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To celebrate 10 years of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda and the original Broadway cast returned to the room where it happened at the Tony Awards on Sunday night.

The creator-star of the Broadway phenomenon was joined by Jonathan Groff, Ariana DeBose, Carleigh Bettiol, Andrew Chappelle, Alysha Deslorieux, Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sydney James Harcourt, Neil Haskell, Sasha Hutchings, Christopher Jackson, Thayne Jasperson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Stephanie Klemons, Morgan Marcell, Javier Muñoz, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jon Rua, Austin Smith, Phillipa Soo, Seth Stewart, Betsy Struxness, Ephraim Sykes, Voltaire Wade-Greene and Anthony Ramos.

The performance had been announced ahead of Sunday’s show. Once the beloved cast hit the stage — this time, wearing all-black tuxedos and gowns — the ensemble performed a medley of hits that included “Non-Stop,” “My Shot,” “The Schuyler Sisters,” “Guns and Ships,” “You’ll Be Back,” “Yorktown,” “The Room Where It Happens” and closing number “Who Lives,...

The cast of Death Becomes Her took the stage at Radio City Music Hall earlier tonight to perform "For the Gaze" at the 78th Annual Tony Awards. Watch the performance here! Death Becomes Her features direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli, a book by Marco Pennette, and an original score by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, and stars Tony Award nominees Megan Hilty (Madeline Ashton), Jennifer Simard (Helen Sharp), Christopher Sieber (Ernest Menville), and Grammy® Award winner Michelle Williams (Violet Van Horn) with Taurean Everett (Chagall) and Josh Lamon (Stefan). The cast also features Marija Abney, Lauren Celentano, Sarita Colon, Kaleigh Cronin, Natalie Charle Ellis, Michael Graceffa, Neil Haskell, Kolton Krouse, Sarah Meahl, Dee Roscioli, Ximone Rose, Sir Brock Warren, Bud Weber,...

In tip-top shape, as if no time has passed since its 2015 debut off-Broadway and immense success thereafter, the original company of Hamilton reunited for a rousing performance featuring an intricate medley of songs from the hit soundtrack, bringing the audience to its feet.

Host and Tony winner Cynthia Erivo introduced the castmembers, stating the musical “changed not just Broadway, but how Americans view their own history — or so I’m told,” to crowd laughter. Calling it a “cultural force” and “explosion of joy that spilled onto Broadway’s sidewalks,” she wasted no time in ushering the grand anniversary showcase, affectionately called “Hamilten,” a true masterclass in rapid-fire onstage choreography and breathwork.

Beginning with Hamilton (Lin-Manuel Miranda) and Aaron Burr themselves, the medley swelled first with “Non-Stop,” with the former then taking over for “My Shot.” Enter stage left Phillipa Soo with “That Would Be Enough,” later completing...

The Tony Awards may be Broadway’s biggest night, celebrating new shows, but the 2025 ceremony took a look back by putting on a special anniversary performance with the cast of Hamilton. Celebrating 10 years, the musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda chronicles the story of Alexander Hamilton and originally debuted on Broadway in 2015. To honor the show’s big anniversary, Miranda came together with original cast members for a special mixtape arrangement of songs from the musical. In addition to Miranda, original cast members Ariana DeBose, Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo, Carleigh Bettiol, Andrew Chappelle, Alysha Deslorieux, Sydney James Harcourt, Neil Haskell, Sasha Hutchings, Thayne Jasperson, Stephanie Klemons, Morgan Marcell, Javier Muñoz, Okieriete Onaodowan, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jon Rua, Austin Smith, Seth Stewart, Betsy Struxness, Ephraim Sykes, and Voltaire Wade-Greene took the stage for the special occasion. And despite not previously being...

The audience of the 2025 Tony Awards was in the room where it happened Sunday — and by “it,” we mean a reunion of Hamilton‘s original Broadway cast.

The ensemble came together to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the blockbuster show, which won 11 Tonys — including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score Written for the Theatre — in 2016.

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Put on your dancing shoes — Broadway’s biggest night is upon us! The 78th annual Tony Awards are being held Sunday, June 8 at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. We’re outlining everything you need to know about the ceremony below, including how to watch it live online via Hulu + Live TV.

