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Broadway Veteran Ron Kellum to Participate in CBS’ The Amazing Race

Ron Kellum and Tony Stovall
(© CBS)
Ron Kellum and Tony Stovall
(© CBS)

Broadway performer Ron Kellum will participate in the 17th season of CBS’ reality show The Amazing Race. He will be paired with his best friend, Tony Stovall, a doctoral student at the University of Arizona. The show will debut on Sunday, September 26.

Kellum, 45, appeared on Broadway in Chicago and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He is currently a director and choreographer. Kellum also authored the book The Gypsy’s Survival Guide to Show-Business..

The series features 11 pairs of teams racing around the world to win $1 million. Among the other contestants are 20-year-old Kevin Wu, a self-described “Internet entertainer,” and Mallory Ervin, a former “Miss Kentucky.”