'America's Got Talent' will tape new shows in cities across America

The sixth season of NBC's top-rated summer series, "America's Got Talent," will tape shows in front of a live audience in cities across the country starting in Seattle on March 2 and 3. After Seattle, the talent competition series will travel to Los Angeles (March 9-10), Minneapolis (March 23-24), New York (March 31-April 1), Atlanta (April 12-14) and Houston (April 19-20).

Host Nick Cannon and celebrity 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 next summer's shows.

To attend a taping, potential audience members can apply for tickets at: http://www.ocatv.com/. If fans would like to audition for season six, videos can be submitted online only at www.agtauditions.com.

Upcoming tape dates and locations are as follows:

Seattle
March 2-3, 1 -6 p.m.
Location: Paramount Theater
911 Pine St.

Los Angeles
March 9-10, 1-6 p.m.
Location: The Orpheum Theater
842 S. Broadway

Minneapolis
March 23-24, 1-6 p.m.
Location: Orpheum Theatre
910 Hennepin Ave.

New York City
March 31-April 1, 1-6 p.m.
Location: The Hammerstein Ballroom
Manhattan Center Studios
311 West 34th St.

Atlanta
April 12-14, 1-6 p.m.
Location: The Fox Theatre
660 Peachtree St. NE.

Houston
April 19-20, 1-6 p.m.
Location: The Verizon Theater
520 Texas Ave.

"America's Got Talent," NBC's top-rated summer series from "American Idol" producers FremantleMedia North America and Simon Cowell's SYCO Television, returns for a sixth season this summer.

With the talent search open to acts of all ages, "America's Got Talent" has brought the variety format back to the forefront of American culture by showcasing performers from across the country. The series is a true celebration of the American spirit, featuring a colorful array of hopeful stars, including singers, dancers, comedians, contortionists, impressionists, jugglers, magicians and ventriloquists, all vying for their chance to strut and perform on stage hoping to win America's hearts - and the $1 million prize.

Singer/songwriter Michael Grimm was stunned and overwhelmed when he was crowned the winner of season five in front of a live nationwide audience. Grimm, who also took home the show's $1 million award, headlined the "America's Got Talent Live" show in Las Vegas last October.

FremantleMedia North America and SYCO Television produce "America's Got Talent". Cowell, Cecile Frot-Coutaz ("American Idol"), Jason Raff, Ken Warwick ("American Idol") and Georgie Hurford-Jones are executive producers.