Sweeney Hyde
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100 Most Auditioned SongsLets Make a List of the 100 most auditioned songs. Include the entier song title and the show it is from, if it is from a show.
1. I Cain't Say No! from Oklahoma!
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what_the_heck013
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2. "Much More" from the Fantasticks
Atleast 5 girls sang this during our Sound of Music auditions and atleast 7-10 sang it for Bye Bye Birdie auditions.
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Fyra
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3. "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde.
Don't even get me started on this one.
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Sweeney Hyde
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4. Think of Me from The Phantom of the Opera
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Sweeney Hyde
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5. All That Jazz from Chicago
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shadowdancer
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6> In my Own LIttle Corner from Cinderella (one of the worst audition songs ever!!)
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Kaaatrina
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7. Tomorrow from Annie (and it's even worse when kids who can't sing do this song and they crack!!)
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what_the_heck013
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8. "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler
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Sweeney Hyde
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^^Funny as I am auditioning for that show in May (Cinderella that is)...lol
8. The Impossable Dream from Man of La Mancha
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lolliball91
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9. On my Own , Les Miserables
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deedlebug103
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DEFINITELY "Popular" from "Wicked"
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Sweeney Hyde
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11. Comedy Tonight from A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum
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jonj120893
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12. Defying Gravity from Wicked (this isn't usually done good though)
13. The Wizard and I from Wicked (same as above)
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broadwaygirl1988
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12. "I Could Have Danced All Night" from "My Fair Lady"
EVERY SINGLE audition I have been to, there's at least 9 different women singing this song and about half of them can't hit the notes at the end!!
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what_the_heck013
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| jonj120893 wrote: | 12. Defying Gravity from Wicked (this isn't usually done good though)
13. The Wizard and I from Wicked (same as above) |
Done... well. It's an adverb. And I've never really heard either in an audition.
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Sweeney Hyde
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I Could Have Danced All Night was # 14.
15. On the Street Where You Live from My Fair Lady
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jazzygirlsings
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16. "Cabaret"...from said musical...
17. "Home" from BATB
18. "Home" from Phantom
19. "Home" from The Wiz...
20. "How Could I Ever Know" from the Secret Garden...
(So in other words, stay away from anything that says "Home"... LOL!)
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candymancan
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21. Reviewing the situation - Oliver!
I agree with "home" from - Beauty and the Beast
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I Love Lockstock
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22. "On The Steps of the Palace"--Into the Woods
23. "Waitin' For My Dearie'"--Brigadoon
^^I hear that one all the time.
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so_chic_doll
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| theaterdork wrote: | | 7. Tomorrow from Annie (and it's even worse when kids who can't sing do this song and they crack!!) |
I remember for my very first theatre audition I sang "Tomorrow".
It was for The Wizard of Oz, & I was 9.
I had no idea what was really going on.. I was just told to pick a song to sing, & then that I'd be dancing... and so I was like, "Okay!"
No nerves or anything... I miss those audition days. haha.
I ended up making the musical too. hahaha. I was a munchkin... the only part in the play that will ever have a need for young children.
Sorry, that had nothing to do with overused songs... Just reminded me of my past. rofl.
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Cake_in_Song
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| broadwaygirl1988 wrote: | 12. "I Could Have Danced All Night" from "My Fair Lady"
EVERY SINGLE audition I have been to, there's at least 9 different women singing this song and about half of them can't hit the notes at the end!! |
Haha! QFT! Really, what's the point in doing a song if you're going to bugger the best part?
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Sweeney Hyde
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24. Till There Was You from The Music Man
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rava_gurl777
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25. Dont tell mama -Cabaret
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rava_gurl777
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26. What I Did For Love-A Chorus Line
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brown_eyed_actress
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27. Castle on a Cloud - Les Mis
28. Adelaide's Lament - Guys & Dolls
29. Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Wizard of Oz
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arctic_orange
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30. Gimmie Gimmie from Thoroughly Modern Millie
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Jenem
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Funny how the last couple of auditions I went to, I heard MANY of these listed songs being sung.
Sometimes they are even sung in the wrong key; sometimes an octave above what's written...whatever suits the day, right?
Unfortunately I'm beginning to see that in community theatre it doesn't matter what the heck you sing, the people who make poor choices all get called back and cast anyway. Meanwhile, you try and choose something appropriate yet rare and people say "Hmm, interesting choice".
