
Further details have emerged surrounding the fourth annual "Dancing with the Stars - The Tour."
The 37-city outing will feature season-seven celebrities including 'NSync singer Lance Bass, Grammy-winning songstress Toni Braxton and Olympic track star Maurice Green, as well as Marlee Matlin from season six. Joining them will be professional dancers from the ABC-TV show, including Mark Ballas, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Derek Hough, Kym Johnson, Alec Mazo, Lacey Schwimmer, Edyta Sliwinska, Karina Smirnoff and Fabian Sanchez.
The two-hour live performance will feature a larger-than-life re-creation of the TV show's actual stage and set design, along with cabaret-style, VIP table-seating on the floor, according to a press release. The cast will be accompanied by a 10-piece live band and the production will also feature two huge high-def video screens to showcase never-before-seen rehearsal footage, exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews, outtakes and other extras.
"Dancing with the Stars - The Tour" is set to launch Dec. 17 in San Diego, CA, and make its way across the US, wrapping Feb. 8 in Philadelphia. The trek includes a stop in Toronto and a two-night stand in Uncasville, CT. Tickets go on sale beginning Nov. 10 and VIP packages will be available through the I Love All Access website. The full itinerary is listed below.
Meanwhile, the drama on the reality show continued this week as soap-opera queen Susan Lucci got voted off. The five celebrities remaining in the competition are Bass, Greene, retired NFL star Warren Sapp, "Hannah Montana" actor Cody Linley and television host/actress Brooke Burke, who just garnered the first perfect score of the season.
Celebrities eliminated in earlier rounds are Braxton, celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito, reality-TV star Kim Kardashian, actor Ted McGinley, comedian Jeffrey Ross and 82-year-old, award-winning actress Cloris Leachman. Olympic beach-volleyball champ Misty May-Treanor was forced to drop out of the competition after rupturing her tendon during rehearsals, according to reports.