Linda Lenzi