March madness, talent show madness

'SHAKE IT UP' IN NYC Stars of the Disney Channel dance show appear today with executive producer Rob Lotterstein in a TimesTalks event at 11 a.m. at TheTimesCenter, 242 W. 41st St. Tickets are $30. More at timestalks.com.

MARCH MADNESS LIVE ONLINE All games in the NCAA's men's basketball tournament are again being streamed by March Madness on Demand, starting tomorrow. Also being promised is MMOD for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Latest info at ncaa.com/mmod.

GOT TALENT? 'X' AUDITIONS COMING Simon Cowell's new Fox series "The X Factor" starts nationwide auditions March 27 in Los Angeles. Casting comes closest to local in an April 14 stop at Newark's Prudential Center. Performers age 12 and older are welcome as solo artists or in vocal groups. But be warned: Auditions take place in front of not just judges, but audiences into the thousands. Details at fox.com/thexfactor.

GOT 'TALENT'? WATCH TAPINGS NBC's summer competition "America's Got Talent" is conducting tapings across the country this month and next. The local stop comes March 31-April 1 at Manhattan's Hammerstein Ballroom on West 34th Street. Apply for tickets at ocatv.com.