DANCING WITH THE STARS Showdown: Kristin Chenoweth, Corbin Bleu and 7 Becomes 6!

Tonight concludes Broadway week for DANCING WITH THE STARS, but not before a show packed with performances from some of Broadway's favorite players and best loved hits.

To get things started, Tony Award-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth is back; this time she's performing "Lessons Learned." She takes a minute after the performance to chat with host Tom Bergeron, who asks her what she thinks of the DWTS playing field, and Kristin takes the diplomatic route: "Anybody would be amazing," she says, though she admits she admires J.R. Martinez has a soft spot for friends David Arquette and Ricki Lake - and an affinity with fellow blonde Nancy Grace.

Next up is the Macy's Stars of Dance Performance: Corbin Bleu sings and dances his way through a medley choreographed by Kenny Ortega of "42nd Street," WEST SIDE STORY's "Cool," and the title song from IN THE HEIGHTS (the show he made his Broadway debut in last year). In the audience the IN THE HEIGHTS' creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, gives Corbin a standing ovation along with the rest of the audience.

The performances continue with lauded country singer Martina McBride, singing her hit "I'm Gonna Love You Through It." Chelsie Hightower and Val Chmerkovskiy dance to the song, which also receives a standing ovation from the crowd. Mark Ballas, Lacey Schwimmer and a myriad of costumed children take the ballroom floor next for a spooky preview of next week's Halloween themed episode.

In spite of it being a night of so many performances, as they say "the show must go on" and one of the celebrities will have danced their last dance on DANCING WITH THE STARS. This week it comes down to Hope and Maks along with Chaz and Lacey. Audience votes have kept both in the competition, but this time Chaz's score from the judges just wasn't high enough to be made up for by popularity. "It showed me I could do so much more than I ever thought I could," Chaz says. "I came on this show because I wanted to show America a different kind of man...if there was someone like me on TV growing up, my life could have been completely different."

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"Dancing with the Stars" is the U.S. version of the international smash hit series, "Strictly Come Dancing." This version is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Rob Wade is co-executive producer. Alex Rudzinski directs. "Dancing with the Stars" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound.

 

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