"Opening Act" - new music-oriented reality TV show from Nigel

[Miguel]

On Opening Act, the Artist Development Team attempts to find a great singer or band that has the potential to open for one of music’s “biggest” stars. So, basically they are cutting to the chase and not necessarily making someone a star but giving them a break to open for someone famous. If you ask me it sounds like a couple of the previous American Idol seasons. I won’t say names but we know there are several previous winners who didn’t really become all that they thought Idol would make them. Maybe these producers are unto something, making performers an opening act before helping them become the real deal.

On the show’s premiere we have a Dallas-area contestant. Arielle O’Keefe is an Allen singer whose life changes forever when she comes into a Dallas coffee shop for a spot in the lineup for the next open mic night. She settles in with Olivia who she thinks has something to do with the artists for the evening and opens up about her love for music and performing, and is completely stunned when Olivia Lee reveals Arielle is about to get her wish times 1,000. Lee tells Arielle has been handpicked by Nigel, the Artist Development team and Rod Stewart to open for the Grammy® award winning and platinum-selling artist in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace. Still coping with the initial shock of the opportunity she never saw coming, she’s equally shocked to find out she must be ready to take the stage in just five days. After hearing the news, Arielle is whisked off to an 5 day intense boot camp to prepare for her tour date, which includes an emotional session with voice coach Nick Cooper, and working with Antonina Armato to get her performance just right.

This link has a video segment from the show at the bottom. She learns she's been picked:

http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/...v-show.ece Including a taped appearance by Rod Stewart where he addresses her by name.



From comments on her YouTube videos, it looks like the show has already aired. But she's not racking up that many views.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taDiSjZ48p8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ASrDKQV5...ure=relmfu

An original song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLYtVxg5s...ure=relmfu