Palm Springs Film Awards: Director Jon M. Chu calls ‘Wicked: For Good’ ‘a full cinematic meal’
‘Wicked’ director Jon M. Chu attended the Palm Springs International Film Awards, where he teased what fans could expect with “Wicked: For Good.”
- This week’s “Dancing with the Stars” theme is “‘Wicked’ Night” to celebrate the upcoming movie musical.
- “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu will serve as a guest judge for the episode.
- Last week was “Dedication night,” and no couples were eliminated from the competition.
This week’s episode of “Dancing with the Stars” marks the half-way point of the season, and things will be getting a little “Wicked.”
Tuesday night’s sixth episode is “‘Wicked’ night” for the celebrities and their pro partners, with each couple “Dancing through Life” to the tunes of the hit musical movie, in anticipation of the sequel’s release in theaters in November.
Here’s what to know about “‘Wicked’ night” on “Dancing with the Stars” this week, which “Wicked” songs each couple will be dancing to and each of their scores from last week’s episode.
‘Dancing with the Stars’ has ‘Wicked’ night this week, see weekly themes
This week’s episode will be “‘Wicked’ night,” to celebrate the upcoming movie-musical sequel “Wicked: For Good,” starring Cynthia Erivo and Florida-native Ariana Grande.
Here are the weekly themes for “Dancing with the Stars” season 34:
- Week 1, Sept. 16 – Personal anthems
- Week 2, Sept. 23 – One-hit wonders
- Week 3, Sept. 30 – TikTok night
- Week 4, Oct. 7 – Disney night
- Week 5, Oct. 14 – Dedication night
- Week 6, Oct. 21 – “Wicked” night
- Week 7, Oct. 28 – Halloween night
- Week 8, Nov. 4 – Rock and roll hall of fame night
- Week 9, Nov. 11 – “Dancing with the Stars” 20th birthday party night
- Week 10, semi-finals, Nov. 18 – Prince night (As in the late, great singer of “Purple Rain” and “Little Red Corvette”)
- Week 11, season finale, Nov. 25 – Three-hour finale has no overarching theme
Who is the guest judge on ‘DWTS’ this week? ‘Wicked’ director Jon M. Chu to judge
Jon M. Chu is an American director, producer and screenwriter. In addition to the “Wicked” movies, he has directed other criticall-acclaimed movies, such as “Crazy, Rich Asians,” “In the Heights” and three movies in the “Step Up” franchise.
He is set to direct a movie based on the musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat” and a Dr. Suess animated film “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” which will feature Ariana Grande voicing a main character.
‘Wicked: For Good’ release date, here’s when you can watch the movie
“Wicked: For Good” will hit theaters on Nov. 21, 2025. You can buy tickets to see “Wicked: For Good” online right now.
To find a movie theater near you and grab tickets, check out each theater’s website:
Is ‘Wicked’ free on Amazon Prime? Where to watch the first ‘Wicked’ movie
When “Wicked” first dropped on streaming platforms, it was only available to stream for free with a subscription on Peacock. Now, the movie has moved to Amazon’s Prime Video, which is the only platform where it’s available to stream for free with a subscription as of Oct. 20, 2025.
Watch ‘Wicked’ with Prime Video
It is also available on digital platforms for purchase or rental. Platforms include Apple TV+, YouTube, Fandango At Home (formerly Vudu), Comcast Xfinity, Cox, and Microsoft Movies & TV.
What time is ‘Dancing with the Stars’ on this week?
New episodes of “Dancing with the Stars” air live on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. ET.
Watch ‘Dancing with the Stars’ with Disney Bundle
Episodes of “Dancing with the Stars” season 34 are available to stream on Hulu the Wednesday following their air date.
‘Dancing with the Stars’ ‘Wicked’ night songs released, see list
According to Forbes, here’s what this week’s “Wicked” dances will be:
- From Pentatonix GRAMMY winner Scott Hoying and partner Rylee Arnold will perform a Contemporary to “The Wizard And I” by Cynthia Erivo featuring Michelle Yeoh.
- Social media personality Alix Earle and partner Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Jazz to “What Is This Feeling?” by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
- Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and partner Witney Carson will perform a Jazz to “Dancing Through Life” by Jonathan Bailey.
- From “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” Whitney Leavitt and partner Mark Ballas will perform a Quickstep to “Popular” by Ariana Grande.
- Reality TV star and content creator Dylan Efron and partner Daniella Karagach will perform a Rumba to “I’m Not That Girl” by Cynthia Erivo.
- Comedian Andy Richter and partner Emma Slater will perform a Jazz to “One Short Day” by Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel featuring Michael McCorry Rose.
- Film and TV actress Elaine Hendrix and partner Alan Bersten will perform a Contemporary to “Defying Gravity ” by Cynthia Erivo featuring Ariana Grande.
- From “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” Jen Affleck and partner Jan Ravnik will perform a Foxtrot to “As Long as You’re Mine” by Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey.
- “Boy Meets World” star Danielle Fishel and partner Pasha Pashkov will perform an Argentine Tango to “No Good Deed” by Cynthia Erivo.
- Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles and partner Ezra Sosa will perform a Rumba to “For Good” by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
‘Dancing with the Stars’ week 5 scores
Here’s how each celebrity scored out of 40 points during last week’s fifth episode:
- 36 – Reality TV star and brother of actor Zac Efron, Dylan Efron
- 35 – Florida-based influencer Alix Earle
- 35 – Robert Irwin, son of the late, great Steve Irwin
- 33 – “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Whitney Leavitt
- 32 – Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles
- 30 – Actress known for her role as Meredith Blake in the 1998 remake of “The Parent Trap,” Elaine Hendrix
- 30 – Pentatonix singer Scott Hoying
- 29 – “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Jen Affleck
- 29 – Star of the nineties sitcom “Boy Meets World,” Danielle Fishel
- 24 – Comedian and former sidekick of Conan O’Brien, Andy Richter
Who went home on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ last week?
No one! Last week, all 10 couples were safe after their meaningful, tear-jerking “Dedication night” performances.
As of Oct. 20, four celebrities have been eliminated from “Dancing with the Stars” so far:
- Week 1 – no eliminations
- Week 2 – Eighties film star of “The Goonies” and “Stand by Me” fame, Corey Feldman and partner Jenna Johnson
- Week 2 – Two-time NBA All-Star Baron Davis and partner Britt Stewart
- Week 3 – ‘Fifth Harmony’ singer Lauren Jauregui and partner Brandon Armstrong
- Week 4 – Reality star Hilaria Baldwin and partner Gleb Savchenko
- Week 5 – No eliminations
How do I vote on ‘Dancing with the Stars’? How to vote online, through text
Throughout the season, fans will be able to vote for their favorite couples during the live simulcast of the show, which will be broadcast in the EST/CST time zones.
Online voting will be available to fans in any time zone in the U.S., its territories and Canada at dwtsvote.abc.com. Fans with a participating U.S. wireless carrier can also vote via SMS/text; however, this feature is not available for viewers in Canada.
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