DOROTHY CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS

Please download and complete the following forms.
All forms must be completed and signed before the audition.

1. Accident Waiver Form
2. General Release Form
3. Parental Consent Form

Print out the Rules and Regulation for your own purposes if necessary
Rules and Regulations

 

Contestants must bring the following to the audition

• Valid ID
• Recent Photo 
• Registration form
• All Waivers

BE THE NEXT DOROTHY
CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS

1.

CONTEST PRODUCER (PRODUCERS)
HAF: Harold Arlen Foundation
Haroldarlenfoundation.org
 info@haroldarlenfoundation.org

CONTEST VENUES
Auditions held at select malls owned or managed by General Growth Properties, Inc. (GGP/GGMI)

 

2. CONTEST DATES AND LOCATIONS:
The contest begins at 12:00:01 a.m. PT on July 31, 2010 and ends at 12:00 a.m. EST on Sept 3, 2010.

Location	Day 1	Day 2	Day of Week
Glendale, California Glendale Galleria	Jul 31, 2010	Aug 1, 2010	Sat/Sun
Las Vegas, Nevada Fashion Show Mall	Aug 2, 2010	Aug 3, 2010	Mon/Tues
Denver, Colorado Park Meadows Mall	Aug 5, 2010	Aug 6, 2010	Thurs/Fri
Dallas, Texas Stonebriar Centre	Aug 11, 2010	Aug 12, 2010	Wed/Thur
Chicago, Illinois Northbrook Court	Aug 14, 2010	Aug 15, 2010	Sat/ Sun
Saint Louis, Missouri Saint Louis Galleria	Aug 17, 2010	Aug 18, 2010	Tues/Wed
Jacksonville, Florida Regency Square	Aug 23, 2010	Aug 24, 2010	Mon/Tues
Atlanta, Georgia North Point Mall	Aug 25, 2010	Aug 26, 2010	Wed/Thurs
Boston, Massachusetts Natick Collection	Aug 28, 2010	Aug 29, 2010	Sat/Sun
Paramus, New Jersey Paramus Park Mall	Aug 30, 2010	Aug 31, 2010	Mon/Tues
New York, New York South Street Seaport	Sep 1, 2010	Sep 2, 2010 Sep 3, 2010	Wed/Thur/fri

 

 

3. HOW TO ENTER: Pre-Registration

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

Beginning at 12:00:01 a.m. PT on July 12, 2010, forms will be made available at WWW.WIZARDTHEMUSICAL.COM. Follow the instructions to complete the entry form for pre-registration.

IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE, YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN MUST SIGN A PARENTAL CONSENT FORM. THIS FORM MUST BE PRINTED AND PRESENTED AT VENUE. YOU MUST ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.

PRE-REGISTRATION is NOT a guarantee of eligibility, but is required for all auditions. Contestants who do not pre-register on line, will have no guarantee that they will be able to register at venue.

 

TO ENTER:

PRINT AND SIGN REGISTRATION AND WAIVER FORMS AND BRING TO PARTICIPATING GGP MALL FOR LIVE AUDITION. 

You must provide all information requested on the entry form, including your name, (alternative name or nick name), age, address, telephone numbers and valid e-mail address, Facebook, Myspace, Twitter ID’s and other .

VOTE AND PROMOTE
Digital video of all auditions will be posted on line at www,wizardthemusical.com/.

Instructions on how to vote and promote your own fan-site page will be posted on the Facebook Dorothy Page. 

4. ELIGIBILITY:

This contest is void where prohibited by law. This contest is open only to legal residents of the US, who are 16 years of age to 23 years of age, on the day of your audition. Employees of Sponsors and their parent corporations, subsidiaries, or affiliates, and such employees' immediate family or household members of GGP or HAF are not eligible to enter the contest.

All Contestants MUST Bring a CURRENT Photo.

DAY ONE:
Contestant should be prepared to sing a song of their choice, accapella. (We will not provide lyrics and no accompaniment of any kind is allowed).

 

Day TWO/CALL BACKS:
Contestant should be prepared to sing “SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW” or any other song from The Wizard of Oz or any other HAROLD ARLEN SONG OF THEIR CHOICE. PLEASE VISIT www.wizardthemusical.com for A COMPLETE LIST. (We will not provide lyrics and no accompaniment is allowed).

5. PRIZE AND WINNER SELECTION:

a. Starting on July 31, 2010, and according to the schedule below, all eligible entrants will audition live for a panel of judges, at one of the 11 GGP Malls.  The judges will select quarter-finalists on the basis of singing voice, stage presentation and overall entertainment value. Announcement of the 20 call-backs will be selected at
10 pm, the night of the first day of auditions at each location and will be posted on-line at www.wizardthemusical.com by 10 pm.  Quarter-finalists/regional runners-up will be called on the first number listed on their registration form. 

Call-back check-in will begin at 10:00 AM on the second day of each event. Call-back auditions, will be at 11AM  and will end at 1PM. The regional winner will be announced at 2PM,  live and online. There will be 11 Semifinalists in total from 11 cities.