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The 2025 Tony Awards are taking place tonight!

The ceremony is taking place live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday from 8 to 11 p.m. Et and will air live on CBS, and will also be streaming live on Paramount+.

Cynthia Erivo is hosting the 78th annual event. The show’s announcer is Tony Award-winning actor Brian Stokes Mitchell.

There will also be a ton of performers and presenters throughout the evening from various acclaimed Broadway productions.

Keep reading to find out more…

Presenters

Aaron Tveit

Adam Lambert

Alex Winter

Allison Janney

Ariana DeBose

Auli’i Cravalho

Ben Stiller

Bryan Cranston

Carrie Preston

Charli D’Amelio

Danielle Brooks

Jean Smart

Jesse Eisenberg

Julianne Hough

Katie Holmes

Keanu Reeves

Kelli O’Hara

Kristin Chenoweth

Latanya Richardson Jackson

Lea Michele

Lea Salonga

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Michelle Williams

Oprah Winfrey

Rachel Bay Jones

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Samuel L. Jackson

Sara Bareilles

Sarah Paulson

Tom Felton

Performers

The cast of…...

The 2025 Tony Awards are set to kick off Sunday, June 8 at Radio City Music Hall, with Wicked star Cynthia Erivo hosting. The ceremony honoring the best in Broadway will air live on CBS and Paramount+ with Showtime, with Pluto TV streaming the preshow live and Playbill streaming the red carpet.

Where can you watch Sunday’s Tony Awards?

Red Carpet

The 78th edition of the Tonys begins when the red carpet arrivals start flowing at Radio City Music Hall. Playbill is streaming the red carpet live on its YouTube channel, with coverage beginning at 1 p.m. Pt/4 p.m. Et. You can also watch it here.

The Tony Awards: Act One

The official live Tony Awards preshow, hosted by nominees Darren Criss and Renée Elise Goldsberry, gets underway at 3:40 p.m. Pt/6:40 p.m. Et and is streaming for free on Pluto TV. To access Tony Awards: Act...

The biggest names in Broadway are being honored at the 2025 Tony Awards, airing live from New York City!

The 2025 Tony Awards will be hosted by Cynthia Erivo. The show will feature a star-studded lineup of performances from Broadway’s biggest shows, including a special reunion of the cast of Hamilton.

Additionally, a live pre-show is being hosted by Darren Criss and Renée Elise Goldsberry, streaming free exclusively on Pluto TV before the 78th Annual Tony Awards begins.

Keep reading to find out more…

The 78th Annual Tony Awards will be returning to Radio City Music Hall in New York City and will be airing live on CBS as well as streaming on Paramount+ on Sunday, June 8 beginning at 8 p.m. Et.

Performances

Buena Vista Social Club

Dead Outlaw

Death Becomes Her

Floyd Collins

Gypsy

Maybe Happy Ending

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

Pirates! The Penzance Musical

Sunset Blvd.

Just In Time...

The 78th annual Tony Awards has set the performances by casts of the current crop of Tony-nominated musicals and musical revivals for the awards ceremony this Sunday.

Performances will include the casts of Buena Vista Social Club, Dead Outlaw, Death Becomes Her, Floyd Collins, Gypsy, Maybe Happy Ending, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, Sunset Blvd., Just in Time and Real Women Have Curves, along with a special appearance by the 2019 Tony Honor Recipient, Broadway Inspirational Voices.

While neither Just in Time and Real Women Don’t Have Curves received a Best Musical nomination, their respective stars Jonathan Groff and Justina Machado are nominated in performance categories.

As previously announced, the original cast of Hamilton will reunite to celebrate the show’s 10th anniversary. Participating in this performance are Carleigh Bettiol, Andrew Chappelle, Ariana DeBose, Alysha Deslorieux, Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Sydney James Harcourt,...

“One Life to Live” alum Renée Elise Goldsberry (ex-Evangeline Williamson) and Darren Criss (“Glee”) are set to host “The Tony Awards: Act One,” a live pre-show containing exclusive content available to viewers for free on Pluto TV, the streaming television service owned by Paramount Global.

