From what I've learned about auditioning for musical theatre, is that you should ALWAYS sing something that is all of these things:
1. Age appropriate.
Never sing anything that doesn't suit your age. If you're a pre-teen or teenage girl, you shouldn't be singing "Rose's Turn" from Gypsy.
2. "Type" appropriate.
If you're pretty, don't sing a song about being ugly. If you're white, don't sing anything from The Wiz or Once on This Island. If you're black however, almost everything is fair game. Don't sing something that isn't sung by your a character of your gender or sing a duet.
3. A song from a show that is NOT currently running on Broadway/Off-Broadway or is NOT currently on a national tour.
No Hairspray, no Wicked etc.
4. Overdone/uninspired/inappropriate songs
Here's a list that my teacher provided:
Any song from Annie
Any song from Jacques Brel
Any songfrom a Disney animated feature
Any song from Jeckyll and Hyde
Any song from Joseph...Dreamcoat
"Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again"
"All That Jazz" (Chicago)
"And This is My Beloved" (Kismet)
"Anthem" (Chess)
"Anyone Can Whistle" (Anyone Can Whistle)
"Art is Calling For Me" (The Enchantress)
"A Simple Song" (Mass)
"A Wonderful Guy" (South Pacific)
"Be a Lion" (The Wiz)
"Being Alive" (Company)
"Cabaret" (Cabaret)
"Can't Help Lovin'Dat Man" (Show Boat)
"Corner of the Sky" (Pippin)
"Crossword Puzzle" (Starting Here, Starting Now)
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (Evita)
"Don't Tell Mama" (Cabaret)
"Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" (Les Miserables)
"Everybody Says Don't" (Anyone Can Whistle)
"Everything's Coming Up Roses" (Gyspy)
"Extraordinary" (Pippin)
"Far from the Home I Love" (Fiddler on the Roof)
"Feelin' Good" (The Roar of the Greasepaint...Crowd)
"Gethsemane" (Jesus Christ Superstar)
"Glitter And Be Gay" (Candide)
"God Bless The Child"
"Gorgeous" (The Apple Tree)
"Her Face" (Carnival)
"Hit Me With A Hot Note (Sophisticated Ladies)
"Hold On" (The Secret Garden)
"I Can Cook Too" (On the Town)
"Ice Cream" (She Loves Me)
"I Could Have Been a Sailor"
"I Don't Remember Christmas" (Starting Here, Starting Now)
"I Dreamed a Dream" (Les Miserables)
"If I Loved You" (Carousel)
"If I Sing" (Closer Than Ever)
"I Got Rhythm" (Girl Crazy/Crazy for You)
"I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" (George White's Scandals)
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Promises, Promises)
"I Love A Piano" (Stop! Look! Listen!)
"I Met A Girl" (Bells Are Ringing)
"It Never Entered My Mind" (Higher and Higher)
"I Wish I Were In Love Again"(Babes in Arms)
"Joey, Joey, Joey" (The Most Happy Fella)
"Johnny One-Note" (Babes in Arms)
"Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" (Ain't Misbehavin')
"Loosing My Mind" (Follies)
"Love I Hear" (A Funny Thing...Forum)
"Love, Look Away" (110 in the Shade)
"Luck Be A Lady" (Guys and Dolls)
"Mama, A Rainbow" (Minne's Boys)
"Maria" (West Side Story)
"Marry Me a Little" (Company)
"Maybe This Time" (Cabaret)
"Metaphor" (The Fantasticks)
"Moonfall" (The Mystery of Edwin Drood)
"Much More" (The Fantasticks)
"My Ship" (Lady in the Dark)
"Never" (On the Twentieth Century)
"Nobody Does It Like Me" (Seesaw)
"Not A Day Goes By" (Merrily We Roll Along)
"Not Since Ninevah" (Kismet)
"Nothing" (A Chorus Line)
"On the Other Side of The Tracks" (Little Me)
"People" (Funny Girl)
"Promises, Promises" (Promises, Promises)
"She Loves Me" (She Loves Me)
"Soliloquy" (Carousel)
"Someone to Watch Over Me" (Oh Kay!/Crazy For You)
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (The Wizard of Oz)
"Stars" (Les Miserables)
"Stranger in Paradise" (Kismet)
"Strong Woman Number" (I'm Getting My Act Together...Road)
"The Greatest Love of All"
"The Impossible Dream" (Man of La Mancha)
"The Joker" (The Roar of the Greasepaint...Crowd)
"There's Always One You Can't Forget" (Dance A Little Closer)
"They Call The Wind Maria" (Paint Your Wagon)
"They Were You" (The Fantasticks)
"Think of Me" (The Phantom of the Opera)
"Tonight At Eight" (She Loves Me)
"Try Me" (She Loves Me)
"Wait Till You See Her" (By Jupiter)
"What Am I Doin'?" (Closer than Ever)
"Why Can't I Walk Away?" (Maggie Flynn)
"You Can Always Count On Me" (City of Angels)
"Your Feet's Too Big" (Ain't Misbehavin')
5. Anything that sounds weird without drums and guitar to back it up.
With that said, BREAK A LEG!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Everybody has a different idea of love. One girl I know said, 'I knew he loved me when he didn't come in my mouth.'" ~ Andy Warhol
Updated On: 9/16/05 at 03:00 PM