Broadway Audition Tips

[Penny4Eyes]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 8:26pm

im 11 and on oct. 1st my dad is taking me to audition for the role of jemima. any song reccomendations for a mezzo sopranno?

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 8:30pm

You're the youngest one here! Well, you could probably do something from The Secret Garden

[Penny4Eyes]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 8:34pm

the girl i mean to be is up for one idea, castle on a cloud and born to entertain.possibly new yor, new york

[Penny4Eyes]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 8:36pm

but once i did dont rain on my parade a song everyone is told is impossible to sing...but i got in!!! i like changing the song each time though...i like songs that were not sung by kids! it shows off your voice more, especially when your a kid without a kiddy voice.

[Penny4Eyes]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 8:39pm

any more ideas? im like so excited for this audition you dont understand and after having 17 community theater credits, i do have a chance.

[GirlforTartaglia]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 8:40pm

Don't do Castle on a Cloud. It's a typical child song, and fairly overdone. You seem like such a sweetheart, and I wish you the best of luck! :)
I bet you're amazing!

[Penny4Eyes]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 8:43pm

thank you! how about i do "good morning baltimore"

[Penny4Eyes]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 8:45pm

or "Somwhere That's Green" or "You Gotta Have Heart" yeah thats a good one...its from damn yankees i think.

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 8:46pm

Well, that's a bit overdone...in fact, all of Hairspray is overdone.

[Penny4Eyes]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 8:47pm

darn, but "Gotta Have Heart" if that IS what its called might just be my final descision. thanks you guys! i still want reccomendations though! please...

[Penny4Eyes]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 8:53pm

any more ideas??

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 9:00pm

"Heart" would be great.

Anything from The Secret Garden is good.

Do you know MAck and Mabel? If you can sing "Don't Rain on My Parade" you could probably really wail on "Look What Happened to Mabel".

My final suggestion would be "Home" from the Wiz.

So, my list would be:
"Heart" - Damn Yankees
"Look What Happened to Mabel" - Mack and MAbel
"Home" - The Wiz

[Penny4Eyes]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 9:04pm

thanks, ill have to check out mack and mabel, ill buy the sheet music then along with heart im not a big fan of the wiz i hate to say...i like one boy from bye bye birdie too

[Penny4Eyes]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 9:16pm

anyone else?

[hannahshule]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 9:23pm

I think we have something of a prodigy on our hands!

Best of luck dear, from what it sound like, you'll knock 'em dead!

[Penny4Eyes]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 9:26pm

thank you! the audition really goes up to ten year olds, but 1 yr isnt a big deal, especially when you only 4'7"! then if your goog but not good enough...your sent to the sewers. well i'll tell you how it goes when time rolls round. thanks! (still taking requests though)

[Holliwoodblonde]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 9:43pm

Best of luck darling!! I think "heart" is a good choice, lots of fun!!

[Penny4Eyes]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 9:45pm

ummm thanks...how come everyone is calling me sweetheart and darling? i mean i know im a kid...but im not 5!

[chickie3737]

Posted: 9/15/05 at 9:52pm

Lol, you've got spunk. I don't know, Somewhere thats green would be good!

[Songsstresss]

Posted: 9/16/05 at 3:19am

I must be out of the loop... What show has a 10 year old named Jemima in it? Chitty?

[Magdalene]

Posted: 9/16/05 at 10:41am

Good luck! (I didn't use sweetie, which I usually do!---it's meant as a term of endearment, not reflective of your age!)

[peach]

Posted: 9/16/05 at 10:59am

Yes - Chitty has a child named Jemima in it.

Best of luck to Penny4eyes!

[Sporti2005]

Posted: 9/16/05 at 11:33am

i wouldn't do "somewhere that's green"...it just seems a little inappropriate for an 11 yr old.

[hannahshule]

Posted: 9/16/05 at 2:57pm

i call everyone honey and darling, even my older friends, so don't worry, you seem quite mature for your age.

Heart and maybesomething from the secret garden like the girl I mean to be would be good choices. What about Cinderella like "In my own little corner" "A lovely night" "ten minutes ago"?

[ByMySide25]

Posted: 9/16/05 at 3:00pm

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!!!!!!!!!!!!

Updated On: 9/16/05 at 03:00 PM