The broadcast is set to take place from 6:40-8:00 p.m. Et/3:40-5:00 p.m. Pt on Sunday, June 8 with the duo presenting the first round of Tony Awards, immediately preceding “The 78th Annual Tony Awards,” which airs Live coast to coast on CBS from 8:00-11:00 p.m. Et/5:00-8:00 p.m. Pt, hosted by Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked”), from Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Criss earned his first Tony Award nomination this year for his performance as Oliver in “Maybe Happy Ending,” and Goldsberry won a Tony Award for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in “Hamilton.

You do not want to throw away your shot… to see the original Broadway cast of Hamilton perform at the 2025 Tony Awards.

CBS on Thursday announced that the ensemble will reunite as part of Broadway’s biggest night to celebrate the show’s 10th anniversary. In addition to Lin-Manuel Miranda, the performance will feature Carleigh Bettiol, Andrew Chappelle, Ariana DeBose, Alysha Deslorieux, Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Sydney James Harcourt, Neil Haskell, Sasha Hutchings, Christopher Jackson, Thayne Jasperson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Stephanie Klemons, Morgan Marcell, Javier Muñoz, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jon Rua, Austin Smith,...

History has its eye on you, Hamilton cast.

To honor the Broadway show’s 10th anniversary this year, the original cast of the Tony-winning production, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the book, music, lyrics and starred in the show, will reunite at the Tony Awards for a special anniversary performance on June 8.

Fellow castmembers participating in the performance include Jonathan Groff, Ariana DeBose, Carleigh Bettiol, Andrew Chappelle, Alysha Deslorieux, Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sydney James Harcourt, Neil Haskell, Sasha Hutchings, Christopher Jackson, Thayne Jasperson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Stephanie Klemons, Morgan Marcell, Javier Muñoz, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jon Rua, Austin Smith, Phillipa Soo, Seth Stewart, Betsy Struxness, Ephraim Sykes and Voltaire Wade-Greene.

The show, which is about the rise and fall of founding father on the 10 dollar bill, Alexander Hamilton and has a hip-hop twist on the music, debuted on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre...

The original Broadway cast of Hamilton will reunite at this year’s Tony Awards to mark the 10th anniversary of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking musical.

Participating in the reunion performance will be Miranda, Carleigh Bettiol, Andrew Chappelle, Ariana DeBose, Alysha Deslorieux, Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Sydney James Harcourt, Neil Haskell, Sasha Hutchings, Christopher Jackson, Thayne Jasperson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Stephanie Klemons, Morgan Marcell, Javier Muñoz, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jon Rua, Austin Smith, Phillipa Soo, Seth Stewart, Betsy Struxness, Ephraim Sykes and Voltaire Wade-Greene.

The reunion was announced Thursday by Tony Award Productions and CBS. The 78th annual Tony Awards, hosted by Cynthia Erivo, airs on CBS on June 8.

Hamilton debuted Off Broadway at the Public Theater in 2015, transferring to Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre that year. At the 70th annual Tony Awards, it made history with a record-breaking 16 nominations and 11 wins including Best Musical.

Members of the original cast of Hamilton will reunite at the 78th Annual Tony Awards to celebrate the show's tenth anniversary. Participating in this performance are Carleigh Bettiol, Andrew Chappelle, Ariana DeBose, Alysha Deslorieux, Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Sydney James Harcourt, Neil Haskell, Sasha Hutchings, Christopher Jackson, Thayne Jasperson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Stephanie Klemons, Morgan Marcell, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Javier Muñoz, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jon Rua, Austin Smith, Phillipa Soo, Seth Stewart, Betsy Struxness, Ephraim Sykes and Voltaire Wade-Greene. This special reunion will celebrate the legacy of Hamilton, marking ten years since it first took Broadway by storm. At the 70th...

Death Becomes Her, the Broadway-bound musical starring Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber and Michelle Williams, has announced full ensemble casting.

The stage musical adaptation of the 1992 film begins previews Wednesday, October 23, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, with opening night on Thursday, November 21.