I'm convinced that these amateur directors prefer to hear songs they know, becuase what they do know is sadly, few and far between.
Community theatre sucks. So go ahead and sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"— no one is listening anyway. 
Sorry, I'm still annoyed. I'll get over it eventually.... 
End rant.
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The Drama Queen
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31. Do Re Mi- Sound of Music
32. Favorite Things- Sound of Music
33. So Long, Farewell - Sound of Music
I swear some little kid (or even older one) has done one of these songs for every single audition I have ever been too my entire life.
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Sweeney Hyde
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^^Basically everything in Sound of Music is overdone because every singal person in the world has seen that rutty film! Watch some new musicals People!
34. Matchmaker, Matchmaker from Fiddler on the Roof
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brown_eyed_actress
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35. I Enjoy Being a Girl - Flower Drum Song
36. Honey Bun - South Pacific
37. Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee - Grease
38. Music of the Night - Phantom of the Opera
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itsaboutonemoment
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39. I'm Not Afraid - Songs for a New World
Don't get me wrong, I love the song (duh, look at my screenname!), but so many people use it, and it's just become very over done, on top of which you really shouldn't bring Jason Robert Brown into an audition, he is very difficult to sight read and play. And to continue on that note...
40. Stars and the Moon - Songs for a New World
Again, I love it, I love the whole show, but there's no good cutting of this song for an audition, and I don't like it when someone who's 20 tries to sing this song. Life experience, people!!! 
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MaryMag
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41. title song from Phantom of the Opera
42. On My Own from Les Miserables
43. Anthem from Chess
44. Maybe This Time from Cabaret
45. Green Finch and Linnet Bird from Sweeney Todd [at Sondheim show auditions this seems to be what every girls sings. At nonSondheim shows, not so much.]
I'm really sad about 'don't tell mama' being overdone... I love that song. And maybe it's because I'm out of the loop, but I never hear Yeston's Phantom done. 
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Sweeney Hyde
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46. Stars from Les Miserables
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Starsweeper
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| MaryMag wrote: | 41. title song from Phantom of the Opera
42. On My Own from Les Miserables
43. Anthem from Chess
44. Maybe This Time from Cabaret
45. Green Finch and Linnet Bird from Sweeney Todd [at Sondheim show auditions this seems to be what every girls sings. At nonSondheim shows, not so much.]
I'm really sad about 'don't tell mama' being overdone... I love that song. And maybe it's because I'm out of the loop, but I never hear Yeston's Phantom done. |
I agree, I'm the Y&K Phantom right now and I've never heard any of the songs at auditions. I actually think they are good songs to sing at auditions because they are beautiful and yet no one seems to know about them.
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Username02
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47. Shy- Once Upon A Mattress
Sorry if it's already been said.
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Fyra
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48. "Vanilla Ice Cream" from She Loves Me
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Francois
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49. "Part of Your World" from LITTLE MERMAID
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DaddyDiesel
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50. Happy Birthday
51. Twinkle little star
You are probably going what no one does that those. If your thinking that to yourself then youhave never been through a highschool audition. MOst two common songs sang in my last sitting.
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jazzygirlsings
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52. Anything Goes from Anything Goes
53. If I Loved You from Carousel
54. Somebody, Somewhere from Most Happy Fella (It didn't used to be, and now everyone seems to be doing it in NYC...so it may not be the case for everywhere...)
55. You've Got Possibilities from Superman (Same deal as above...)
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Roger's Chica
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54. "Nothing" from A Chorus Line.
(I don't know if this is just a Western Canada thing, but every audition I went to in Ontario had at least 3 girls singing this...)
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christinadaae
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55. Can't help lovin' dat man- Showboat
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MaryMag
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| jazzygirlsings wrote: |
54. Somebody, Somewhere from Most Happy Fella (It didn't used to be, and now everyone seems to be doing it in NYC...so it may not be the case for everywhere...)
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Ugh! No way! I love using that song. F-CK!
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Sweeney Hyde
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56. Old Man River from Show Boat
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jazzygirlsings
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| MaryMag wrote: | | jazzygirlsings wrote: |
54. Somebody, Somewhere from Most Happy Fella (It didn't used to be, and now everyone seems to be doing it in NYC...so it may not be the case for everywhere...)
