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Executive Producer Kamilah Forbes is excited about Amateur Night at The Apollo's open auditions at American Dream

Kamilah Forbes
Shahar Azran, courtesy of Apollo Theater
Kamilah Forbes

Amateur Night at the Apollo will hold open auditions at American Dream in East Rutherford, NJ on Nov. 15.

Kamilah Forbes, Executive Producer at the Apollo, spoke to WBGO's Doug Doyle about the special auditions.

Kamilah Forbes chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle
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Kamilah Forbes chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle

Amateur Night at the Apollo has launched the careers of countless legendary artists, including Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Dionne Warwick, Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5, Luther Vandross, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Lauryn Hill, D’Angelo, HER and many others.

Amateur Night at the Apollo
Apollo Theater
Amateur Night at the Apollo

Longtime Amateur Night producers Marion J. Caffey and Kathy Jordan Sharpton will audition up to 125 vocalists vying for a coveted spot on The Apollo stage this December, with one child (14–17) and one adult (18+) to be selected.

The Apollo’s 2025 Fall/Winter Season, Amateur Night Holiday Special Presented by Coca-Cola will take place on December 19th and 20th, 2025 in The Apollo Stages at the Victoria Theater.

You can go to apollotheater.org for more information about the open auditions at American Dream.

You can SEE Doug Doyle's entire interview with Kamilah Forbes below:

Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.