Milwaukee auditions for American Idol

On Wednesday, thousands of Milwaukeeans flocked to the Bradley Center to vie for a ticket to Hollywood. Milwaukee was just one of six nationwide stops along the American Idol trail, and anxious singers began lining up as early as Monday to secure a few precious moments in front of Idol’s judges. TCD’s multimedia team — social media mavens Annemarie Chapdelaine and Hannah Thulin, along with photo intern Erik Aldrich– caught up with some of the audition day madness (and in some cases, sadness) from earlier in the week:

Check out a few of Erik Aldrich’s photos from the (very, very long) auditions. To see the full set, click here.