Auditions
Open auditions for this season were expanded to the following six cities:
| Audition Venue | City | Date | Guest Judges(s) |
| McFarlin Memorial Auditorium | Dallas, Texas | January 17–19, 2008 | Adam Shankman |
| Charleston Music Hall | Charleston, South Carolina | January 31–February 2, 2008 | Tyce Diorio |
| Capitol Theatre | Salt Lake City, Utah | February 4–7, 2008 | Mandy Moore |
| Atlas Performing Arts Center | Washington, D.C. | February 21–23, 2008 | Dan Karaty |
| Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles, California | March 6–8, 2008 | Mia Michaels |
| The Milwaukee Theatre | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | March 20–22, 2008 | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
For the first time, New York City was not a stop on the audition tour. To be able to audition, contestants had to be between the ages of 18 and 30 and able to be legally employed in the United States. Partner auditions were allowed.
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