Opening number - Top 10 perform together (minus JJ, who got injured). The piece was choreographed by Sonya Tayeh.
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Tony Bennett
Hailee & All-Star Brandon Bryant (Season 5) Broadway routine and choreographed by Warren Carlyle.
Power of the Empire (feat. Yazz)
Empire Cast
Eddie "Neptune" Eskridge's solo
Derek's jazz routine with All-star Kayla Radomski (Season 5) choreographed by Nick Florez and RJ Durell.
Can't Truss 'Em (feat. Yazz)
Empire Cast
Gaby Diaz's solo routine.
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
The Temptations
Virgil's hip hop routine with All-star Comfort Fedoke (Season 4) - choreographed by Christopher Scott. This is their first night in their first apartment together.
Keep It Movin' (feat. Serayah McNeill & Yazz)
Empire Cast
Jaja Vankova's solo routine.
Megz dances a Jazz piece with All-star Marco Germar (Season 8) choreographed by Ray Leeper. This piece is about hearing your favorite song on the radio and being unable to stay still -- gotta DANCE!
You're So Beautiful (feat. Jussie Smollett & Yazz)
Empire Cast
Jim Nowakowski's solo
Your Day Will Come
Son Lux
Edson's contemporary routine with All-star Jaimie Goodwin (Season 3) choreographed by Travis Wall. Jaimie is dying, and Edson is keeping her from "going toward the light"
Nothing to Lose (feat. Jussie Smollett)
Empire Cast
Hailee Payne's solo
Milk Was a Bad Choice
Yultron
Neptune's hip hop routine with All-star Jasmine Harper (Season 10) choreographed by Pharside and Pheonix. Frankenstein and his bride have a monster-conversation at the dinner table.
Drip Drop (feat. Yazz & Serayah McNeill)
Empire Cast
Derek Piquette's solo
Jim dances a contemporary with All-star Jessica Richens (Season 11) choreographed by Dee Caspary. Jim's internal conflicts are soothed by a pretty lady.
No Apologies (feat. Jussie Smollett & Yazz)
Empire Cast
Megz Alfonso's solo
Jaja's Bollywood routine with All-star Alex Wong (Season 7) choreographed by Nakul dev Mahajan. Jaja is an Indian princess sneaking out of the palace; Alex is a guard who fails to stop her escape.
I Wanna Love You (feat. Jussie Smollett)
Empire Cast
Edson Juarez's solo
I'm Really Hot
Missy Elliott
Gaby's hip hop routine with All-star Joshua Allen (Season 4 winner), choreographed by Pharside & Phoenix. This is a fight between a geisha and a ninja...and the geisha wins.
Anything Is Possible
P.J. Pacifico
Goodbye montage of JJ and Edson
Keep Your Money (feat. Jussie Smollett)
Empire Cast
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Tony Bennett, Lady GaGa
Hailee & All-Star Brandon Bryant (Season 5) Broadway routine and choreographed by Warren Carlyle.
Keep It Movin' (feat. Serayah & Yazz)
Empire Cast
Jaja Vankova's solo routine.
Drip Drop (feat. Yazz & Serayah)
Empire Cast
Derek Piquette's solo
Ragtime Interlude / I'm Really Hot
Missy Elliott
Gaby's hip hop routine with All-star Joshua Allen (Season 4 winner), choreographed by Pharside & Phoenix. This is a fight between a geisha and a ninja...and the geisha wins.