Songs to Avoid

According to a dear casting director friend of mine:

NOTHING from whatever the current hit musicals are (for now that would be Wicked and Rent).

And nothing Rodgers and Hammerstein. FAR too overdone.

Annie. If anyone had the guts to sing that at a college audition...wow.

I'm singing 'Vanilla Ice Cream' for all of my college auditions. I'm half done with them already. It's a great song for my voice. Honestly I'm so sick of that 'overdone' crap.

What song haven't the auditioneers heard? They are experienced professionals that have seen thousands of auditions. I'm not saying I'd go into an audition and sing 'on my own' or some song from wicked. I do draw the line somewhere. But 'Vanilla Ice Cream' was a great choice for me to show comedic timing and to show how strong my soprano is (man I LOVE that high B hehe).

and 'Much More' is also in my audition reportoire. I'm not using it for my college auditions but I've used it for a lotttt of other auditions before. And again the song and the character fit me. I dunno that's how I decide what songs are right for me...I'm not sure that's too crazy...

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i was at a college audition today where a girl actually sang "memory". it was awful, she had the worst cutting. it was a verse...and then a terribly long interlude and then the end. it was horrid. i felt terrbile for her, because she honestly had no idea how awful that was. the auditioneer just talked to her through the interlude to try to make it less awkward. and she was pretty bad at it too, simply because it was SOO over dramatic and just..well..come one...its memory. it has to be terrible. so yeah...memory. dont do this. because people will laugh at you.

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I agree Ms._Mistoffeles, especially phantom.

any jason robert brown.

seriously, i can't say it enough. if i hear one more girl attempt "i'm not afraid of anything" while an accompanist tries to keep up with the crazy stuff JRB writes, i might die.

either of lucy's songs from J&H

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Avoid: Nothing from A Chorus Line
Tommorrow from Annie
Send In The Clowns from A Little Night Music
On My Own from Les Miserables
Also avoid all contemporary musicals: Wicked, Rent, Any Jason Robert Brown, etc.

You may also want to avoid any really emotional serious songs like Send In The Clowns, Memory, etc. (Sondheim has alot of those).

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Good thing I haven't been doing the "Old Red Hills of Home" from 'Parade' at my college auditions. .... oh wait... oops! Haha!

It's acutally worked out well so far. I think I've just been lucky and had good accompanists. lol

Today at college auditions, I heard someone sing "Corner of the Sky" from 'Pippin' and "Close Every Door" from "Joseph..." and another person sing "As Long As You're Mine" from 'Wicked' and "Purpose" from 'Avenue Q'. I was just like, "Oy vey!"

Lol.... don't sing any of the above. LOL!

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I don't know why, but I've been to auditions where people sing church songs. And bring the hymnal.

I think it's odd.

Oh, and no matter what...NEVER sing On The Street Where You Live. I'm surprised no one mentioned that yet. Guh. SOOO overdone. That's all.

SIXTEEN GOING ON SEVENTEEN
just. don't. sing. it.

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