For actor Joey Lawrence, heading out for his third Dancing with the Stars national tour means getting to see the country in a whole new light. "I had never really traveled by road," says Lawrence. "I always flew. So it was really neat to see America like that."
His pro partner, Edyta Sliwinska, must like the road as well. Sliwinska, a native of Poland, is the only Dancing pro to have competed all five seasons — and now she's off on her third national tour as well. For her, the Dancing never stops.
First, let's check in with Joey Lawrence....
TVGuide.com: Why did you sign up to tour again?Joey Lawrence: Because they treat us great. They give us a beautiful ride [to] travel across the country. The bus is just incre
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See your favorites, if not up close, certainly in person: Dancing with the Stars celebs and their professional partners will twirl their way through 37 North American cities on a winter tour starting Nov. 18. Wayne Newton, Marie Osmond, Sabrina Bryan, Karina Smirnoff, Drew Lachey, Joey Lawrence, Monique Coleman, Cheryl Burke, Edyta Sliwinska, Kym Johnson, Mark Ballas, Jonathan Roberts, Derek Hough, Alec Mazo, Brian Fortuna and others will kick off the traveling event, SoftScrub® Presents Dancing with the Stars, at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. The third Dancing with the Stars tour features a rotating cast of popular competitors, in new combinations: Dancers from previous seasons will trip the light fantastic with those from the current season. New pairs include Wayne Newton with Cheryl Burke, Marie Osmond with Jonathan Roberts, and Sabrina Bryan with Mark Ballas; Season 3's Joey Lawrence with Edyta Sliwinska and Monique Coleman; professional dancers Derek Hough, Alec Mazo ...
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Joey told me just the other day that big news was pending (yet hush-hush), and here it now is: The former Blossom heartthrob is set to make his Broadway debut playing Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago, Broadway.com reports. Lawrence, who next Wednesday guests on a pivotal episode of CSI: NY, will fill the role from May 4 through June 17, at which point fellow Dancing with the Stars alum Harry Hamlin takes over (while wife Lisa Rinna steps in as Roxie). Pussycat Dolls castoffs, meanwhile, are being offered a five percent discount on Les Miz tickets.In related news: The aformentioned Lisa Rinna has been retained by TV Guide Channel to front forthcoming red carpet specials. See the TV Guide News Report for more.
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You've seen him rock his mop on Blossom and rule the parquet on Dancing with the Stars, but you've never seen Joey Lawrence the way he is as a guest star on the April 25 episode of CSI: NY (Wednesdays at 10 pm, on CBS). As Clay Dobson, a chrome-domed killer once nabbed by Gary Sinise's Detective Mac Taylor and now set free, he delivers a chilling turn that will not only make you say, "Whoa," but also set Mac up for a dramatic fall. TVGuide.com asked Lawrence about the bold gig, his bald pate and the whereabouts of his boogie shoes.
TVGuide.com: So, you do the "dancing monkey" act and you get your career jump-started, eh?Joey L
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If anyone had told me a year ago today that I would be standing on Stage 46 at the CBS studios vying for my second championship on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, I would have asked them what on earth they'd been smoking!
You can't imagine how exciting and what a whirlwind these last few weeks have been. Emmitt Smith and I have traveled a long road to get here — most of it via airplane! We were the only team that traveled to and from Los Angeles each week, back and forth from Emmitt's hometown of Dallas. (Not sure if you're aware, but he's a bit of a hero there, what with his three Super Bowl championships for the Cowboys and all.) I got the chance to experience the graciousness of Dallas' citizens, and let me tell you, when that city supports you, they really support you! But we were also
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