The Audition Post (Songs and Monologues)- Page 2

[LilMiZBroADwaY23]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 12:20pm

Where can I find the 'Ash Girl' Monolouge? It sounds interesting.

[ForTheLoveOfLea]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 12:42pm

Does anyone know of any monologues that are done in southern dialect? I might try out for "To Kill a Mockingbird" and they said I would need to perform in southern dialect.

[Taryn]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 3:47pm

Maybe M'Lynn's monologue about Shelby's coma from Steel Magnolias.

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 4:12pm

Nevermind.

Updated On: 12/17/04 at 04:12 PM

[showmethetony]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 4:43pm

I agree with StickToPriest. If you know the person playing for the audition is really good, and you are auditioning for a sondheim show, then give it a try. Otherwise, try to avoid it.

[Blonde]

Posted: 8/19/04 at 6:10pm

does anyone here know of some good female character songs that are fairly obscure?

[CurtainUp]

Posted: 8/21/04 at 6:46pm

Does anyone know a way to buy sheet music for a single song (that's not icredibly well known), w/o buying it for the entire show? In particular, I'm looking for "Everybody's Girl" or "Where in the World is My Prince" and I don't rreally want to buy sheet music for "Steel Pier" and/ or "Miss Spectacular".

[JackersCrackers]

Posted: 8/22/04 at 2:09am

GREAT list...thanks a bunch!

[Mattio98]

Posted: 8/22/04 at 2:21am

Some female songs I find myself recommending a lot:

Time Heals Everything (Mack & Mabel)
Wherever He Ain't (Mack & Mabel)
Feelings (The Apple Tree)
Always A Bridesmaid (I Love You, You're Perfect...)
On the Other Side of the Tracks (Little Me)
Unusual Way (Nine)
The Spark of Creation (Children of Eden)
Stranger to the Rain (Children of Eden)
Simple (Nine)
Is It Really Me? (110 in the Shade)
Just Once (The Fantastiks)
Will He Like Me? (She Loves Me)

I'll post more if I can think of them.

[tapbaby2356]

Posted: 8/22/04 at 2:32am

this thread is unbelieveably helpful! oh my gosh! you have no idea! i've got some major auds coming up and this is giving me SOOO many ideas! so great!

[Elphie Pingleton]

Posted: 9/1/04 at 8:39am

I think "always a bridesmaid..." (I love you you're perfect... ) is a great song and it has comedy but if you're going to do it make sure you have an accent or ot i once saw a girl who switched from an accent to not then to a different one it was awful.

[lildogs]

Posted: 9/1/04 at 11:00am

lea, i would advise against Steel Magnolias....talk about overdone..

for southern, look at Last Night of Ballyhoo, How I Learned To Drive, or the many plays of Horton Foote (he wrote the screenplay for To Kill A Mockingbird and won as Oscar for it)

[VoiceofReason]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 7:50pm

just bumping this because there have been a lot of new threads asking for songs

[lovepinkgloves]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 8:55pm

Do you think it would be okay for me to sing a male song (im a girl) for an audition, if i put it into my octave? Or would they not like that?

[ForTheLoveOfLea]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 9:28pm

Thanks lildogs, I wasn't intending on using Steel Magnolias. I don't want to do anything from a well known movie. Thank you very much for your suggestions!

Mattio, I was thinking of using "Simple" for my Treble Choir audition. You just confirmed it.

[Jus B]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 9:30pm

I know many would discourage the girls from using Wicked and Millie to audition with, but what about the boys? Do you think songs like "What do I need With Love" or "Dacing Through Life" are going to be overused also? Updated On: 9/2/04 at 09:30 PM

[MyNameInLights]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 9:32pm

I want to re-ask lovepinkgloves' question about girls singing boy songs. I was thinking about singing Not While I'm Around for Beauty and the Beast, but I don't know if it would be a good idea. Can anyone answer this?

[VoiceofReason]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 10:37pm

I have always been told that when auditioning for a show, if you are a girl, never sing a song that a man sings in a show. However, I don't know the consensus for college/company auditions.

[cutiepie0882]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 11:09pm

What about Hairspray? Are there any good audition songs in that? and in Wicked, is Defying Gravity a bad audition song? or is it good? Sorry about all the questions, I'm new to auditioning for musicals.

[observer]

Posted: 9/3/04 at 12:46am

As a novelty, I used a part of General Patton's address to the Troops from June 5, 1944 as a monologue for a community theater production. Probably not an ideal choice for the big roles in the big shows, but damn, I just had a ball delivering all of that eloquent invective. And it worked out.

[VoiceofReason]

Posted: 9/3/04 at 9:01am

I have seen "Mama I'm a Big Girl Now" used effectively (in solo form, obviously) but I'm sure it will become a popular choice quickly.

[steveshack]

Posted: 9/3/04 at 9:23am

Forgive the personal reference here, but in Los Angeles, when everyone was auditioning for Rent, the music store here was recommending songs from my first musical THE LAST SESSION. It has a completely contemporary sound but the songs are story songs and have plenty of opportunity for acting. In fact, the actors who have written me said that whenever they audition with one of these songs, the auditors let the finish the song because they want to hear how the songs end. It gives you a great chance for more face-time:

SAVE ME A SEAT -- a ballad that is more like a folk aria. It is an acting exercise about someone comtemplating their own memorial service.

SOMEBODY'S FRIEND -- a HARD rocking song about the frustrations of looking for a cure for a disease but never finding it.

CONNECTED -- a gentle story song about needing to be connected to friends and family.

GOING IT ALONE -- this is the "biggie." It's a passionate but tender song that's a love song to caregivers. Watch the auditors start crying as you finish this one.

You can find the vocal selections book at Colony in NY or through Amazon, published by Cherry Lane. Again, I'm only going on what other actors have told me. That when they sing these songs, they get to sing the whole song. The songs are not well known but all of them pack a powerful punch.
The Last Session website

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 9/3/04 at 11:03am

Blonde - if you're in NYC - go to the Lincoln Center library for the Performing Arts - you can find almost any piece of music you want there, photocopy it and not have to buy an entire score or vocal selection. It is a truly great resource for the performer - and there is music of all genres and time periods...you won't regret it. As a matter of fact - you might just want to stay a few hours (I used to get so caught up in the process because I'd find so many wonderful things there - back when I was auditioning heavily).
GOOD LUCK!

[nychick9876]

Posted: 9/12/04 at 2:43pm

i have a college audition and need help with monologues. i need 2 one minute monologues- one comedy and one dramatic. i have my dramatic one from Under Seige by G.L. Horton, but i cant find a comedic one. if anyone has any ideas they would be greatly appreciated. i'm a hs senior right now so something in that age range would help. if you want, pm me or even email your thoughts [e-mail]!thanks

[defy_gravity]

Posted: 9/14/04 at 6:27pm

I've got an audition coming up for a one-act festival really soon. Are there any good monologues in "Wicked?"
What about Hairspray? If not, what would the best (female) song be for this audition?
And should I use ANYTHING from "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"?