Bye Bye Birdie Audition- Page 2
Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Bugaboo310
Swing Joined: 11/22/08
#26re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 8:45amI plan on going...might as well try! I'm pretty sure I know what I'm singing, but any additional audition song ideas for girls?? Thanks :)
Star2Be2
Swing Joined: 3/31/09
#27re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 1:07pmwhat do you think they're looking for in the people auditioning? do you think they want the teen chorus to truly be teens, or do you think they will cast people in their 20s? and how difficult is the dancing in this show?
Zeitoujo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#28re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 2:38pmI was wondering the same thing!
"Those You've Known And Lost Still Walk Behind You"-Spring Awakening
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#29re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 2:42pmi have an audition scheduled for tomorrow. i am auditioning for ursula. im not sure what to sing. im thinking one night with you? thats ursula-esq. and 50's...ideas?
#30re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 2:45pmFor an audition for Ursula, I'd think Little Girls from Annie would be good.
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-- Thomas Jefferson
Zeitoujo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#31re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 4:48pmWhat do you think they are looking for?
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Alison88
Understudy Joined: 6/6/06
#32re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 4:53pmI think she meant Bye Bye Birdie's Ursula, aka Kim's buddy. Not Little Mermaid's Ursula, in which case "Little Girls" would be a fabulous audition piece!
Studmuffn520
Featured Actor Joined: 11/8/06
#34re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 5:26pmI think they're looking for singers who dance really well. The dancing for Bye Bye Birdie will probably more than step touch jazz hands.
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
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Star2Be2
Swing Joined: 3/31/09
#35re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 5:52pmimatoofbrush, One Night With you seems sounds more "Grease"-like than BBB...at least to me...but it could work
noahrp3
Broadway Star Joined: 2/7/05
#36re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 7:35pmWhat do you guys think of "Too Close for Comfort" from Mr. Wonderful? Or what about an Elvis song? Would that be appropriate for the teen chorus?
Zeitoujo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#37re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 10:29pmWhat about It's Love from Wonderful Town?
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#38re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 10:44pmI would love to audition for this, but I'm not close enough to get there early. Ah well. I'm probably not a good enough dancer for this show.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
Star2Be2
Swing Joined: 3/31/09
#39re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 10:52pmdo you really think the dancing will be that demanding? i can't imagine it being incredibly difficult...am i wrong??
Zeitoujo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#40re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 11:07pmI didn't think the dance for this show would be crazy...
"Those You've Known And Lost Still Walk Behind You"-Spring Awakening
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#42re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 3/31/09 at 11:43pmah, very true star2be. im gonna flip through my rep book tonight but i just got the call from my agent today for tomorrow afternoon so i gotta act fast! my friend actually played last week for the audition and just said not to let the genre confine your choice, and to be ready to sing a ballad cause they asked a lot of belters to sing something slow and perty. so well see!
Zeitoujo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#43re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/1/09 at 8:02am
So would it be safe to bring a belty song and a slower song?
I'm thinking of bringing Alone in the Universe from Seussical & It's Love from Wonderful Town.
Thoughts?
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#44re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/1/09 at 10:55am
For those of you asking what age they're actually casting:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Open_Casting_Call_Held_For_Bdwy_Bound_BYE_BYE_BIRDIE_44_20090330
Break a Leg!
#45re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/1/09 at 11:09amI heard that if they don't find what they want in NY they are going to Orlando,Chicago and LA.
Zeitoujo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#46re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/1/09 at 12:23pmI wonder how many teens they are looking for to comprise the ensemble!
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#47re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/1/09 at 12:23pmFor those of you wondering if the audition is "worth" attending I'd suggest going. Go and be seen. Theatre jobs aren't growing on trees these days and if you feel you're a fit for the show you shouldn't let the opportunity pass. Open call or no open call. It could end up being totally "worth" it.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
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#48re: Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/1/09 at 12:41pmI agree with Eris. And I always have to scratch my head when someone asks, "will it be worth it to audition?" You really have to decide that for yourself....BUT I always say, "You can't win if you don't enter!"
jdrama
Swing Joined: 4/1/09
#49 Bye Bye Birdie Audition
Posted: 4/1/09 at 3:22pm
Would you think it would be appropriate for a 14 year old boy, turning 15 in exactly a month to audition. (although he looks ALOT younger than he is). I was hoping to audition, as I would love to be Randolph.
Thanks, and information to help:
I am a boy soprano
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