'America's Got Talent' announces additional cities for season 9 open auditions

'AGT' bus tour will stop in Nashville, Greensboro, Baltimore and Providence

NBC's No. 1 summer reality series "America's Got Talent" will expand its nationwide search for season-nine acts with a four-day bus tour stopping in four cities across the country, beginning in Nashville, Tenn., on Jan. 28, 2014.

The "AGT" bus will then continue to Greensboro, N.C. (Jan. 29); Baltimore (Jan. 30); and Providence, R.I. (Feb. 1), before completing the talent search in Los Angeles (Feb. 8-9). For updates, registration forms, audition tips, venue information and to submit an online audition, visit www.AGTAuditions.com.

Remaining audition cities also include Houston (Jan. 18-19) and Indianapolis (Jan. 25-26). Acts that cannot appear in person at an open call city can submit an online video at www.AGTAuditions.com/submitvideo/.

The remaining season nine audition cities include:

• Jan. 18-19: Houston - Reliant Center
• Jan. 25-26: Indianapolis - Indiana Convention Center
• Jan. 28: Nashville - Venue TBA
• Jan. 29: Greensboro - Greensboro Marriott Downtown
• Jan. 30: Baltimore - Venue TBA
• Feb. 1: Providence - Rhode Island Convention Center
• Feb. 8-9: Los Angeles - Los Angeles Biltmore

"America's Got Talent" is the only talent competition show open to any age and any talent. The auditions are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for performers across the country to showcase their talent in 90 seconds to the series' producers, in the hopes of being able to take the stage in front of the "AGT" judges. Every type of performer is welcome: last season's competitors included musicians, dancers, magicians, contortionists, comedians, singers, jugglers, animal acts and everything in between.

"America's Got Talent" stars celebrity judges Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howard Stern, and host Nick Cannon. The series is a true celebration of the American spirit, featuring a colorful array of hopeful stars all vying for their chance to perform on stage to win America's hearts and the $1 million prize.

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