Miss Saigon Casting

Hm, well there's auditions for Miss Saigon soon, and I was wondering what the male voice parts were. One site describes the leads: Chris, John[?], and the Engineer as "pop tenors". Unfortunately I'm more of a classical baritone, so I'm just wondering if there are any overlooked parts.

I've never seen the show before, but I've listened to the CD and I think the musical is wonderful, especially Kim's songs. If the leads are all 'pop tenors' then I really don't think I should audition. I mean, I'd really rather not be in the ensemble.

Advice? Thoughts?

Hm, unfortunately I'm not a very rich baritone yet. It's a teenage-cast show for a community theatre.

I've heard some of his songs, and they sit a little high for me right now.

Will Chase, who played the role of Chris in the National Tour, in Manila and in the final Broadway cast is also a baritone...his voice is similar to that of Matt Bogart.

My advice is since you have the CD, sing along with it...can you hit the notes? If you can, then I think you should audition. I know that the audition notice says they want a "pop tenor" but I would interpret that as someone who can sing in the style of the music and who can hit all the notes. It can't hurt to try, right? And the ensemble actually has a lot of stuff to do, it could be very interesting. I know you said you really don't want to do ensemble work, but this is a great show to work on and you might be surprised by how much you like it.

If you want to hear someone else sing the music, you can hear Will's "Why God Why" on his website.
The Will Chase Site

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Hey is this show going to be in New Jersey? I'm a teen and I would love any information too....alias674@aol.com...thanks!