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The following is the experience that someone shared with me about their experience at the America’s Got Talent 2010 Portland auditions.

My Portland Oregon audition! On March 1st, I auditioned for America’s Got Talent in Portland, Oregon. I left early with my mom, expecting a large crowd like the one that had showed up on the first day. When I got there, there was no line anywhere. We walked in and right through security and the place where you get your audition number and wrist band. We entered into the waiting room to find only about a forth of the place had people. Since we had filled out our paperwork earlier, we walked past the people filling theirs out and right to the people who checked them. We joked around with the people working and made them smile while they checked over our paperwork. We then went and sat down, waiting for my number to be called. The first group of people auditioning were called and they were filmed as they headed out the door of the waiting room. We waited a little longer, talking to random people and having them preform their acts for us. A few people were interviewed and they scanned the area a couple times with the camera. My number was called not long after and I joined my group. They only filmed the first group, but there was a camera outside the door just sitting there and filming the people walking by. We lined up in numerical order and then we were split in groups of ten. Once my group of ten got to the chairs outside of the audition room, we were split into groups of five. We waited for about ten minutes before we were called into the room. There was no camera. Just three girls sitting behind computers. We said our name, age, where we were from, and what we were singing. Afterward, they thanked us and told us they would call if you made it through the next round. A friend I met there told me that they asked when they would be contacted and the people told them it would be before the 16th (Because the show films on the 17th and 18th). No one was called back in, and I didn’t see anyone in any group while I was waiting be called back in. I’m not sure it’s a good thing? We got to the audition about 9 and left at 11 something. The process was fairly quick and painless, but it was a lot of fun. I made a bunch of new friends and had a blast. Portland definitely has some talented people. Let’s hope for the best!

Feel free to leave your experience if you were at the AGT 2010 portland auditions.

I’m not 100% on this, but this site has been the official site for getting tickets to the America’s Got Talent tapings for a while and they have two different America’s Got Talent shows on their list. Here’s the shows they have so far:

America’s Got Talent in Los Angeles
March 12-13 (4 shows)
The Orpheum Theater
842 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA, 90014

America’s Got Talent in Portland
March 17-18 (4 shows)
The Keller Auditorium
222 SW Clay (corner of Clay and 3rd Ave)
Portland, OR 97201

These seem like the celebrity judge audition shows to me. Why else would they want to have an audience? Plus, it matches the time frame we’ve heard from the show.

Now, don’t get all worked up if you auditioned in LA and you don’t get a call to be on the March 12-13th show. The producers have told us that they sometimes call people to come and audition in another city if your talent is needed in another audition city.

If any of you are able to go to these shows in LA or Portland, we’d love to hear about your experience at the show. Just drop me a note on my contact us page. We’d all love to hear about your experience.

Thanks to John AGT Fan for finding this.

UPDATE (thanks to Cameron):
America’s Got Talent in Dallas
March 25th-26th
The Music Hall at Fair Park
909 1st Avenue
Dallas, TX 75210

Ok, that was quite a stretch. From this short video, it’s a joke to compare his talent with Terry Fator’s talent. I’ve seen Terry’s live show and have his DVD and Terry is a fantastic entertainer with an absolutely incredible talent. If you have only seen Terry on America’s Got Talent, then you have no idea how good he really is. With that said, this is a great little video of the America’s Got Talent Auditions. I don’t know who this person is, but I’m glad they shared this video with us. I have no doubt that it will be taken down once the AGT producers see it and wouldn’t be surprised if Ted Harris is disqualified from the show if they see it as well. Although, I must admit that with the proliferation of cell phone cameras and video, I’m surprised that video like this hasn’t turned up sooner. Check it out before it’s gone:

Interesting look at the makings of AGT if I do say so myself.

Over the past couple years, we’ve had a lot of really interesting acts audition for America’s Got Talent. It’s always nice when those acts check in with us again and show us the progress they’ve seen with their talent. Not to mention to hear about their most recent audition on America’s Got Talent.

One of my favorite people we spotlighted before was a little girl named Casey Cattie. Well, she’s still pretty little, but I think she’s improved quite a bit since we last saw her. Check out Casey Cattie’s most recent video:

Word is that Casey did a really great job at the auditions and I think she has a reasonable chance of being on America’s Got Talent 2010. I really hope she does. It’s fun to see people who participate on the site make it on the show. You might remember that we first saw G-Force on this site before making it on America’s Got Talent. Always fun!

Thanks to reader Mr. Lucky, here’s a list of the updates posted on the official AGT website:

The Chicago Audition states the following:
“We have started calling some acts with good news, but are still evaluating others. All decisions will be made by mid-April.”

The New York page says this:
“Some acts have already been called with good news, but auditions are still being evalulated. All decisions will be made by mid-April.”

Philidelphia says:
“We have begun making some “good new” calls, but many acts are still being evalulated. All decisions will be made by Mid-April.”

