“America’s Got Talent” begins taping new season across the country

NBC will be taping the sixth season of its hit competition series America’s Got Talent in front of live audiences in various cities across the country, starting next week. Host Nick Cannon, and judges Sharon Osbourne, Piers Morgan and Howie Mandel, will travel to each city to determine which acts will make it through to Las Vegas for the summer’s shows.

To attend a taping, potential audience members can apply for tickets at www.ocatv.com. To audition, videos can be submitted online only, at www.agtauditions.com.

Upcoming tape dates and locations are:

March 2-3: Seattle — 1pm-6pm at the Paramount Theater, 911 Pine Street, Seattle, WA

March 9-10: Los Angeles — 1pm-6pm at The Orpheum Theater, 842 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA

March 23-24: Minneapolis — 1pm-6pm at the Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN

March 31-April 1: New York City — 1pm-6pm at The Hammerstein Ballroom, Manhattan Center Studios, 311 West 34th Street, New York, NY

April 12-14: Atlanta — 1pm-6pm at The Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA

April 19-20: Houston — 1pm-6pm at The Verizon Theater, 520 Texas Ave., Houston, TX