Joining the previously announced Hilty, Simard, Sieber and Williams will be ensemble players Marija Abney, Lauren Celentano, Sarita Colon, Kaleigh Cronin, Natalie Charle Ellis, Taurean Everett, Michael Graceffa, Neil Haskell, Kolton Krouse, Josh Lamon, Sarah Meahl, Ximone Rose, Sir Brock Warren, Bud Weber, Ryan Worsing, and Warren Yang. Kyle Brown, Lakota Knuckle, Johanna Moise and Amy Quanbeck join as swings.

The full casting was announced today by producer Universal Theatrical Group.

Directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her features a book by Marco Pennette, and an original score by Julia Mattison & Noel Carey.

The official synopsis: “Madeline Ashton (Hilty) is the most beautiful actress (just ask...

One little girl got the virtual-surprise of a lifetime on Sunday night’s edition of John Krasinski’s new YouTube series “Some Good News.”

Krasinski brought nine-year-old Aubrey onto the show to cheer her up after her dream of seeing “Hamilton” live in her home state of Florida, was dashed due to coronavirus-related cancellations.

On a scale of one to 10, Aubrey ranked her love of “Hamilton” at “a million.”

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Of course, the actor turned web show host promised to fly Aubrey and her mother to see Hamilton live on Broadway in New York when it opens up again.

That was just one of many surprises for the nine-year-old, who mentioned she had watched “Mary Poppins Returns” just a few days before.

“Something tells me you might be a bigger...

1979: Guiding Light's Roger blackmailed Alan.

1984: Days of our Lives' Anna found Tony in a secret room.

1987: Calliope's dog Martha married Reg on Days.

1993: All My Children's Kendall revealed Erica was her mother."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1945: NBC Radio premiered radio soap opera Barry Cameron. Spencer Bentley starred as Barry Cameron, a veteran returning from three years of war. Richard Leonard and Peggy Blake were the the writers of the 15-minute show which lasted until October 11, 1946.

1973: On The Doctors,...

1979: Guiding Light's Roger blackmailed Alan.

1984: Days of our Lives' Anna found Tony in a secret room.

1987: Calliope's dog Martha married Reg on Days.

1993: All My Children's Kendall revealed Erica was her mother."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1945: NBC Radio premiered radio soap opera Barry Cameron. Spencer Bentley starred as Barry Cameron, a veteran returning from three years of war. Richard Leonard...

Post dance selfie. I Love @ValerieRockey! #sytycd pic.twitter.com/QyxGH8xddp

— Ricky Ubeda (@RickyUbeda11) July 10, 2014

From the moment we saw him during the So You Think You Can Dance auditions we felt certain Miami contemporary dancer Ricky Ubeda (he of the goofy grin, scruffy chin, and impossible extensions) would likely wind up going far in the competition. To us he feels like the perfect combination of all stars Mark Kanemura (angular, quirky) and Neil Haskell (long-legged, athletic).

Last week Ricky amazed with a Sonya Tayeh number while temporarily paired up with another strong contemporary dancer, Jessica Richens.

This week the top 20 dancers were assigned permanent partners and Ricky drew adorable tapper Valerie Rockey. Their first assignment together, a Travis Wall routine….

There are certainly other strong dancers on Sytycd this year, but we’re having trouble seeing any of them beating Ricky out for the title of America’s Favorite Dancer.

It’s important to get all the front-page news in the headline! Spoiler ahead. Two more dancers have left the competition after the Tuesday, Aug. 27 performance show, which featured Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson (living proof that there should be an Emmy for Outstanding Reality TV Guest Judge) and the Top 6 dahn-sahs paired up with So You Think You Can Dance All-Stars and then each other.

I’ll post my full recap of tonight’s performances later on; in the meantime, discuss! The two going home are….

Hayley Erbert and Paul Karmiryan have been eliminated.

Your season 10 final four: Aaron Turner,...

It was a string of standing ovations by judges Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and guest judge (and speaker of Truth) Debbie Allen on last night’s So You Think You Can Dance.

Despite the awesomeness of the first All-Star show with the Top 10 dance contestants, there’e always that dark cloud knowing two of our favorite dancers would be going home.

