Fame meets Main on AMC’s new unscripted competition series, “Showville.” The series centers around a small town talent show featuring local acts, who get the chance of a lifetime to be in the spotlight. “Showville” is a celebration of performing, and a fond, funny look at the lives, workplaces and families of these acts and what happens to them when Hollywood comes to town. Each week, a one-hour episode of “Showville” touches down in a quintessentially American small town and puts together a talent show in a mere four days. Actor Alec Mapa and choreographer Lisette Bustamante are the series’ performance coaches, working with the show’s finalists each week to prep them for their performance in front of a live, local audience.

“Showville” hosted open call auditions in the following towns, offering locals of all ages – from singers and dancers to comedy acts and jugglers – an opportunity to win $10,000 in prize money:

· Holland, Michigan;
· Kingston, Rhode Island;
· Walla Walla, Washington;
· San Marcos, Texas;
· Hugo, Oklahoma;
· Mount Airy, North Carolina;
· Athens, Ohio; and
· Fairfield, Iowa,

As the series’ performance coaches, Mapa and Bustamante will be given 48 hours to mentor each town’s four finalists in preparation for the “big show.” The audience gets to know the finalists and their back-stories as they are coached over two days with the goal of bringing out the best of their abilities. The final competition will take place at a well-known town venue where an audience comprised of locals, including families, friends and neighbors, will join together and ultimately be responsible for selecting the victor.

Showville with Alec Mapa

More about Alec Mapa
Alec Mapa got his big show business break when he was cast as the opera diva, Song Liling, in Broadway’s M. Butterfly. He went on to direct the critically acclaimed one-man shows, “Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy” and “I Remember Mapa” and is also a renowned director in the comedy circuit. In addition, Mapa has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including “Marley & Me,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Ugly Betty,” “Seinfeld,” and “You Don’t Mess With The Zohan.”