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DANCE TO THE HOLIDAYS! is the new Season Spectacular featuring Dancing With The Stars - Mirror Ball Winners Tony Dovolani and Karina Smirnoff.

DANCE TO THE MOVIES, the new Star-studded stage show, reimagining classic hit Movie Dances, is now rehearsing for its Spring 2017 tour.  

St. George Theatre is pleased to announce the guest appearance of Academy Award nominee Lesley Ann Warren to the cast of Dance to the Movies along with Dancing With The Stars celebrity pros Anna Trebunskaya, Dmitry Chaplin, Chelsie Hightower, and more on Saturday, April 8th at 8:00PM.

Off-Broadway's musical smash RUTHLESS! is adding Thursday performances beginning this week. Now extended into the summer, RUTHLESS! opened on July 13, 2015 to unanimous rave reviews led by Entertainment Weekly which called the show, 'Uproarious! A mash-up of THE BAD SEED, GYPSY, ALL ABOUT EVE, plus the films of Douglas Sirk and John Waters!' Just some of the celebrities who have been spotted in the audience so far include Ron Howard, Regis & Joy Philbin, Bernadette Peters, Lynn Cohen, Chelsie Hightower, Mario Cantone, Rex Reed, Dmitry Chaplin, Laura Bell Bundy, Barbara Eden, Jan Maxwell, Legacy, Larry Thomas (The Soup Nazi), Jackie Hoffman, Sierra Boggess, Dame Gillian Lynne, Jerry Dixon, Von Smith, Jacque LeWarne, Emily James, and Jonathan Platero. This newly imagined production of RUTHLESS! recently received the coveted 2015 Odyssey Nightlife Award for Best Off Broadway Show, and actor Paul Pecorino was honored for Best Breakthrough Off Broadway Performance.

It's the world premiere of the new dance stage sensation, DANCING WITH THE MOVIES. Hollywood's biggest musical moments recreated and reinvented with a new, exciting twist. The world premiere will take place at the Texan Theatre, Greenville, TX, tonight, Feb 20 and tomorrow, Feb 21. Guest starring in this powerhouse production will be Academy Award winner, Shirley Jones, star of such classics as Oklahoma!, Carousel and The Music Man.

Due to overwhelming demand, the producers of the Off-Broadway smash, Ruthless! The Musical, today put a new block of seats on sale through June 18th.

It's the world premiere of the new Dance stage sensation, DANCING WITH THE MOVIES.  Hollywood's biggest musical moments recreated and reinvented with a new, exciting twist. The world premiere will take place at the Texan Theatre, Greenville, TX, on Saturday, Feb 20 and Sunday Feb 21. Guest starring in this powerhouse production will be Academy Award winner, Shirley Jones, star of such classics as Oklahoma!, Carousel and The Music Man. 

You never know who you're going to see at RUTHLESS! Larry Thomas, who played the iconic role of the Soup Nazi on SEINFELD, attended the smash hit musical last week. Thomas happily posed for photos with the cast after the performance announcing (to their giddy delight), 'No soup for RUTHLESS!' Scroll down to check them out!

The cast of Off-Broadway's smash hit RUTHLESS! The Musical met the stars of the live dance sensation BALLROOM WITH A TWIST, which is currently touring the country. And the sparks flew! It was a love-fest for the talented showmen and women after the August 10th performance of RUTHLESS! when the stars of both of both shows mingled and posed for photos. Scroll down for backstage shots!

Audiences who can't get enough of reality television can take their obsession to the next level when the spectacular dancing and singing extravaganza BALLROOM WITH A TWIST performs live on stage at Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre. BALLROOM WITH A TWIST featuring celebrity pros from 'Dancing with the Stars,' dancing with finalists from 'So You Think You Can Dance' along with live vocals provided by finalists from 'American Idol,' and 'The X Factor,' will play three performances only this weekend, July 23 - July 25.

Audiences who can't get enough of reality television can take their obsession to the next level when the spectacular dancing and singing extravaganza BALLROOM WITH A TWIST performs live on stage at Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre. BALLROOM WITH A TWIST featuring celebrity pros from 'Dancing with the Stars,' dancing with finalists from 'So You Think You Can Dance' along with live vocals provided by finalists from 'American Idol,' and 'The X Factor,' will play three performances only from July 23 - July 25.

McCoy Rigby Entertainment hosts a special benefit evening for their McCoy Rigby Conservatory of the Arts, STEP IN TIME, a memorable night of great performances, gourmet food and drink, silent auction and many wonderful surprises! STEP IN TIME tonight, March 20, 2015 (with cocktails and silent auction beginning at 6pm; dinner and performances beginning at 7pm) at the Richard Nixon Library, 18001 Yorba Linda blvd. in Yorba Linda.

McCoy Rigby Entertainment announced today a very special benefit evening for their McCoy Rigby Conservatory of the Arts, STEP IN TIME, a memorable night of great performances, gourmet food and drink, silent auction and many wonderful surprises! STEP IN TIME will perform on Friday, March 20, 2015 (with cocktails and silent auction beginning at 6pm; dinner and performances beginning at 7pm) at the Richard Nixon Library, 18001 Yorba Linda blvd. in Yorba Linda.

Gentlemen, here's the ideal Valentine's Day gift for your ladies: tickets to romantic Ballroom with a Twist, coming to the Poway Center for the Performing Arts today, February 28, 2015 at 8pm. Combine this star-studded event with a starlit Dinner on the Plaza and you have the perfect date night.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is excited to announce additional cast members for the Fox Cities engagement of Ballroom with a Twist tonight, Feb. 10, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.

Gentlemen, here's the ideal Valentine's Day gift for your ladies: tickets to romantic Ballroom with a Twist, coming to the Poway Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 8pm. Combine this star-studded event with a starlit Dinner on the Plaza and you have the perfect date night.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is excited to announce additional cast members for the Fox Cities engagement of Ballroom with a Twist Feb. 10, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.

Bucks County Playhouse opens up its stage to the star power talent with the National Tour of BALLROOM WITH A TWIST tonight, November 4th. Audiences are invited to experience the unique and live thrill of witnessing pros from Dancing with the Stars, American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance move together now all on one stage at the Playhouse.

Bucks County Playhouse opens up its stage to the star power talent with the National Tour of BALLROOM WITH A TWIST this November 4th. Audiences are invited to experience the unique and live thrill of witnessing pros from Dancing with the Stars, American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance move together now all on one stage at the Playhouse.

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is excited to announce that dance pros Val Chmerkovskiy, Peta Murgatroyd, Tony Dovolani and Emma Slater have been cast in Ballroom with a Twist which will take stage January 29, 2015 at 8pm. See the pros of Dancing with the Stars, American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance together on one stage in a TV-star thrill ride of dynamic dance and magnificent music.