The panel of judges will choose the call-backs based on the following criteria:

• voice
• stage presentation
• overall entertainment value

b. On Sept 2, 2010, the panel will select three (3) finalists from the 11 semi-finalists. Three (3) semi-finalists will be flown to New York for the Finals which will be both live and taped.  

PRODUCERS reserve the right to air these performances on a delayed or tape-delayed basis. Finalists must be available to participate in all media  and or on press junkets on any date between Sept 2, 2010 and Sept 4, 2010, or they will be disqualified. Alternate Finalists may be chosen from the pool of semi-finalist runners-up, at the sole discretion of the Producer, based on the criteria set forth herein. An on-air performance is not guaranteed due to the coverage of breaking news or other unforeseen circumstances or for any reason in media’s sole discretion. The semi-finalists will ensure that their performances do not violate any applicable laws, regulations, or television broadcast network standards as determined by said media outlet, in their sole discretion. Semi-finalists may be required to sign a statement of content standard compliance and liability release before being allowed to perform on the Morning News. Failure to sign the statement may result in disqualification.

On September 2, at 12 PM, the names of the three (3) finalists will be posted on line and America will have 18 hours to cast their vote online on the PRODUCER site (See VOTE AND PROMOTE).  The votes will be tallied at 6 AM on September 3, and the announcement of the winner will occur on a live, national television morning show (TBA). DOROTHY will be crowned on live TV from the South Street Seaport.

The winning DOROTHY will receive the right to perform before an audience for the
New York Stage Production of WIZARD scheduled to debut Dec 13, 2010 for an unspecified run of show. (Start date of Wizard subject to change at PRODUCERS discretion) The length of the performance run shall be at the sole discretion of HAF (PRODUCERS). The prize specified herein is being awarded as is, with no warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, by PRODUCERS.

PRODUCERS also reserve the right, but are not required, to provide additional products and/or services as part of the prize package at their discretion.

The winner is responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes associated with the prize, as well as all other costs or expenses associated with the prize, including, but not limited to travel and incidental expenses of a companion, should they choose to bring one.

Prizes are not transferable or redeemable for cash, and prize substitution will not be allowed, except at the sole discretion of PRODUCERS. PRODUCERS reserve the right, but are not required, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for the prize in the event the prize listed herein is canceled, postponed or unavailable for any reason.

Runners up will be selected in each city, Their names will be archived and will only be awarded winner status if the selected winner cannot fulfill the terms of her contract. Producers have the right to choose any runner up from any city at their discretion as a finalist, should the situation call for it.

 

6. PEOPLE’S CHOICE - $500 Shop Etc. Gift Card

All registered contestants will be entered automatically into the People’s Choice Contest, regardless of their status in the Be The Next Dorothy contest. Even if the contestant is NOT in the top twenty in her city, and does NOT make it to day 2, she is, still, eligible for the People’s Choice Prize.

All contestants’ video auditions will be uploaded automatically to the DOROTHY YOU TUBE CHANNEL VIA the Contest site. Each contestant will be responsible for collecting as many “fans” as she can in order to win the “People's Choice” prize.  Instructions on how to maximize those “fan” numbers will also be available on www.wizardthemusical.com at the VOTE AND PROMOTE tab.

In order to give every city the same length of time to collect fans, each city’s contest
will run for four weeks only.

The following table describes the opening and closing dates for the “People’s Choice” contest in each city.

PRIZE
The people’s Choice winner will receive a $500 Shop Etc. gift card. The Shop Etc. gift card is valid at most retailers or restaurants that accept American Express located in the United States. Funds never expire and can be used until the total value has been spent, giving the shopper maximum flexibility.

 

7. GENERAL CONDITIONS:

a. If for any reason, this Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, tampering, fraud, technical failure, or any other cause which corrupts or threatens the administration, security or integrity of the contest, Producer reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify, or suspend the contest or any portion of the contest. ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE FAIR AND LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE CONTEST. Information submitted in Internet entries, including entrant's name, address, e-mail address, etc., may be used by Producers for marketing or promotional purposes.

b. Producer reserves the right to delay contest announcements, postpone or reschedule all or some of the contest events, and/or modify Contest deadlines at its sole discretion. Any such changes will be announced and posted on the Sponsor's Contest website.

c. By participating in this contest, entrants (i) agree to have their names, photographs, voices, biographical information, likenesses, and entry submissions (including photographs and videos) used in any and all media for promotional purposes relating to this contest or future similar contests without further compensation or notice, except as prohibited by law; and (ii) agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges and to release Producers, their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, claims , losses, or damages of any kind caused by any prize or resulting from their participation in this contest and their acceptance and use of any prizes won.

 

8. OFFICIAL RULES AND WINNERS LIST: For a copy of the Official Rules or the name of the quarterfinalists, semifinalists, finalists and the winner, send a self-addressed envelope to TAURAD |  13360 Beach Blvd. Second Floor  |   Marina del Rey  |  CA   |  90292  |  323.952.3504 by October  5, 2010. A list of these names will be available after the winner has been verified and the prize has been awarded.