{"id":83215,"date":"2025-10-16T23:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/83215\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T23:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:46:12","slug":"the-dancing-with-the-stars-ballroom-transforms-into-emerald-city-for-wicked-night-oct-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/83215\/","title":{"rendered":"THE \u2018DANCING WITH THE STARS\u2019 BALLROOM TRANSFORMS INTO EMERALD CITY FOR \u2018WICKED NIGHT\u2019 OCT. 21"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cWicked Night\u201d \u2014 This week on \u201cDancing with the Stars,\u201d the competition dances through life as the remaining couples step into the Ozdust Ballroom for \u201cWicked Night.\u201d Special guest judge Jon M. Chu<\/a>, director of last year\u2019s Oscar\u00ae-winning cinematic phenomenon \u201cWicked\u201d and this year\u2019s epic conclusion, \u201cWicked: For Good,\u201d joins the panel to provide expert insights as the couples dance to songs from the films\u2019 iconic soundtracks. \u201cWicked Night\u201d premieres TUESDAY, OCT. 21 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT\/PDT, 7:00-9:00 p.m. CDT), simulcast LIVE across both ABC and Disney+<\/a> in local time zones and next day on Hulu<\/a>. The show is produced in front of a live audience by BBC Studios.<\/p>\n

The episode will feature the premiere of a never-before-seen clip from Universal Pictures\u2019 \u201cWicked: For Good\u201d arriving in theaters Nov. 21. In addition, there will be special video messages from the film\u2019s acclaimed cast including Academy Award\u00ae nominees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, Emmy\u00ae Award nominee Jonathan Bailey and Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh.<\/p>\n

The magical night carries on with a show-stopping medley to \u201cNo One Mourns the Wicked \/ Defying Gravity \/ For Good \/ Thank Goodness \/ Dancing Through Life \/ What Is This Feeling?\u201d from \u201cWicked\u201d and \u201cWicked: For Good.\u201d Then the couples perform gravity-defying routines set to the styles of Argentine Tango, Contemporary, Foxtrot, Jazz, Rumba and Quickstep.<\/p>\n

Fans will be able to vote during the live simulcast of the show in the ET\/CT time zones. During this time, online voting will be available to fans in any time zone in the U.S., its territories and Canada via dwtsvote.abc.com<\/a>, and fans on participating U.S. wireless carriers can also vote via SMS\/text (fans in Canada cannot vote via SMS\/text). Live viewer votes from Dedication Night and Wicked Night will be combined with the judges\u2019 scores from both nights to determine which couples may be in jeopardy of elimination after two weeks of dancing.<\/p>\n

The couples (along with their dance styles and songs) are the following:<\/p>\n

From Pentatonix GRAMMY\u00ae winner Scott Hoying and partner Rylee Arnold will perform a Contemporary to \u201cThe Wizard And I\u201d by Cynthia Erivo featuring Michelle Yeoh.
\nSocial media personality Alix Earle and partner Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Jazz to \u201cWhat Is This Feeling?\u201d by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
\nWildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and partner Witney Carson will perform a Jazz to \u201cDancing Through Life\u201d by Jonathan Bailey featuring Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode and Cynthia Erivo.
\nFrom \u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d Whitney Leavitt and partner Mark Ballas will perform a Quickstep to \u201cPopular\u201d by Ariana Grande.
\nReality TV star and content creator Dylan Efron and partner Daniella Karagach will perform a Rumba to \u201cI\u2019m Not That Girl\u201d by Cynthia Erivo.
\nComedian Andy Richter and partner Emma Slater will perform a Jazz to \u201cOne Short Day\u201d by Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel featuring Michael McCorry Rose.
\nFilm and TV actress Elaine Hendrix and partner Alan Bersten will perform a Contemporary to \u201cDefying Gravity \u201d by Cynthia Erivo featuring Ariana Grande.
\nFrom \u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d Jen Affleck and partner Jan Ravnik will perform a Foxtrot to \u201cAs Long as You\u2019re Mine\u201d by Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey.
\n\u201cBoy Meets World\u201d star Danielle Fishel and partner Pasha Pashkov will perform an Argentine Tango to \u201cNo Good Deed\u201d by Cynthia Erivo.
\nOlympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles and partner Ezra Sosa will perform a Rumba to \u201cFor Good\u201d by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.<\/p>\n

After each episode, go behind the curtain with the \u201c\u2018Dancing with the Stars\u2019 Official Podcast.\u201d Hosted by Season 33 Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy champion Joey Graziadei, the show brings exclusive cast interviews, special guests, behind-the-scenes insights and expert breakdowns of the performances people can\u2019t stop discussing. Tune in Thursdays on Disney+ and Hulu.<\/p>\n

\u201cDancing with the Stars\u201d is the hit series cohosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough in which celebrities are paired with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.<\/p>\n

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