Male Audition Songs for Miss Saigon?

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 3/16/15 at 3:00pm

Hi I have an upcoming audition for Miss Saigon and I'm looking for a song. I would say my voice is more Baritenor but I'm being classically trained as a Baritone. I'm just going for ensemble and would love to have some suggestions. I was thinking about Stars from Les mis but this theatre company did Les Mis last summer (I was in it as ensemble) so I don't if its too soon to sing from that show again. I'm open to any and all suggestions. Thanks!!

[broadwayboy223]

Posted: 3/16/15 at 5:55pm

Bump

[MichelleCraig]

Posted: 3/16/15 at 6:27pm

The big standout male ballad would have to be "WHY GOD, WHY?"

[ggersten]

Posted: 3/16/15 at 6:33pm

The big ensemble male numbers would be Heat Is On In Saigon, This Is The Hour and Bui Doi.
Two of those are slower mournful chorale songs. If you're considering "Stars" then you may as well go for The Impossible Dream (Man of La Mancha) or This Is The Moment (Jekyll & Hyde) or I Wont Send Roses (Mack & Mabel) or Close Every Door (Joseph).

[nicnyc]

Posted: 3/16/15 at 6:35pm

It's a little hard to help you without knowing a little more about you - your age? your type? Do you imagine you'd be playing one of the marines? I'd suggest avoiding Les Mis since your group did it so recently - if you can come up with a good alternative. What about "Falcon in the Dive" from Scarlet Pimpernel? It's somewhat stylistically similar - and was sung by Terrence Mann (the original Javert) on the OBC recording. A few other ideas might be "If I Can't Love Her" from Beauty and the Beast or "Mr. Andrews Vision" from Titanic or "Pilate's Dream" from Jesus Christ Superstar (google the Dennis de Young version - he has a particularly beautiful rendition and takes the second half of the song up in a number of places to make it a little more vocally showy.) Hope that helps!

[nicnyc]

Posted: 3/16/15 at 6:36pm

I agree with ggersten's The Impossible Dream suggestion - that's a good one as well.

[ggersten]

Posted: 3/16/15 at 10:01pm

And I was thinking your "If I Can't Love Her" was a terrific suggestion!