BRIDGTON — Nine more acts were whittled down to six as Lake Region’s Got Talent continues on the stage of the Mayfair Theater at the Magic Lantern on Depot Street.

On Jan. 18, four judges, Mary Bastoni, Laurie Shepard, Barb Stauble and Jerry Walker, themselves talented both on stage and behind the scenes, scored the acts and provided feedback to the contestants. They lent considerable experience and expertise to the reviews of each performance.

Emcee Peter Allen announced that the following acts will move on to the semi-finals: It Doesn’t Matter, a band comprised of high school students Morgan Lamontagne, Reed Bridge-Koenigsburg, Matthew Buchanan, Anthony Champoli and Galen McLaughlin, who were asked where their next gig will be; Gracie Vaughn, singing “On My Own” from the musical Les Miserables with excellent diction; The Gypsies Quynh Nguyen and Carly Dyer, who put their hearts and souls into dancing and singing to an original song titled “New York”; Magician Madison Martin, who fooled volunteer and LRCT president Janet Ver Planck as well as the audience; Briley Graves, with her bold rendition of Carrie Underwood’s “Cowboy Casanova”; and contemporary dancers Liza Collins-Schrader, Kristin Farwell and Laura Taylor performing to “People Are Strange” with extremely creative moves.

The top 10 acts of Lake Region’s Got Talent, including these six and last week’s quarter-final winners, dancers Bailey Nassa and Mackenzie Gifford, singer Abbie Vaughn, singer Julia DiStefano and guitarist/singer Christian Martin, will battle it out on stage in the semi-finals at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25.

As much fun as watching each act will be listening to the commentary exchanged between the emcee, performers and the four judges.

During the semi-finals, the judges, with help from the audience, will narrow the field down to six acts. Those six finalists will compete on Feb. 8 to see who will be named as the top three Lake Region talents.

Support family and friends as well as Lake Region Community Theatre, which is the host of this talent show. The acts are competing for a chance to win a share of over $1,000 in cash and prizes.

Tickets for the semi-finals are available at the door: free for ages 5 and under (non-voting); $5 for ages 6-12; $7 for students and senior citizens; $10 for adults.

All of the shows are televised on Lake Region Television after the show dates. Check www.lakeregiontv.org for the schedule.