The Audition Post (Songs and Monologues) — Page 4

HALELUJAH, BABY! was DATED when first opened in 1967. This "History Lesson" of the Black experience in America was filled with so many racial stereotypes and misconceptions I'm surprised Martin Luther King didn't organize a march against it!

The fact that it won the Tony for Best Musical only demonstrates how feeble the competition was that year (THE HAPPY TIME, HOW NOW, DOW JONES, ILYA DARLING.)

There was some talk recently of "rethinking" the show for a revival on Broadway. Thank God it hasn't happened yet. :)

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Another good idea is to avoid anything that's currrently new on Broadway because EVERYONE uses those songs. Avoid Wicked particularly the song Popular because that's extremely overused! It makes me mad because I've been wanting to use that for an audition song but everyone uses that song. Thanks for the great advice! I'll definately use it!

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Bump---for all the people posting new 'audition help' threads.

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If any girl/woman needs character songs, "Sensitivity" from Once Upon a Mattress and "Little Girls" from Annie are great. Especially if you are like me and love to sing, but just aren't great at it, and acting is really your forte.

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Updated On: 12/18/04 at 09:08 PM

Never use a song that a huge star has done, unless you do it better. Also make sure you use a song that shows off the personality of the character your auditioning for. A great song to use would be "How Shall I See You Through My Tears?" from Camp also from an old musical, but I'm not sure of the name. Anyway other great girl songs are "Wizard And I", "Good Morning Baltimore"(Hairspray), and "I'm Not Going"(Dreamgirls). For guys I like "I Used To Be The King"(The Producers), "Dancing Through Life"(Wicked), "Mister Cellophane"(Chicago), "Blow High, Blow Low"(Carousel). These are all fun songs.

CCM knows what they're talking about. Check it out.
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did you check out stageagent.com?

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i read a question earlier (this may not be relevant anymore), it was about playing ages in songs/monologues for auditions.

Basically if you are auditioning for a Drama College, they want to see who you can play NOW. Not who you would be really good at playing in thirty or so years cus you were good at it in high school.
What use is that when you finish and want work?
You will never get a 54 (or 34 for that matter)year olds part at only 21/22 etc, because funnily enough, they already have plenty of people who ARE 54.

They are looking for your potential to get a job when you leave, you're not helping yourself if you play something you simply are'nt.

If your style is mature then go for a song meant for someone no older than 30.
I still say take a monologue close to your own age.

Take care all
xx

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Hello :]
I was wondering if anyone would be willing to help me out.
Im looking for a song to Audition with for little shop of horors. Im a Mezzo Soprano. Uhm Yeah, thank you.

SO, I have an audition for The Spitfire Grill musical...and it's at my school, and so the "casting people" are my voice teacher/acting coach, etc, so they already know my strengths and weakenesses...BUT they really do cast based on how good your audition was.

I was thinking about singing "goodbye until tomorrow" (I have to review the sheet music though so maybe not) or "here I am"....does that sound crazy?

I also need some kind of more classical sounding, soprano-y song for a scholarship choir we have at my school...any suggestions on good classical mt songs?

p.s. my range is the E below middle C to the C two octaves above middle C (I completely forgot the cool lower case/upper case numbering thing for range-sorry!)

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Not only are they becoming overdone but the accompaniments are absolutely torturous for audition accompanists to sight-read. You definitely run the risk of your audition being totally ruined by an accompanist who butchers your song.

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