Songs for a Mature Leading Man
Songs for a Mature Leading Man
WindyCityActor
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/13/03
#0Songs for a Mature Leading Man
Posted: 1/3/05 at 12:05pm
Happy New Year Everyone!
My vocal coach and I will be working on some new songs, and I'd like some suggestions.
I'm a baritone, and 45 years old, and rather imposing looking onstage. I'm strongly built and 6'3" (with rapidly graying hair!?).
We've already worked on "In Praise of Women" and "You Must Meet My Wife" from "A Little Night Music" and "The Impossible Dream" from "Man of LaMancha."
I'm looking for other songs appropriate to my age and physical type. Since I've already have worked up a number of "Loved and Lost" songs...could anyone provide me with some song suggestions for a assertive mature leading man type?
I'm tempted to suggest some "Sweeney Todd," but since a very sucessful local production just closed, I'm afraid that anything from that musical may be a bit over-exposed at this time.
Warmest Regards,
Michael
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#1re: Songs for a Mature Leading Man
Posted: 1/3/05 at 1:41pm"Where is the Life That Late I Led?" from KISS ME KATE!
#2re: Songs for a Mature Leading Man
Posted: 1/3/05 at 1:44pm
Camelot, The Bakers Wife, Chess, and Mack and Mabel all have good songs for your type. Also, "Farewell good Angel" from Jane Eyre, and "My Orderly World" from Weird Romance are great songs.
#3re: Songs for a Mature Leading Man
Posted: 1/3/05 at 2:34pmIf you want a great ballad - I did a song from No Strings called "Look No Further" in my cabaret act - originally done by Richard Kiley in the Broadway production - he was a great character-leading man with a wonderful vocal quality. Also try anything that was originally sung by Howard Keel - perfect for your type.
#4re: Songs for a Mature Leading Man
Posted: 1/3/05 at 2:39pmI'd throw in As Good As You from Jane Eyre....Rochester's "character song"
WindyCityActor
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/13/03
#5re: Songs for a Mature Leading Man
Posted: 1/3/05 at 3:46pm
Thank you for the suggestions. I do like the "Jane Eyre" songs. Unfortunately, one of the theatres at which I will audition just produced that musical.
The Howard Keel and Richard Kiley suggestions sound promising. Better hunt down a copy of "No Strings."
#6re: Songs for a Mature Leading Man
Posted: 1/3/05 at 10:54pmJavert's "Stars" from LES MIZ sounds like a perfect number for you. (I don't know how accepting casting directors are of songs from Les Miz, though.)
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