After the show, we grabbed some time with a few of the All-Stars (Melanie Moore, Stephen “tWitch” Boss and Neil Haskell) as well as the Top 10 (including the 2 eliminated contestants) to chat up the challenges of their dances, how tough it is to say goodbye to their fellow dancers and what dance style they still want to take on.

Fik-shun and Melanie

Aaron and Amy

Makenzie and Nico

Neil and Jenna

Jasmine and Paul

Tucker

tWitch and Haley

The post We Talk to “Sytycd” All-Stars & Top 10 Dancers appeared first on thebacklot.

Spoiler ahead. Two more dancers have left the competition after the Tuesday, Aug. 13, performance show, which featured the season 10 finalists paired up with 10 of the most beloved So You Think You Can Dance All-Stars (like sparklin’ Brandon Bryant, pictured). I’ll post my full recap of tonight’s performances later on; in the meantime, discuss!

Nico Greetham and Makenzie Dustman have been eliminated.

Tucker Knox and Jenna Johnson also landed in the bottom four but were saved by the votes of a group of 15 judges/choreographers (I believe this is the first time we’ve heard this number acknowledged,...

From the moment she dazzled the judges with her audition on the Season 8 premiere of So You Think You Can Dance, Melanie Moore looked like a serious contender for the title of America’s Favorite Dancer. And over the next four months, the 19-year-old Georgia pixie maintained that front-runner status, eventually taking home the crown on the Aug. 11 season finale, and scoring promises of job offers from Lady Gaga and movie director Kenny Ortega along the way. TVLine caught up with Melanie to talk about her memorable “Return to Stone” dance with Marko Germar, her “leap of faith” with Sytycd All-Star Neil Haskell,...

Melanie and Marko’s stilted disco routine on last night’s So You Think You Can Dance performance finale really bummed me out. “Oh nooooooooo. Disco,” I shuddered. I’d forgotten all about it. Must disco still exist? For contestants looking to gain last-minute momentum, the disco seems as death-kissy as the dreaded foxtrot or, God forbid, a Russian nesting doll dance or whatever. “Has anyone Ever liked a disco routine on #Sytycd? Die die die!” I tweeted feverishly, for I had just scraped up the last of my spicy gouda party spread directly from a small stone plate with my teeth.

Melanie Moore of "So You Think You Can Dance" is officially getting support from at least one A-list celebrity. Her performance on Tuesday, July 26 has smitten Lady GaGa that the "Judas" songstress admitted the 19-year-old contestant is her favorite on the competition.

"I would hire you tomorrow to dance on my tour all around the world," so said the "Born This Way" hitmaker, who served as a guest judge on this week's "Sytycd", after watching Melanie's routine with returning contestant Neil Haskell. She went on gushing, "There is something so athletic and so passionate and so beautiful, and you're such a star."

GaGa also got emotional when she watched Marko Germar and Allison Holker's dance, which was set to Jeff Buckley's "I Know It's Over". Shedding tears during her commentary, she revealed that she regrets some things she did when she was younger and she felt every moment of that in his dance.

Since dancing is one of the purest forms of self-expression, So You Think You Can Dance and Lady Gaga are a perfect fit, don't you think? Three years after making her broadcast-tv performance debut on the show, the Grammy winner was back tonight, this time as a guest judge—and sporting aqua-blue hair. And she had opinions, baby. Of the remaining eight finalists, who was Lady Gaga's favorite, who got dissed, who made her cry—and who got her shoes?! "My hat's off to you, baby," Gaga told Melanie Moore, literally doffing her red leather sailor's cap after being the first of the judges on her feet when Melanie hurtled into all-star Neil Haskell's arms during a...

Mitchell Kelly and Clarice Ordaz were eliminated from So You Think You Can dance last night, as the top ten became the top eight!

The result was announced during last night’s live results show, after the two dancers received among the lowest amount of public votes following their performances the night before.

Joining them in the bottom four were Ricky Jaime and Jordan Casanova and all the unlucky contestants were asked to perform a solo routine, for what may have been their last time on the hit Fox dance show.

