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Melissa Gilbert, Gladys Knight, Katherine Jenkins, Sherri Shepherd Set for ABC’s Dancing with the Stars

Melissa Gilbert
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Melissa Gilbert
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Stage veteran Melissa Gilbert will be among the contestants for the 14th season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, according to EW.com. The show will return to the air on March 19.

Gilbert starred in the musical version of Little House on the Prairie at Paper Mill Play House, and later toured the U.S. in the production. In addition to having starred on the television show which inspired the musical, she has also been seen on such series as Sweet Justice and Stand By Your Man.

Among the other contests are actors Roshon Fegan, William Levy, Jack Wagner, and Jaleel White, singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw, opera singer Katherine Jenkins, singer Gladys Knight, wide receiver Donald Driver, tennis great Martina Navratilova, TV anchor Maria Menounos, and talk show host Sherri Shepherd.

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