Cynthia Erivo will sit in on Dancing With the Stars Disney Night on Monday, November 2. The episode moves off its usual Tuesday slot because of election night, and the shift gives the show a cleaner lane for its themed routines and guest appearances.
Eight couples remain in the competition, and the episode is built around Disney songs from stage adaptations. That lineup turns the hour into a tightly programmed showcase, with each routine tied to a recognizable song rather than a free-form weekly theme.
Erivo joins Disney Night
Erivo enters the panel as a guest judge after winning a Grammy, an Emmy, and a Tony. Her presence adds another set of eyes to a night already built around scoring pressure, since the remaining couples will need to deliver performances that fit both the music and the format.
Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov will dance a quickstep to “A Star Is Born” from Hercules. Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas will do a jive to “You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!” from Peter Pan, while Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik will perform a contemporary routine to “Easy As Life” from Aida with Heather Headley performing live.
Stage songs and live performers
Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson will dance a jazz routine to “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from Mary Poppins, with Kyra Belle Johnson performing live. Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach will do a samba to “Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid with Michael James Scott performing live, and Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a quickstep to “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast with Rodney Ingram performing live.
Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa will dance a paso doble to “Satisfied” from Hamilton, and Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold will do a waltz to “I See the Light” from Tangled with Heather Headley performing live. The mix of live vocals and paired routines gives the night a more stage-musical structure than a standard week of the show.
Monday replaces Tuesday
ABC and Disney will air the episode on Monday night, November 2, instead of Tuesday because Tuesday is election night. That move keeps Disney Night from competing with a crowded news cycle, and it also gives viewers a fixed date to follow before the week’s routines land on screen.
Pro and troupe members will also perform to “Circle of Life/Nants Ingonyama” from The Lion King, “Belle” from Beauty and the Beast, “Seize the Day” from Newsies, “The Greatest Show” from The Greatest Showman, and “Friend Like Me” from Aladdin. Team dances are set to “Zoo” from Zootopia 2 and “We’re All In This Together” from High School Musical, making the night feel less like a single segment and more like a full franchise rollout.
