Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

#1

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/29/13 at 9:45pm

Title says it all! A close friend of mine is in a bind and in search of a comedic soprano song. She is a lovely ingénue type. Think "Wheres My Other Shoe" from She Loves Me. Thanks in advance fellow theatre lovers!

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Updated On: 3/29/13 at 09:45 PM

#2

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/29/13 at 9:57pm

"Getting Married Today" pretty well leaps to mind.

"Somebody" from CELEBRATION could be fun if she'd like something a little less heard.

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#3

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/29/13 at 10:08pm

If she's a strong soprano, how about "Glitter and be gay"?

#4

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/29/13 at 10:13pm

Thanks for the suggestions so far!

allthatjazz- She is certainly a strong enough soprano for the song, but its perhaps a bit overdone.

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I'll take the wind and soar.

#5

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/29/13 at 10:14pm

I like the suggestion of "Somebody."

I was thinking that although it's a duet, with some logical adjustments, "Carried Away" from ON THE TOWN could work well for an audition.

Updated On: 3/29/13 at 10:14 PM

#6

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/29/13 at 10:33pm

"Old Maid" from 110 in the Shade is kind of comedic... although sad

If she's not opposed to another song from She Loves Me, I adore "Vanilla Ice Cream."

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Updated On: 3/29/13 at 10:33 PM

#7

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/29/13 at 10:38pm

"I Hate Men"

"Alto's Lament"

#8

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/29/13 at 11:08pm

I dont remember how it's keyed, but "I Was the Most Beautiful Blossom" from OF THEE I SING. It's Gershwin. It's hysterical. Who could ask for anything more?

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#9

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/29/13 at 11:14pm

What about "I Cain't Say NO"

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#10

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/29/13 at 11:20pm

What about "Never", from "On the Twentieth Century". Or if she's a really proficient soprano, an operetta piece could work, like Adele's laughing song (Mein Herr Marquis) from Die Fledermaus, "Poor wandering one" from "Pirates of Penzance" or Victor Herbert's charming gem, "Art is calling for me".

#11

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/30/13 at 2:28am

"A Letter From Cecile" from LIAISONS!

#12

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/30/13 at 2:31am

"Gorgeous" from "The Apple Tree"

#13

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/30/13 at 12:23pm

I so appreciate all of your suggestions!

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I'll take the wind and soar.

#14

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/30/13 at 12:29pm

"Nelson" from A Day In Hollywood.

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#15

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/30/13 at 1:07pm

I would steer clear of "The Girl in 14-G"...which many girls sing as a comedic song.

I just don't think it ever works with just a piano and the girl standing there singing.

#16

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/30/13 at 1:20pm

See if you can find Barbara Cook's "The Ingenue" - an original song lamenting the plight of the young soprano from her "It's Better With A Band" album.

"When I was three they said to me
The stage would be my medium
But ingenues must pay their dues with unrelenting tedium..."

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#17

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/30/13 at 1:22pm

Popular from "Wicked"

#18

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/30/13 at 2:16pm

There's a song that is a little obscure and she'd have to make some adjustments for it to work as a solo, called "Welcome to Kindergarten Mrs. Johnson" from A... My Name is Alice. Most people won't know it and it's funny-- at least, it has potential to be funny.

#19

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/30/13 at 4:04pm

Speaking of an ingenue missing a shoe, how about "On the Steps of the Palace"

Updated On: 3/30/13 at 04:04 PM

#20

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/30/13 at 11:54pm

Is she needing this song for an audition? If not, disregard everything I'm about to say.

If so, don't do "Getting Married Today". Don't do "The Girl in 14G". Don't do "Vanilla Ice Cream". Don't do "Glitter and Be Gay". Don't do "Popular" (although I think that might have been a joke... or at least I hope so).

Everything else people have mentioned are contenders.

#21

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/31/13 at 1:02am

"The Golden Ram" from Two by Two?

#22

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/31/13 at 8:01am

"The Coconut Girl" from The Girl Who Came to Supper is long, but it's a virtuoso piece where one can really show off one's comedic abilities.

#23

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/31/13 at 1:59pm

"allthatjazz- She is certainly a strong enough soprano for the song, but its perhaps a bit overdone."

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1058168#4395420

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#24

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/31/13 at 2:24pm

If you don't mind something old-fashioned, here's Madeline Kahn singing
Gershwin's "You'd Be Surprised"

#25

Help please my friends! In search of a soprano comedic female song!

Posted: 3/31/13 at 6:06pm

"How do you Solve a Problem Like Maria," from "The Sound of Music," is light-hearted and provides comedic opportunities. Although intended as a multi-singer conversation, it would work perfectly well as a soliloquy.

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