talent show

American  

noun

1. a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.

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Example Sentences

The days at the fictional Oak Canyon Ranch Retreat in the nonfictional Agoura Hills are loaded with incident — the retreat itself is essentially sleepaway camp, including pool time, games, a cookout, a talent show — and disasters.

From Los Angeles Times

As well as choosing her tracks she also spoke about her time on BBC talent show I'd Do Anything and praised her "extraordinary" mother.

From BBC

Buckley rose to fame on I'd Do Anything, a talent show seeking an actress to play Nancy in a West End production of Oliver!.

From BBC

They also began touring a live version of the show even though Greenberg had never been on stage before, “not even for a talent show.”

From Los Angeles Times

He won a talent show at a local movie theater, where he was invited to perform regularly.

From The Wall Street Journal