Los Angeles:
“Auditions are still being evalulated, but some good news calls have already gone out. However all decisions could take as late as mid-April 2010″

Also, the AGT producers stopped by the site and left the following answers to people’s AGT questions:

brigitte asked if you auditioned once this season, can you audition again this year? Yes — you can audition as much as you want whenever and where every you want. You can even send in a video if you auditioned in a city.

To answer multiple questions about the “call backs.”
As it says on AGTauditions.com, will will make all decisions on who makes it to the next round by mid-April 2010.  We only call and email acts that are moving on to the next round…sorry we cannot call everybody.

Some calls have already gone out. The reason why we say mid-April is just because, for example even if you auditioned in NYC, if NYC is fully booked, the produers may bring you to another city to see the judges. Please see our FAQ for answers to other questions.

I haven’t been updating this site too much lately, but A LOT of people have been talking about the auditions for America’s Got Talent 2010 in the comments. So, I figured I’d give my readers an update on the America’s Got Talent Auditions.
First thing you should know is that you can (and should) pre-register for the AGT 2010 Auditions.  Then, the official site will notify you when the auditions are happening and the details you’ll need for the audition (DISCLAIMER: This is not the official site.  This is just a fan site.  You can find the official AGT 2010 Audition website here.)

February 28-March 1st, 2010

Chicago

If you can’t make it to any of those locations, then don’t worry.  You can also submit a video audition online.  In past seasons I know a number of people submitted a video online and went to the audition.  Not sure how much that really helped, but probably doesn’t hurt your chances.

That’s all for now.  You also might want to check out one person’s suggestions on what to take to the America’s Got Talent auditions.  Also, please come back and tell us your experience with the auditions and share your talent with us.  If you want to share anonymously, then drop us a note on our Contact Us page.

One of my readers asked some interesting questions about what she should end up taking to the America’s Got Talent auditions. While I’ve heard of someone getting in and out in under an hour, the usual experience is that you’re likely to be there the better part of the day. Feel free to offer up suggestions in the comments:

Can anyone who has auditioned help me out? We are auditioning Jan 30. in downtown Dallas, TX. I imagine we’ll be in line for hours and hours. I’m planning on taking a folding chair, one lunchbox with some snacks, one lunchbox type cooler with diabetic supplies, and a small purse with keys, phone, ID and money, and CD w/ music. Is there anything here they won’t let us take? I know we can’t wear logos or teams, but how about an Autism Awareness Ribbon or Breast Cancer ribbon??? Thank you! ….anna

I got word about a really cool group that went to the America’s Got Talent auditions. Her name is Ilze Luneau and her Basketball Family. Ilze does some really neat stuff with basketballs. Check out this video to see what I mean:

Yes, she’s dribbling 6 basketballs at the same time. That’s pretty amazing. However, I think the spinning stuff is just as if not even more amazing. Go grab a basketball and try to spin it and you’ll see how much talent it takes. I think most people have tried and you know that it’s not easy to spin it for such a long time. However, she’s doing 3 basketballs. I will say that her outfit is an incredible mistake. It’s just wrong for such a pretty girl to wear whatever she’s wearing.

Here’s another video of Ilze Luneau:

It’s talent like this that makes America’s Got Talent really really interesting. I’m very happy to see that Ilze auditioned and I can’t wait to see her on America’s Got Talent.

It’s that time again for all those interested in auditioning for America’s Got Talent. I’m personally very interested in having more people audition for America’s Got Talent, because the last season of America’s Got Talent was a little weak in my book. Sure there were a couple acts that were awesome, but over all it was just ho hum. Let’s hope that Season 5 of America’s Got Talent is better than last season.

Here’s the casting call video for America’s Got Talent 2010. This is the link to the official America’s Got Talent website. Let me know if you’re auditioning so we can hear about your experience.

Disclaimer: This is just an America’s Got Talent fan site. Please visit the official AGT website for official answers.

The official America’s Got Talent audition website just announced that they are teaming up with the Today show (yes, that today show on NBC) to hold the last chance auditions for America’s Got Talent 2009. Check out a portion of what they posted on their site about the auditions:

America’s Got Talent is teaming up with the Today show to hold the last open auditions for the 2009 season.

On Thursday morning, May 14, anyone who wants to show off their talent can come to the Today show studio in Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. Registration kicks off at 6am right in front of the Today show studios. You can strut your stuff for Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry and Al Roker.

It’s not only your last chance to be on this season of America’s Got Talent, but three acts will be chosen to perform live on the Today show the following week.

Looks like a really cool connection and great exposure for America’s Got Talent to be on the Today show. I’ll have to watch and see if I can find a video of the Today show performances. Glad to see that the show is really reaching out in fun ways like the Today show and my previous post about America’s Got Talent and MySpace.