Broadway star Neil Patrick Harris joined regular judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy for the week and after deliberating over the fate of the talented hopefuls, the trio were unanimous in their decision to eliminate Mitchell Kelly and Clarice Ordaz.

Ricky and Jordan go on to dance another week an will join Tadd Guaddang, Jess LeProtto, Melanie Moore, Marko Germar,...

"So, do you think you could interview Travis Wall?" We've been getting that request a lot around here, so thanks to everyone who pushed for it. We're happy to deliver!

Travis Wall is just 23-years-old, which is easy to forget when you consider what he's already managed to accomplish. Dancing all his life, he starred in a nationwide Dr. Pepper commercial when he was nine. He was performing on Broadway in a revival of The Music Man at 12. But perhaps his biggest break as a dancer came in 2006, when then 18-year-old Travis competed on the second season of So You Think You Can Dance.

If nothing else, you probably remember that gorgeous (and Emmy-winning) Mia Michaels routine he performed with Heidi Groskreutz called The Bench. EW.com recently ranked it as #2 on their list of the 15 greatest So You Think You Can Dance routines.

Travis was the runner-up in Season...

Robert Roldan and Allison Holker. Photo by Mathieu Young/Fox

Tonight is the season eight premiere of So You Think You Can Dance. And if you believe the commercials, the talent is better than ever before. Given the quality of dancers last season and the prior years, we do find that a little hard to believe. But knowing what a great vehicle the show is to expose these otherwise unknowns to millions of fans, it only makes sense that the b-boys, tappers, krumpers and ballerinas are crawling out of the woodwork to get on the show. So while we wait to see how this year's dancers measure up, here's a list of our favorite Sytycd routines to date.

10. Jeanine Mason and Jason Glover — "If It Kills Me" by Jason Mraz

Choreographed by Travis Wall

In season five, the runner-up from season two, Travis Wall, returned to Sytycd to make his debut as a choreographer.

Neil Haskell and Kent Boyd

The Fox reality series So You Think You Can Dance can be an incredibly frustrating experience for gay viewers. The stunning choreography and dancing have always impressed. And there have clearly always been some gay male dancers to root for, even if no dancer has ever been expressly out while on the show.

But what can be terribly frustrating is how the judges (in particular Nigel Lythgoe) seem hellbent on playing up the romantic "chemistry" aspect of the couples' dancing. A lot of the choreographed pieces are eroticized duets. (Rhumba anyone?), and male dancers who fail to look like they want to sexually devour their female partners seem automatically penalized and discounted.

The few times two men actually dance together, the concept is carefully spelled out as not romantic. It's "Two princes going to war," "Two beat boys fighting over the same girl," or "Two regular joes playing baseball!

Sigh. One week after Alex Wong tore his Achilles tendon and was declared Dfy, not only costing So You Think You Can Dance a fan favorite but rendering that entire week's worth of performances more or less moot, Ashley Galvan was on the shelf with a rib injury.

She did not dance Wednesday and will be in the bottom three.

Unlike Alex, her status is likely to remain questionable through tonight, so if she makes it through but still can't dance, she's out of the show. Who will join her on the block?

Here's our take on last night's Sytycd performances ...

Lauren Froderman with Mark Kanemura (Tahitian): High energy, but the first Tahitian display on the show can be summed up as such: "I have no idea what to say." - Nigel

You gotta love this feedback, too: Mia Michaels says Lauren looked like a duck in heat, and...

Someone had to go — and Alexie definitely deserved to be the first eliminated contestant from So You Think You Can Dance this season!

There were group hugs, silly dancing and lots of tears on So You Think You Can Dance’s first elimination show of the season June 17 when jazz dancer Alexie Agdeppa got the boot — but honestly, she deserved to go!

Despite the critiques the 26-year-old jazz dancer received from the judges, I was unimpressed by her hip-hop performance with Twitch. That said, it was sad to see her go, especially after finding out how many times she had tried out for the show (Four in total), and she Was truly adorable, but as judge Mia Michaels said, “cute” can only get you so far!

Although Alexie’s elimination wasn’t all that surprising, watching Cristina Santana having to dance for her life Was a shock. She became a...

