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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Announces Live Fan Save on Twitter
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 20, 2015


Beginning tonight, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE fans have the opportunity to save one street dancer and one stage dancer from elimination through a real-time vote using Twitter. When host Cat Deeley announces the bottom six finalists and they perform, the SYTYCD Fan Save hashtag #Save(Contestant First Name) for each will appear on air. Fans across the country will have a short window to Tweet their Save votes for one Stage and one Street team member. Once the window closes, immediate results will be revealed by Deeley. The Twitter vote will save one dancer from Team Stage and one dancer from Team Street. Before the end of the show, the judges will send home one stage and one street dancer from among the remaining four dancers.

AMERICAN IDOL & StarMaker Partner for Mobile Auditions
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 20, 2015


StarMaker, the leading digital-first music talent platform, today announced it will launch a new mobile audition experience for AMERICAN IDOL XV, premiering January 2016 on FOX. For the fifteenth farewell season of the original music show phenomenon, aspiring performers will have the opportunity to audition via the music video creation appStarMaker for a chance to land a highly-coveted spot on AMERICAN IDOL XV.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE to Celebrate a Decade of Dance Next Week
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 14, 2015


FOX will air a two-night LIVE event celebrating 10 inspiring years of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE on Monday, July 20 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) and Tuesday, July 21 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).

Fox Taps Kellie Pickler, Ross Matthews & More to Co-Host KNOCK KNOCK LIVE
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 7, 2015


 KNOCK KNOCK LIVE, this summer's LIVE, can't-miss, life-changing television event, has tapped  country superstar Kellie Pickler, actress and singer Adrienne Bailon, TV host Ross Mathews, host and recording artist Jordan “Shorty” Johnson and TV/radio personality Chuey Martinez as co-hosts. The weekly series will feature host Ryan Seacrest live in a Los Angeles-based studio, while his team – Pickler, Bailon, Mathews, Johnson and Martinez – travel across America, arriving at unsuspecting people's doorsteps with a chance to win big prizes, turn their wildest dreams into reality and even meet their favorite celebrities including David Beckham, Luke Bryan, Common, Florida Georgia Line, Mike Holmes, Lea Michele, Meghan Trainor and many more. KNOCK KNOCK LIVE premieres Tuesday, July 21 (9:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

'tWitch' and Travis Wall Serve as Mentors to Street and Stage Dancers on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, Starting Tonight
by TV News Desk - Jun 1, 2015


Season 12 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE will bring back two powerhouse alumni - Stephen 'tWitch' Boss and Travis Wall - as mentors to the Top 20 finalists.

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Welcomes Back SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2015


Wells Fargo Center for the Arts announced today the return of the hit live performance of So You Think You Can Dance with a one-night-only stop at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts (50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa) tonight, January 31, 2015 at 8 p.m.

Mary Murphy to Depart SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 12, 2015


According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mary Murphy will officially exit Fox's long-running competition series SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. Execs reportedly wanted 'new blood' to join NIgel Lythgoe on the judging panel.

Auditions Announced for Season 12 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 17, 2014


SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE's newest season features an intensified competition between dancers from stage and street, and is about to head out on the audition trail to five cities, including New York, Dallas, Detroit, Memphis and Los Angeles.

Diageo Releases HAIG CLUB, A New Single Grain Whisky, in the United States
by Robert Diamond - Dec 15, 2014


Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol, today announced the U.S. launch of HAIG CLUB, its new Single Grain Scotch Whisky. The distinctive and sophisticated new whisky, developed in partnership with global icon David Beckham and British entrepreneur Simon Fuller, is now available across the country.

STAGE TUBE: Harry Connick, Jr. Performs Sia's 'Chandelier' at AMERICAN IDOL Auditions
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 13, 2014


Fox has shared a first look at the audition rounds for the upcoming season of AMERICAN IDOL - with judge Harry Connick, Jr. getting in on the action. Check out his performance of Sia's 'Chandelier' below!

Fox to Condense AMERICAN IDOL Into One Night Next Season
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 13, 2014


AMERICAN IDOL will be cutting back when it returns to FOX next month.

Big Machine Label Group CEO Scott Borchetta Joins AMERICAN IDOL XIV as Mentor
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 3, 2014


Scott Borchetta, President and CEO of the Big Machine Label Group and one of the most successful forces in the music industry today, has joined AMERICAN IDOL XIV as mentor to help shape the career of the competition's winner. Borchetta's relationship with the next AMERICAN IDOL will extend past the show's finale; Borchetta's Big Machine Records will partner with 19 Entertainment and Universal Music Group to oversee the launch of his/her recording career. The winner will join Borchetta's record label roster of superstar talent, including global pop star Taylor Swift, whom he discovered at the age of 14, as well as Tim McGraw, Reba, Rascal Flatts, Florida Georgia Line and The Band Perry.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Returns to the Van Wezel Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Nov 21, 2014


SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, the 11-time Primetime Emmy Award-winning show that sparked America's fascination with dance, is set to captivate audiences again this fall - live on tour - with more stops than ever before. They will perform on the Van Wezel stage tonight, November 21 at 8 pm.

FOX Sets January Premiere Dates New Drama EMPIRE & AMERICAN IDOL
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 19, 2014


AMERICAN IDOL XIV returns with a special, two-night, three-hour premiere event Wednesday, Jan. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Jan. 8 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Featuring host Ryan Seacrest and judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr., the fun starts when the competition launches its search for America's next superstar with auditions from Kansas City, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York and San Francisco.

Fox Renews SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 17, 2014


FOX has renewed the Emmy Award-winning SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE for a 12th season. From 19 Entertainment, a division of CORE Media Group, and dick clark productions, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE will return in the summer of 2015 with a dramatic new twist.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Tour Returns to Durham Performing Arts Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Nov 12, 2014


SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, the 11-time Primetime Emmy Award-winning show that sparked America's fascination with dance, is set to captivate audiences again this fall - live on tour - with a stop at the Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) tonight, November 12, 2014.

BROADWAY & BEYOND, Featuring Norm Lewis & Directed by Richard Jay Alexander, Opens Walt Disney Theater in November
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 13, 2014


The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announced today that tickets are on sale for Broadway & Beyond at the Walt Disney Theater, a one-night-only variety show featuring luminaries from the Great White Way and beyond, including international music and dance performers. Broadway & Beyond will open the Walt Disney Theater during the Grand Premiere of Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Presented by Dr. Phillips Charities and Balfour Beatty Construction.

Richard Jay-Alexander-Helmed BROADWAY & BEYOND Will Star Norm Lewis, Deborah Voigt, Sierra Boggess, Jane Monheit & More!
by Anna Bencivengo - Oct 1, 2014


The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announced today that tickets are on sale for Broadway & Beyond at the Walt Disney Theater, a one-night-only variety show featuring luminaries from the Great White Way and beyond, including international music and dance performers. Broadway & Beyond will open the Walt Disney Theater during the Grand Premiere of Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Presented by Dr. Phillips Charities and Balfour Beatty Construction.

BWW Interviews: Meet Ricky Ubeda, Winner of TV's SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, Who Will Be Appearing in Cleveland
by Roy Berko - Sep 18, 2014


When the tour of 'So You Think You Can Dance' comes to the Connor Palace Theatre in Cleveland on October 20, it will expose the local community to the top ten contestants and some of the other dancers who got the attention of the judges.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Winner Announced; Tour Kicks Off 10/1
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 4, 2014


The 11th season of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE came to a thrilling conclusion tonight when Ricky Ubeda was named the winner during the live two-hour Season Finale on FOX.

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