After a successful run as Roxie Hart on the London stage, Ashlee Simpson may be returning to NYC to star in the Broadway musical Chicago. Broadway spokesperson Jeremy Shaffer said he could not confirm Ash’s return to the stage, but did confirm that Dancing With the Stars’ celeb Cheryl Burke will not be starring as Roxie. Read more »
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Ashlee Simpson to Rock Roxie on Broadway?
November 6th, 2009 / Author: Brittany TalaricoMaksim to Burn on Broadway Without Karina
November 5th, 2009 / Author: Brittany Talarico
Maksim Chmerkovskiy has been asked to return to Broadway to dance his heart out in Burn the Floor, but his ex-fiancé Karina Smirnoff didn’t make the roster, E! News reports. The dancing duo made their Broadway debut together last summer in the play. “I wouldn’t do it if she was asked back,” Maksim told E!. Read more »
Black is Back
October 27th, 2009 / Author: OK! Staff
The LBD gets an update with sparkle and shine.
Halle Berry
What She Wore: Kaufman Franco
Where: Keep A Child Alive’s 6th Annual Black Ball in New York City
When: Oct. 15
PHOTOS: Mya Celebrates Her Birthday “DWTS” Style
October 7th, 2009 / Author: OK! Staff
Singer Mya had lots of DWTS help celebrating her birthday on Tuesday. Her dancing pals Kym Johnson, Cheryl Burke, Sabrina Bryan, and Chuck Liddell attended the birthday party at Coco De Ville nightclub in Beverly Hills. The birthday girl definitely had the highest score for the evening, no contest!
OK! Exclusive: Gilles Marini
May 14th, 2009 / Author: OK! Staff
Cheryl Burke is Super Tough
May 12th, 2009
Who knew dancing was such a violent sport? Gilles Marini reveals to E! that his partner Cheryl Burke had quite a spill in salsa rehearsal for Dancing With the Stars, slipping through his hands, but rallied right away.
"She hit her head so hard that the music was covered by the sound of her head hitting the floor," Gilles tells E!’s Marc Malkin. "It was a scary moment. She had an egg on the back of her head, but she doesn’t complain…She got up and said, ‘Let’s do it again one more time.’ "
One might think a lump like that would hamper a dance performance, but not for Gilles and Cheryl – they pulled off a perfect 30 in both dances last night.
DWTS: Battle of the Bulge!
October 31st, 2008 / Author: OK! Staff
There’s a serious weight war going on backstage at Dancing with the Stars! Dancers Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Louis Van Amstel recently criticized fellow pros Lacey Schwimmer and Cheryl Burke for gaining weight – and now, the women are fighting back!
Maks, 28, kicked off the war of words, revealing in a recent interview, "When I first saw these women this season, I said, ‘guys, you know the camera adds 10 pounds. You have to do something about this.’"
Louis, 36, added that they had to "deal with the consequences" of gaining weight. But the women insist to OK! that they look just fine! "You don’t have to be a size zero to be beautiful," says Cheryl, 24. Weight, she says, "is a really sensitive subject, and it’s important that women out there feel good about themselves."
Lacey, 20, who admits to making fast food runs with dance partner Lance Bass, tells OK!, "As a woman and a dancer, I am happy with the way I look. While it is unfortunate that two of my colleagues were compelled to express opinions about my body and the bodies of other talented women on DWTS, I suppose they are entitled to them."
In the meantime, Maks has admitted regret for speaking out about his co-stars, writing on his blog, "My comments were taken out of context. I apologize to both girls for I have nothing but respect for what they do on the show."
For the full scoop on DWTS’s backstage weight war, pick up the new OK! – on newsstands everywhere!
Stars’ Real Sizes Revealed!
October 24th, 2008
Drew Lachey’s DWTS Predictions
October 10th, 2008
As the season two winnner of Dancing With the Stars, Drew Lachey certainly knows his rumba from his tango. But who does he think will come out on top this time around?
"Right now I still personally think it’s too early," he tells OK!. "I think Warren Sapp is doing amazingly well for a man of his size, and Brooke Burke’s doing a great job. I think ultimately it’s going to come down to seeing whose personality and likeability comes out, as well as being able to move."
The busy musician, actor (he just finished a stint on Broadway in Spamalot) and dad is also no stranger to the steamy rumors that seem to swirl around every season of DWTS – one false story even linked Drew and his partner Cheryl Burke romantically, a charge that both vehemently denied.
"Honestly I think people obviously just can’t imagine that people work that close together and spend that much time together and nothing else is going on," he says. "It’s not really the hotbed of scandal that people make it out to be, it’s about the show and people working together. Obviously you build friendships, but 99 percent of the time that’s where it ends."
Click here for OK!’s gallery of DWTS hookups!
When he’s not on the stage or the screen doing what he does best, Drew’s all about his family, including his wife Lea and two-and-a-half year-old Isabella. His daughter helped inspired him to take on his latest project as spokesman for the Magical Veggie campaign, which focuses on increasing awareness about the health benefits of beans by urging fans to rewrite the old "Beans, beans, the magical fruit" chant. On Feb. 18, one winner will get to come to NYC and meet Drew.
"It’s not just talking about beans," he tells OK!, " it’s about trying to start your family and your child to have healthy eating habits from an early age on. Now is the time when they’ll try new things."
