I am auditioning for Into The Woods at my high school and I was wondering if you have any ideas for any Sondheim songs for mezzo/alto? Hi! They didn’t give any specifications on what type of song to sing, so I’m just going on what I sing best. (i.e. If you have a library in your home town, try looking for complete vocal piano scores of Golden Age shows. If you aren’t finding many vids, there may not be as many people singing it and it could work. If you’re going to sell anything, that money’s got to go toward the winter… and toward seed for next year. Once the musical, considered audition material? Take a look around, check out the help section, and feel free to contact us if you don't see what you are looking for, we're always looking for new ideas for posts. I will also be doing a monologue from Saint Joan, as Joan of Arc and a monologue from “The Star Spangled Girl”, as the character of Sophie. ~Matt. And then from that point on I think all the people in the house where were kids and my mother-in-law and eventually my husband came home. For me, I know that there's somewhere I have to get to, and I can't get there until the echoes of me here are gone, and I'm a little impatient if you want to know the truth. You can’t.

I probably have about the same vocal range as Annie in this show. Understanding the effect of Amplification, Putting together your Musical Theatre resume, GUEST ARTICLE: Ten Secrets to Acing Your Musical Theatre Program Audition By Jonathan Flom. So, I’m auditioning for my high school’s production of Into the Woods.

I don’t think its overused, I think its more of a ballad, but if you use the bridge, you can probably move it a bit and it could come off as a moderate uptempo. Stranger in Paradise – Kismet.

Affiliate links provides compensation to Daily Actor which helps us remain online, giving you the resources and information actors like you are looking for. Kim. Both of those songs are regularly performed and don’t necessarily communicate the message that you are well versed in the literature. There should be several things out there for you.

Contents1 1) Dramatic monologues for men1.1 Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill1.2 […] Nothing that puts yourself up on a pedestal/says look at me!

Worst pies in London is a Sondheim piece, it’s hard to play, and it doesn’t really tell us anything about you as a person. I'm not worried about anyone else, they'll forget me soon enough. This story is very obviously tragic mirroring Romeo and Juliet. At the end of the day, if you sing something that may be overdone, make sure you really think about it dramatically and try to bring something different to it. How do i force my child to become an actress. “DO NOT” lists can be controversial but can also be a great starting place to figure out if your singing something everyone else will be singing as well.

Hi, I think you can get away with it as long as the song is type appropriate.

Same thoughts as for “Before Summer Ends”. First you need to find out what you are auditioning for. Also, although It Takes Two isn’t very fast, would it still be considered up-tempo? I will be auditioning for college very soon.

It’s not as well known and it’s actually not included in most performances of the musical. What about any songs from legally blonde, I don’t think I saw it on the list.

( Log Out / 

Also, is “Hold On” from Secret Garden one of the ones that I should steer clear of? Hello my name is Lydia I am auditioning for dance colleges in the Uk will it be the same for me? Thanks. It seems like there are so many songs on the DO NOT list that its hard to come up with songs to even use. (this is for my son by the way). And my last question, I’m a very strong soprano and my teacher is always encouraging me to sing classical style songs like till there was you from the music man, or somewhere from west side story, what are your thoughts for this? I am about to audition for UK drama school and was planning to do Stars and The Moon from Songs For a New World by Jason Robert Brown. As a ballad for a college audition, how is “Role of a Lifetime” or “Once Upon A Time” from Bare?

Aspects of Love doesn’t have the same stigma around it as Phantom or Love Never Dies. Let me die. I usually try to pick something by the same composer as the production I’m auditioning for, but not the same show.

If I loved you it was mentioned in the do nots list though? Just make sure you sing it really well if you choose that song over State Fair.

10 Short Dramatic Monologues for Your 90-Second Musical Theatre Audition; Bobby Baby! Here are 17 dramatic monologues for men: 1. Look at the information on how to find the perfect musical theater song under the materials section, Thinking about using Un Bel Di (Madama Butterfly) for a Musical Theater audition….you mentioned selecting from Aida…..yes/no? Sorry its taken so long to get back to you, its a very busy time of the year. I don’t hear “Hold On” that often but I do remember trying to make a decent 16 bar cut of it once for a student and we had to be a little creative if I remember correctly. there are some songs that your voice can’t touch and there are those you would just smash. Are there any other solos that you think I should do instead. I will be auditioning for “Assassins” and I was wondering if Sarah’s part from “I’ve Never Been in Love Before” from Guys and Dolls would be an acceptable audition piece. Does anyone have any good audition songs?

Things in Europe are a little different than they are in the United States. I'm asking simply to die, to be allowed to fade away, that's all. This website is brilliant and I have just read all the posts. I’ve had a student use a piece from Love Never Dies and it worked for him. Change ), Maintained by Matthew Edwards, Associate Professor of Voice, Shenandoah Conservatory, Musical Theatre Styles Specialist. I’m trying to decide between “Falling in love with love” “when did I fall in love” and “yes my heart”. This is a great list, thank you!

( Log Out / 

Just be sure that whatever you chose to sing shows you off at your best. CONTENTS . One wrong turn on the road somewhere and we ended up here. It was hard for all of us. Would you suggest still staying away form the songs on your list or do you think there is more leniency when it comes to children. In that instance, I think it makes sense and you could get away with it. I can’t ma’am. If the song is perfect for you, its probably ok for a college audition if its on the list below, for the list above, its probably not a good idea regardless of how well you sing it.