Mira Sorvino dances to 'Time After Time' in “Romy and Michele” throwback on “Dancing With the Stars”
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Please welcome the inventor of the Post-it note to the Dancing With the Stars ballroom.
On Tuesday night, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino gave viewers an epic throwback to her 1997 cult classic Romy and Michele's High School Reunion when, alongside partner Gleb Savchenko, the actress performed a contemporary style dance to "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper. Sorvino also brought her daughter Mattea out to make it a three-person dance, just as it is in the movie.
ABC Mira Sorvino, daughter Mattea, and Gleb Savchenko
Fans of Romy and Michele will know that song is the soundtrack to one of the film's most memorable moments when Romy (Sorvino), Michele (Lisa Kudrow), and high school nerd- turned-billionaire Sandy Frick (Alan Cumming) perform an interpretive dance at their 10-year high school reunion. Always in love with Michele, Sandy asks her to dance, to which she replies, "As long as Romy can dance with us." The three then deliver a hilarious performance to the classic Lauper track.
Savchenko and Sorvino even included some dance moves in homage to the movie, including curving around each other's body and crossing their arms across their chest.
ABC Mira Sorvino, Gleb Savchenko
Tuesday night was "My Most Memorable Year" night on DWTS and Sorvino chose 2004 because it was the year her daughter was born. "That year we had our incredible wonderful daughter," she explained. "Being a mother is my most cherished role. My family is my joy. They are my everything."
Sorvino's daughter is now a professional dancer at a contemporary dance company.
The actress also nodded to Romy and Michele without naming it. "This song is associated with a really wonderful time in my career," she noted. "It's the perfect song to do a three-person dance. This song already means so much to me, and now, I get to create this incredible memory with my daughter Mattea."
ABC Mira Sorvino, Gleb Savchenko
Since Sorvino was first announced as a contestant on season 32, fans have been hoping she might make a nod to this dance number. But many weren't sure if it would even be possible because of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike and union rules that actors cannot discuss struck work with the press or participate in anything that could be perceived as promotion of said work. Romy and Michele falls in that category, but Sorvino managed to pay tribute to it without breaking the rules.
Indeed, EW tried to get Sorvino to tease the possibility of such a throwback a few weeks back, acknowledging the strike restrictions, but she demurred. "I wish I could comment on that and I would like to be encouraging to you in that line of questioning," she told EW. "I cannot say, but maybe."
Sorvino and Savchenko nabbed a combined score of 22 from the judges, in keeping with their middling range across the competition. It marked their highest score from the three main judges without a guest on the panel. Sorvino credited Savchenko for his choreography and his ability to "check both the comedy and the love boxes."
Prior to the strike, Sorvino said that they were getting "closer than ever" to a potential Romy and Michele sequel. "There's nothing official to report but I can unofficially hint that we're closer than we've ever been to getting something to happen," Sorvino said. "And now I'm like, 'Okay. Okay. We're getting closer.' I can't say anything, but something might be in the works."
Dancing With the Stars airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+ and streams the following day on Hulu.
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