Audition for Amateur Night at the next open audition at the Apollo Theater. Check the Apollo website for audition listings, or call the Amateur Night Hotline at (212) 531-5370. The theater is located at 253 W. 125th St., Harlem, New York.
Do not despair if you live outside the New York area and want to audition. You can try out for Amateur Night when the "Showtime at the Apollo on Tour" comes to your town. Check the Apollo website to find out when the tour is coming to a city near you.
Arrive early for your audition. Auditions are on a first-come, first-seen basis, so don't be late for what could be your big break.
Bring along a music track as accompaniment, or prepare to sing a cappella. There is no house band for auditions. Musicians must bring their own instruments for the audition, and dancers should have a cassette or CD to play during their audition.
Make sure comedy routines are clean and in good taste with no profanity!
Get ready to wow the judges within 90 seconds, because that's all the time they allow per audition.