Amanda Kloots News

Watch the second round of performances from Disney Week on Dancing With the Stars as the Villains took the stage! Performances included Amanda Kloots as Cruella, Melanie C as Maleficent, and more! Plus, a double elimination.

It's Disney Week on Dancing With the Stars as contestants danced to their favorite heroes' songs, including songs from Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Aladdin, and more! Watch all of the performances now!

After testing positive for COVID-19, Cheryl Burke has been cleared to physically return to the Dancing With the Stars ballroom for the next episode. She and Cody Rigsby, her Peloton instructor partner who also tested positive, previously rehearsed and performed through Zoom.

It was 'Britney Night' last night on Dancing With The Stars! Watch Amanda Kloots, Melanie C, and more dance to the hits of Britney Spears from last night's episode.

Morales will join Amanda Kloots, Sheryl Underwood, Jerry O’Connell, and Akbar Gbajabiamila. CBS' Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show THE TALK features a panel of well-known entertainment personalities discussing current events, Pop culture, contemporary issues, family, celebrity and trending topics of the day.

After the pair most tested positive for COVID-19, they will perform from separate rooms in isolation. Last week, the Peloton influencer and his partner were both judged by rehearsal footage due to their absence.

Broadway veteran Amanda Kloots was back in action last night on Dancing with the Stars. This week, she and partner Alan Bersten danced the foxtrot to 'It Had To Be You', which she also danced at her wedding with Nick Cordero in 2017. Watch the emotional performance!

Amanda Kloots made her Dancing With The Stars debut dancing the tango to “Dance Again” by Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull on the show's season 30 premiere. Kloots' partner is Alan Bersten.

CBS has just shared the opening number to their fall preview, led by Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford! In the dazzling opening, Ashford is joined by her fellow CBS stars Beth Behrs and Max Greenfield (The Neighborhood), Iain Armitage and Annie Potts (Young Sheldon), Folake Olowofoyeku (Bob Hearts Abishola), Wayne Brady (Let's Make a Deal) and Amanda Kloots (The Talk).

Tyra Banks returns as host with additional contestants Melanie C, Brian Austin Green, Kenya Moore, JoJo Siwa, and more! The pairs will be judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Derek Hough, Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli.

I got the vaccine in memory of those who did not make it to this day, people like Nick Cordero. I took the vaccine in honour of families who have lost their world, like Amanda Kloots and Elvis. I was happy to be jabbed in thanks of all of our health care workers, who have had a much longer eighteen months than anyone can ever claim to have.

The return of Waitress brought Sara Bareilles back as Jenna and Drew Gehling as Dr. Pottamer. At the opening night curtain call, the cast called Amanda Kloots onstage to pay tribute to her husband, Nick Cordero. In productions of Waitress around the world, audiences will be able to spot Cordero's 'Live Your Life' Pie' on the menu board in honor of the late actor.

Congratulations to the companies of Hadestown and Waitress becoming the latest shows to open up on Broadway. If you haven't seen either André de Shields leading the Hadestown final dress audience in New York, New York or the Waitress casts post-bow tribute to Nick Cordero, make sure to check those out and get your tissues ready. Below, we've also got stories about a new gun law in Texas (and its impact on arts organizations), the impacts of long covid on performers, and new leadership models that are emerging for theatre companies.

The hit musical Waitress opened up again last night as Broadway continues its highly-anticipated return! Check out photos from inside the big night below!

Go inside the show's emotional curtain call, including a curtain speech from its Tony-nominated composer and star Sara Bareilles, and the full company paying tribute to late original cast member, Nick Cordero with a singalong to his original tune, 'Live Your Life.'

Sources have reported that Amanda Kloots has been seen leaving the Dancing With the Stars studio after meeting with her dance partner for the upcoming season. Speculation continued as Kloots shared that she was beginning to work on a 'dream come true' project.

There is no better time than summer to relax by the pool and curl up with a great book, and you're in luck, because this year, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 30 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's summer reading!