FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Attention all musicians, singers, dancers, comedians, baton twirlers, poets, magicians and anyone else with a talent to share: we want YOU to bring your skills to the Great Route 66 Talent Show at the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in August!
KY3 and the City of Springfield are proud to host the inaugural talent competition, which is free to enter. There are categories for both Amateur and Professional performers. The deadline to enter is Aug. 3, so don’t hesitate to enter at https://www.route66festivalsgf.com/talent/.
Who knows? Maybe you’ll be discovered by industry professionals who scour local and regional festivals and the internet for America’s next great talent.
Festival organizers will review all submissions and select acts in the Amateur and Professional categories to advance to the semifinals.
A panel of four local judges, well versed in the entertainment industry, will review the videos of the semifinals and determine 10 Professional acts and 10 Amateur acts to advance to the final live competition. Judging criteria include:
- 25% showmanship
- 25% execution of performance
- 25% general audience appeal
- 25% technical skill.
In cases of ties, the general audience appeal score will be considered. In semifinal rounds, judges will use the same criteria, however, at least three of the four judges must vote for performers to advance, in order for contestants to be selected for the final live round to take place at the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival.
The competition is open to all legal residents of the United States who are 18 years of older at the time of entry and who live in the KY3 viewing area (Missouri and Arkansas counties of Greene, Polk, Dallas, Webster, Christian, Howell, St. Clair, Cedar, Dade, Lawrence, Barry, Carroll, Newton, Boone, Marion, Baxter, Fulton, Ozark, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Shannon, Texas, Wright, Laclede, Camden, Pulaski, Phelps, Dent, Hickory, Stone, Taney and Benton).
The top 20 will perform in front of the panel of judges and a live audience at the Historic Shrine Mosque, 601 St. Louis (where Elvis and Bob Dylan once performed!) at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12. Winners will be selected from each category to “advance” to the America’s Got Talent audition by way of a “guaranteed front of the line pass” to attend a virtual open-call audition in one of the official casting call locations.
What are you waiting for? Enter now!
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For official rules and more information about the competition, visit https://www.route66festivalsgf.com/talent/. Media, please contact Cora Scott at 417-380-3352.