Into the woods auditions
Into the woods auditions
cndrlablnd
Swing Joined: 11/25/04
#0Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/25/04 at 3:14pmI am auditioning for Into the woods and want Lil Red. Anyone know of a good audition song?
#1re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/25/04 at 3:21pmHow about "Poor Sweet Baby" from Snoopy!!!, or "I can't Say No" from Oklahoma!. Well I guess it depends on whether the director wants Little Red to be cute or sexually awakened by her experience with the wolf. I've seen it played both ways, and think the later works best.
judy_in_disguise
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/31/04
GovernorSlaton
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/04
#4re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/25/04 at 3:33pmMy friend used Philosphy when she auditioned for Little Red. She didn't get the part, but it's still a good choice. :-p
TheaterGeek91
Broadway Star Joined: 5/22/04
#5re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/25/04 at 3:34pmPeanuts stuff is good; some of the characters are similar to Lil Red.
cndrlablnd
Swing Joined: 11/25/04
#6re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/25/04 at 3:50pmi dont really care if its a sondheim or not
#7re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/25/04 at 3:54pmnever audition with a Sondheim song unless asked by the casting team....
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#8re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/25/04 at 3:54pmIf I were directing "Into the Woods" (and I guess this would go for any show), I would want someone to bring something new to the table...portraying Little Red as "Cute" isn't new or interesting, and may leave your director cold...I would encourage you to find some kind of material that shows off your talent and your ability to bring something fresh to the role...
theatreangel
Chorus Member Joined: 11/10/04
#9re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/25/04 at 4:11pmI've never seen it played that way before. O_o A very interesting take on the role, though.
#10re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/25/04 at 4:29pmThe lyrics of "I know things now" seem to equate Little Red's experience in the Wolf's belly with the loss of one's virginity...Notice how she carries a knife after the experience and looses trust of anyone around her...I've seen it played that way and it works great...I though Danielle Ferland played it that way, even if she didn't really know that was how she was playing it.
Ebonic_Singer
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/18/04
BalletGirl85
Featured Actor Joined: 5/19/04
#12re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/25/04 at 5:47pm
I've played Little Red three times... once in my high school production and twice professionally. When I auditioned at my high school, I was 17 and sang "Shy" from Once Upon a Mattress. When I auditioned professionally, I was 19 both times and sang "I Know Things Now" at the first audition (at the request of the director) and "Good Morning Baltimore" from Hairspray at the second one.
I think anything belty that shows acting talent will help get you the role. "My New Philosophy" is cute but there is SO much more to Little Red than being cute. She is very obnoxious, which is why everything she sings is belted in that high obnoxious kid belting range. I once saw the show done and the girl who played the role had a GORGEOUS voice - but it totally didn't fit the part. "I Know Things Now" sounded like an aria, lol, and the whole point of her music being in that range is to complement the character's personality (also why Cinderella, the more ingenue, has a light soprano sound, and why the Princes have the high tenors, etc).
Little Red is more complex than most people think. A lot of people have the misconception that she is supposed to be an adorable little 12-year-old, but she's not. She's a charicature, but you have to play her as a real person, because everyone in this show are real people with real emotions, even though they seem so over the top. So I would just pick a song that shows a nice belty range that you can have fun with and make real acting choices with.
Featured Actor Joined: 12/31/69
#14re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/25/04 at 7:20pmI think Poor Sweet Baby would be great! I recently saw the show and Little Red Riding Hood had recently played Ado Annie in Oklahoma.
geri loves wicked
Understudy Joined: 9/11/04
#16re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/27/04 at 9:22pmYeah, when you actually think about the lyrics you can definitely see it in a sexual way..."and he made me feel excited--well, excited and scared."
Everybody's got the right to their dreams...
rachelT
Swing Joined: 11/15/04
#17re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/28/04 at 2:59amI'm auditioning for little red too and a lot of people have suggested my new philosophy to me as well. This is kind of a dumb question, but when you sing a duet like my new philosophy at an audition, do you sing both parts or just the main part? For example, if you're female and just wanting to sing sallys part, would you just let the music go for schroeders part? Updated On: 11/28/04 at 02:59 AM
cndrlablnd
Swing Joined: 11/25/04
#18re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/28/04 at 12:22pmSing a part where he doesnt sing. Where are you auditioning at?
ShbrtAlley44
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/03
#19re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/28/04 at 12:23pmIf you can get the edition of The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology that has "My New Philosophy," it's written as a solo in there.
rachelT
Swing Joined: 11/15/04
#20re: Into the woods auditions
Posted: 11/28/04 at 3:14pmok, thanks. I'm auditioning at my college, CSUH. How about you?
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