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Suggestions for an Audition Song: Must b B'way (or other musical theater)

hey everyone! i reccently made it into blue lakes fine arts camp, and i just found out that wen i get there, i will hav 2 audition agen 4 my major. i want 2 major in musical theater, which means i need 32 measures of a b'way song. i rele need suggestions 4 songs, sites that hav sheet music, etc. my options so far include (in no order):

1. My New Philosophy (you're a good man charlie brown)
2. My White Knight (The Music Man)
3. I'm Not that Girl (Wicked)
4. I Can Hear the Bells (hairspray)
5. I Have a Dream (mamma mia)
6. Hopelessly Devoted to You (grease)
7. I Won't Say I'm in Love (hercules)
8. What It Means to be a Friend (13, duh!)

i'll keep u posted on what i find, but i rele luv suggestions! thnx!

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Permalink Reply by Terryn on March 4, 2009 at 9:29pm: It depends on what you can sing, what part and how well you can do it.

What it Means to be a Friend is an amazing choice if you can belt all the notes, but if not, that's not a bad thing but i wouldn't try any jason robert brown song.

my top 3 picks for an audition for this situation would be
-Hopelessly Devoted OR I Have a Dream
-My New Philosophy
-I'm Not That Girl

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Permalink Reply by Matthew (Conner) on March 4, 2009 at 9:38pm: I agree with Terryn... What it means to be a friend is a truly amazing song (my friend actually auditioned with that yesterday), but if you cant get the highest note it just wont work (dont take this the wrong way or anything, please [:)
Hopelessly devoted to you is a great song. quite honestly all your choices are great! sorry i dont have any suggestions, though...

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Permalink Reply by Jason De La Vega on March 4, 2009 at 10:47pm: Don't do:

I'm Not That Girl
Hopelessly Devoted to You
I Can Hear The Bells

Because many people get sick of hearing them. May I suggest maybe looking at some of JRB's other AMAZING stuff, like Songs For A New World or Parade.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ORLi on March 7, 2009 at 10:53am: Yeahh. NOTHING really popular. (Wicked, grease, mamma mia!, hairspray, all bad ideas!); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jason De La Vega on March 7, 2009 at 12:20pm: And Rent and Les Miserables.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by chris c on March 5, 2009 at 7:34pm: 'im not afraid of anything'

dont know what show its from but its by jrb; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Collier on March 8, 2009 at 10:39am: its from songs for a new world...and its an incredible piece of music...and def shows off your range if youve got a big belty voice..; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Terryn on March 5, 2009 at 7:36pm: well depending on what you're auditoning for, who you're auditioning for and how many other people are also auditioning.. then you have to worry about the songs being too overdone.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Abigail on March 5, 2009 at 8:52pm: thnx 4 the feedback so far!

unfortunatly, idk what show we will be doing, or who i am auditioning 4. im simply trying 2 get into a class, the info about the show is not given out. :(

as of now, i hav cut my options in half by deleting my white knight, i can hear the bells, hopelessly devoted to you, and i wont say im in love 2 were incredibly over-done, and 2 were the opposite. they just didnt hav enough pazaz. (sp?)

however, i am adding somewhere that's green 2 my list, so now iv got a top 5 list, unless i get suggestions:

my new philosophy
im not that girl
somewhere thats green
i have a dream
what it means to be a friend

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Permalink Reply by Terryn on March 5, 2009 at 8:59pm: somewhere that's green is also overdone in my opinion.
out of those and especially because you don't know what show you're doing i suggest My New Philosophy. But basically what i was saying was because since it's an audition for a camp don't worry to much about the overdone rule. because most good songs are overdone. In my opinion Philosophy is overdone to but i still say it's your best bet as it shows you acting and singing.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ♫Annie♫ on March 5, 2009 at 9:06pm: "Stars and The Moon" from Songs from a New World is a very good song. It is by JRB.

I would totally agree with Jason about I'm Not That Girl, Hopelessly Devoted to You and I Can Hear The Bells. They are very overdown. When I was callback, the directors banned anything from Wicked and Hairspray.
I also agree with Terryn. My New Philosophy is great because you can act it out when singing, which is great to show.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Megan Philly on March 5, 2009 at 10:32pm: Well all of those songs seem fairly overdone. I would suggest you sing a song that shows off your incredible vocals, but isn't too overdone. I really like the song the one feather tail of ms gertrude mcfuzz or as long as he needs me. If you really want to do one that you had one up there I would do I wont say I'm in Love from Hercules. Good luck!; ▶ Reply to This