Whoops! Ashley Galvan told us she’d never said ‘I love you’ to boyfriend Jarid Murillo before she blurted it out on last night’s show!

We’ve been Ashley Galvan fans since she first auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance earlier this season, but after watching the 19-year-old dancer vulnerably declare her love after her beautiful performance June 16, we’re officially obsessed!

“Have you ever been in love before?” judge and show creator Nigel Lythgoe asked Ashley after her routine with All-Star Neil Haskell.

“As a matter of fact, I think I am now,” she said, blushing.

After the show, we asked Ashley about her endearing moment, and she admitted it was the first time she’s confessed her love for her boyfriend of a little over a year, fellow dancer Jarid Murillo.

“This is the first time,” she told us backstage. “I looked at him in...

After a truncated audition period and last Thursday's weird exhibition episode, So You Think You Can Dance got underway last night, its pairs competing for the first time.

Camera and audio issues aside, it was as good or better than we remember from previous years. The new format with the newcomers and All-Stars is intriguing as well.

Here's a breakdown of the Top 11 performances last night ...

Billy Bell & Lauren Gottlieb: Their Broadway bit by Tyce Diorio was alright, but the steps didn't really follow the beat; Billy stood out, but their chemistry was lacking.

That fact was noted by Nigel, as well. Adam even said Billy needs to focus on the intangibles, since the steps come so naturally. Mia was proud of him in the new genre.

Cristina Santana & Mark Kanemura: Sonya wanted a sexy, sensual jazz routine, and thanks in part to her all-star partner, Cristina...

On the Top 11's first competitive show -- and "So You Think You Can Dance's" first ever live performance show -- Wednesday (June 16) night, penultimate dancer Ashley Galvan brought the show to a stop with a surprisingly sweet and sincere admission.

Kicking off the critique of her contemporary number with Season 3 All-Star partner Neil Haskell, judge Nigel Lythgoe asked 19-year-old Galvan "Have you ever been in love before?" and she responded with an emotional and halting, "As a matter of fact, I think I am."

Awwww.

After the show, Galvan revealed the identity of her love: boyfriend of little over a year, 21-year-old ballroom dancer Jared Murillo.

If that name rings a bell, then chances are you're a "High School Musical" -- or boy band V Factory -- fan, as he's appeared in all three "HSM" movies. He also famously dated another Ashley, Ashley Tisdale, for two years.

Galvan...

Really, So You Think You Can Dance? We're big fans and all, for many seasons now, and you look even more amazing in HD (we just upgraded after all these years).

But there was no competition last night, nor did we even get to see what the Top 11 or the All-Stars are really all about - if you missed it, you officially missed nada.

This was like a preseason game after the first three weeks of the regular season. What's the point? Why not jump right into the competition and elimination rounds?

We appreciated the truncated audition rounds, but Thursday was pure filler, no way around it, with random routines and the dancing groups arbitrarily grouped at that.

There were plenty of memorable moves, to be sure, but it was hard to even know who to watch sometimes. If this were the post-show tour, it would've worked more.

All Stars...

By Sandrine Milet

With "American Idol" in the rearview mirror, it's time for the reality competition that really pushes competitors to the limit and rarely disappoints. "So You Think You Can Dance" kicks off its seventh season with a two-hour premiere tonight (May 27) at 8 p.m., and with this new season, producer Nigel Lythgoe has shaken things up a bit by bringing in some new twists.

There are a handful of new rules that will switch up the competition entirely. The most notable one sees the jettisoning of the top 20. Instead, they're choosing 10 dancers right away (five guys and five girls) from the audition rounds in Las Vegas. The show will be augmented by a team of 12 "all-stars" — past contestants from different seasons who are "experts" in their particular dance genre. These dancers won’t be judged, and won't be choreographing.

There are a few other twists in store as well,...

Sassy Lauren Gottlieb is back on "So You Think You Can Dance," and she's more excited than before.

"It's really, really nerve-racking, and I think it'll bring back all those old feelings from the past," the dancer tells Zap2it about returning as an all-star partner to the Top 10 finalists.

