The celebrity appearances in Chicago continues! Mark Ballas is returning to the jazzy musical to play Billy Flynn. This time his Dancing with the Stars judge, Derek Hough, joins him.
Mark Ballas Will Talk to Derek Hough About His 'Chicago' Performance
Julianne Hough and Mark BallasBruce Glikas/Getty Images
Hough, 41, will perform the show's opening monologue on July 20, according to Broadway. Ballas, 40, will do the post-performance talkback with Hough after the show. The Traitors alum will continue his Chicago run as Billy Flynn until August 16.
Krysta Rodriguez plays Roxie Hart, Sophie Carmen-Jones plays Velma Kelly, Jacqueline B. Arnold plays Matron “Mama” Morton, Red Concepción plays Amos Hart and J. Workman plays Mary Sunshine.
Ballas will replace Matteo Lane, who has played the criminal defense lawyer since June 22. The dancer previously performed in Burn the Floor and Footloose.
Hough and his wife, Hayley Erbert were busy with "Symphony of Dance" tour in June. This is after Erbert, 31, recovered from a cranial hematoma after their head collided during a performance.
"I forgot the choreography, by the way," he told Parade. "But she didn’t. She goes, ‘Honey, it goes like this,’ and she’s showing me. And I went, ‘You’ve been practicing, haven’t you?’ And she’s like, ‘Yeah, I was visualizing and remembering the routines.’ That fear or resentment of dance dissipated when we connected."
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When Does 'Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro' Premiere?
Dancing with the Stars is getting a new spinoff where professional dancer compete to become the next professional for the original show. Robert Irwin, who won season 34 will host Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro.
The competition starts with 12 contestants who will live in a house together. Ballas and his mother, Shirley Ballas will judge the competition. Other professional dancers will join them throughout the season including Witney Carson.
"The Next Pro is going to be so amazing. I was actually lucky enough to be able to be a part of three episodes," she told E! News. "I judge, and then Robert and I also do something together other than dancing, which I'm not gonna give it away, but it was very cool. It was very fun."
Britt Stewart,Daniella Karagach, Brandon Armstrong, and Hough will make an appearance. The winner of the show will appear on the next season of Dancing with the Stars.
Ballas said there are different types of challenges for the contestants. "Whether it’s from choreographing, group work, chemistry, teaching challenges, these are the things that you face as a pro on Dancing with the Stars," he explained at the 2026 Disney Upfront, according to Yahoo!
Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro premieres on ABC on Monday, July, 13 at 8 p.m. E.T. The episode will be available to stream on Hulu and Disney+ starting Tuesdays.
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