Waltzes and tangos, foxtrots and rumbas
The new “Dancing with the Stars” tour features a big cast of pro dancers, along with an appearance each night by one of the celebs who competed on the latest season of this TV series.
When “Dancing with the Stars: Live! — A Night to Remember” comes to Mohegan Sun Arena for two shows this weekend, said celeb is scheduled to be “Bachelor in Paradise’s” Joe Amabile, better known as “Grocery Store Joe.”
Other stops on the tour will feature Milo Manheim, who starred in the Disney Channel television movie “Zombies,” and “Fuller House” actor Pablo Di Pace.
The pros onstage will include Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Val Chmerkovskiy, Gleb Savchenko, Jenna Johnson, and more.
It should be an entertaining night, considering it’s choreographed and creative directed by choreographer extraordinaire Mandy Moore and “Dancing with the Stars” executive producer Ashley Edens-Shaffer. Dancing with the Stars: Live! — A Night to Remember, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Mohegan Sun Arena; $45; 1-800-745-3000. ERIC MCCANDLESS/ABC Mary Queen of Scots
“Mary Queen of Scots” has the misfortune of being released around the same time as “The Favourite.” Both deal with queens of England, albeit a couple hundred years apart. “The Favourite” is fresh and wildly original. “Mary Queen of Scots” feels familiar and mundane. The one element that fires up “Scots” is the forceful performance of Saoirse Ronan as the title character, who has to battle pretty much everyone — from her brother to her husband to her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England (played by Margot Robbie) — in her fight for what she sees as her rightful place of power.