"I think looking back on the show, being 18-years-old, it goes by really fast. From one day to the next you have to jump into a new skin. But this time, it's a little bit different. We don't get judged and we don't get voted off, which is amazing."

Gottlieb, now 21, isn't exactly sure how the new format will play out, but she's hoping not to feel overly responsible for how the contestants fare under her mentorship.

"It's a duet, it's a partnership," she says. "So if something goes wrong -- knock on wood right now -- I would totally feel responsible for it.

So You Think You Can Dance's season seven extreme makeover includes the return of 12 former finalists who will be randomly paired with the top 10 this year, and Fox officially announced who they are late Friday, following Nigel Lythgoe revealing the list slowly on Twitter. The returnees are Stephen "tWitch" Boss, Comfort Fedoke, Courtney Galiano, Anya Garnis, Lauren Gottlieb, Neil Haskell, Allison Holker, Mark Kanemura, Pasha Kovalev, Kathryn McCormick, Ade Obayomi, and Dominic "D-trix"...

Dance fans tune in alert: Twelve former "So You Think You Can Dance" show favorites are set to return to the popular series as All-Star Dance Partners. Skilled in various dance styles from Krump to Contemporary, the Season Seven All-Star Dance Partners are: Stephen .tWitch. Boss, Comfort Fedoke, Courtney Galiano, Anya Garnis, Lauren Gottlieb, Neil Haskell, Allison Holker, Mark Kanemura, Pasha Kovalev, Kathryn McCormick, Ade Obayomi and Dominic .D-trix. Sandoval. Each week, finalists will be partnered with a different All-Star dancer. America.s favorite summer series returns for its seventh season Thursday, May 27 (8:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox with some exciting new twists, including 10 finalists competing and only one dancer eliminated per week. Cat Deeley hosts the hit dance...

Twelve former So You Think You Can Dance show favorites are set to return to summer's No. 1 series as All-Star Dance Partners. Skilled in various dance styles from Krump to Contemporary, the Season Seven All-Star Dance Partners are: Stephen Boss, Comfort Fedoke, Courtney Galiano, Anya Garnis, Lauren Gottlieb, Neil Haskell, Allison Holker, Mark Kanemura, Pasha Kovalev, Kathryn McCormick, Ade Obayomi and Dominic Sandoval. Each week, finalists will be partnered with a different All-Star dancer.

As previously announced, America's favorite summer series returns for its seventh season Thursday, May 27 (8:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox with some exciting new twists, including 10 finalists competing and only one dancer eliminated per week.

Hosted by Cat Deeley, the hit dance competition series will inspire and amaze viewers as dancers skilled in styles ranging from Hip Hop to Ballroom compete to be named America's Favorite Dancer. Last season's winner, Russell Ferguson, danced off with a $250,000 cash prize,...

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This morning, Fox announced 12 "All-Star" dancers from past seasons of 'So You Think You Can Dance' who will return for Season 7.

The lineup includes one of the best-known, Stephen "tWitch" Boss, the season 4 runner-up who landed a role in 'Step Up 3D.'

The other returning all-stars are:

Season 2:

Allison Holker

Season 3:

Neil Haskell

Anya Garnis and her partner, Pasha Kovalev

Lauren Gottlieb

Dominic "D-trix" Sandoval

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"So You Think You Can Dance" has really pleased the fans, and that includes Zap2it.

Fox announced its dozen all-stars who will return to "Sytycd" to partner up with the new crop of limber contestants, and a few Zap2it faves like tWitch and Mark are included.

The partnering will rotate each week.

Here are the all-stars:

Stephen "tWitch" Boss (Season 4)Comfort Fedoke (Season 4)Courtney Galiano (Season 4)Anya Garnis (Season 3)Lauren Gottlieb (Season 3)Neil Haskell (Season 3)Allison Holker (Season 2)Mark Kanemura (Season 4)Pasha Kovalev (Season 3)Kathryn McCormick (Season 6)Ade Obayomi (Season 5)Dominic "D-trix" (Season 3)

"So You Think You Can Dance" airs its two-hour seventh season premiere on Thursday, May 27 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Fox.

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