Suggestions on Musical Theatre songs for guys.

try reading some lyrics first before you pick. any song can work-like....five hundred guys can belt out being alive. but it takes someone special who understands it to bring it out of a cabaret-esque version and draw you in and create background and depth.

personally i adore sunday in the park with george,company,parade, and scott alan,adam gwon and ryan scott oliver.

just please no wicked or rent. we have all heard enough lol

happy hunting

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Really? This is so odd. I've always felt there are no strong female songs, only whiny love songs, and that guys get all the cool ones.

"The Scarlet Pimpernel" has some very good solo songs for guys in it. The previous poster warned against songs that don't apply to you and your life, which I guess would preclude you from performing "Falcon In The Dive," but that is one of the most powerful songs I've heard. The tenor solos are very good, too (like "Into The Fire," "Prayer," "She Was There".)

I'd like to say, though-- even though it's easy to change a few pronouns and change the key of the song, judges don't always like that. My drama teacher said that a boy from my school who sang "I Dreamed A Dream" for an audition for a prestigious theatre school didn't get in simply because he sang a song for the wrong gender and the judges felt that indicated he wasn't serious about theatre, and that they couldn't judge his performance against the 'original.'

This song is from Disney, but "Out There" from "Hunchback of Notre Dame" is terrific, in both emotional value and vocal power (though you have to be quite a tenor to handle it in its original key). Check out Drew Sarich's German version called "Draussen"-- it's fantastic.

While we're on the Disney subject, "Endless Night" from the Lion King would be great as well. And, sorry for suggesting so many tenor songs, but have you thought about doing "Love Changes Everything" or "Empty Chairs At Empty Tables?" Michael Ball, who performed both of those songs originally, has an extremely powerful singing voice. (Though I guess both of those songs are a mite cliched.)

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I would say Giants in the Sky but ONLY if you can rock it. Otherwise steer away.

And I love How Glory Goes from Floyd Collins. AMAZING song. Also from Floyd Collins: Daybreak and Git Comfortable

There is a plethora of male sung songs in The Full Monty.

And on the same lines of songs that Michael Ball did an amazing job singing, what about Hushabye Mountain from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

I also really like Petrified from Taboo, which is waaaaay out there.

For something a little upbeat, you could do All I Need Is The Girl... just cut out the gigantic dance break.

Corner of the Sky from Pippin is always an oldie but goodie. In fact, there are a lot of male songs in Pippin (like Morning Glow)

Some more of my fav male songs:
What Do I Need With Love? from Thoroughly Modern Millie
Make Them Hear You from Ragtime
If You Can Find Me, I'm Here from Evening Primrose
This Is Not Over Yet from Parade
Endless Night from Lion King
Barrett's Song from Titanic
The Proposal from Titanic
Role of a Lifetime from Bare
M.U.E. from Spelling Bee (actually, this would be hilarious)
Happiness from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Take The Moment from Do I Hear A Waltz?

Also, look in some of the little musicals. There are great songs for males in Last 5 Years, Songs for a New World, tick... tick... BOOM!, A Man of No Importance, etc.

And then there is always Kerrigan and Lowdermilk for something totally fresh (Run Away With Me is AMAZING and I LOVE Someone Else's Life).

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Updated On: 10/9/08 at 06:20 AM

"MONEY" FROM CABARET!

Mmmm, yes! (*Unhelpful post*)

I also agree with the poster who said "Her Voice." That song is beautiful if it's properly performed.

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To go along with Samantha's William Finn theme haha, another great song from Elegies is "My Dogs". But I wouldn't use it for auditions, it's more of a performance number. Two other great Finn songs are "Sailing" and "And They're Off" from A New Brain.

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