LOS ANGELES (AP) – They’re short two judges, but auditions for “The X Factor” begin next month. The first auditions will be held March 6 in Los Angeles. After that, there will be stops in Charleston, New Orleans, Long Island and Denver. You can also audition online until June 15. More information is on the X Factor website.

Meanwhile, auditions for the tenth season of “So You Think You Can Dance” continue in Boston on February 21. There have already been auditions in Austin and Detroit. Still to come are casting calls in Memphis and Los Angeles. Whoever nails the auditions will get a ticket to Vegas for call-backs. That’s when they’ll work with choreographers and be judged in several different styles of dance. The best of those people will make it to the live competition episodes this summer.