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Ugh! No way! I love using that song. F-CK! |
Then just don't use it in NY! LOL! 
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MDken
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57. When There was Me & You
58. What I've Been Looking For
Both from High School Musical...I just did this show and now every audition I play there are always like 5 people who sing both.
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Brigantine
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| Jenem wrote: |
Unfortunately I'm beginning to see that in community theatre it doesn't matter what the heck you sing, the people who make poor choices all get called back and cast anyway. Meanwhile, you try and choose something appropriate yet rare and people say "Hmm, interesting choice".
I'm convinced that these amateur directors prefer to hear songs they know, becuase what they do know is sadly, few and far between.
Community theatre sucks. So go ahead and sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"— no one is listening anyway.
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Haha!! I feel ya on that one!!
Sort of on the same note though, do your research on who you're auditioning for, as in, the theater. If you are a familiar face there, you've been to almost every audition this theater has had in the last few years, you know what kind of stuff people sing ... it's your choice whether you want to sing a song on someone else's "no-no" list, or sing some brilliant unknown song that will get the above reaction. Go ahead and sing "If I Loved You" if you sound great doing it and you've never heard anyone else do it at your small community theater. But, obviously be more cautious when you are in a situation like a high school audition for Beauty and the Beast or High School Musical.
Just use JUDGMENT.
59. Reflection from the movie Mulan (can't remember if someone already said this one)
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MaryMag
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| Brigantine wrote: | | Jenem wrote: |
Unfortunately I'm beginning to see that in community theatre it doesn't matter what the heck you sing, the people who make poor choices all get called back and cast anyway. Meanwhile, you try and choose something appropriate yet rare and people say "Hmm, interesting choice".
I'm convinced that these amateur directors prefer to hear songs they know, becuase what they do know is sadly, few and far between.
Community theatre sucks. So go ahead and sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"— no one is listening anyway.
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Haha!! I feel ya on that one!!
Sort of on the same note though, do your research on who you're auditioning for, as in, the theater. If you are a familiar face there, you've been to almost every audition this theater has had in the last few years, you know what kind of stuff people sing ... it's your choice whether you want to sing a song on someone else's "no-no" list, or sing some brilliant unknown song that will get the above reaction. Go ahead and sing "If I Loved You" if you sound great doing it and you've never heard anyone else do it at your small community theater. But, obviously be more cautious when you are in a situation like a high school audition for Beauty and the Beast or High School Musical.
Just use JUDGMENT.
59. Reflection from the movie Mulan (can't remember if someone already said this one) |
On community theater...
call me a ho but very often I'm auditioning for directors who know less about musical theater than I do. So chances are I could go ahead and sing "In My Life" and bring the director to tears while he cries, "Brava! Brava! Where did you find that marvelous song?!?!?!"
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LeadingplayerandCatherine
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Look at me now- wild party
life of the party- wild party
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Sweeney Hyde
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60 and 61^^ for those keeping track...
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Impossible Dream
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OK ...
62. Let's Play a Love Scene - Fame
63. Out Here On My Own - Fame
64. I Dreamed a Dream - Les Mis
65. If I Were a Bell - Guys and Dolls
66. No Good Deed - Wicked
67. Somewhere That's Green - LSOH
68. You Can Always Count On Me - City of Angels
69. I Hate Men - Kiss Me Kate
70. This Nearly Was Mine - South Pacific
71. Giants in the Sky - Into the Woods
72. Big Spender - Sweet Charity
73. This is the Moment - Jekyll and Hyde
74. And I Am Telling You ... - Dreamgirls
75. Good Morning Baltimore - Hairspray
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Eponine93
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| Quote: | 54. "Nothing" from A Chorus Line.
(I don't know if this is just a Western Canada thing, but every audition I went to in Ontario had at least 3 girls singing this...) |
It's not a Canada thing. Its also a New Jersey thing.
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Bianca.
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| Eponine93 wrote: | | Quote: | 54. "Nothing" from A Chorus Line.
(I don't know if this is just a Western Canada thing, but every audition I went to in Ontario had at least 3 girls singing this...) |
It's not a Canada thing. Its also a New Jersey thing. |
no.. it's everywhere.
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The Drama Queen
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It's probably just my location, but some of these songs I have never seen used for auditions. I think each region has its own favorites (like in mine, the only truly over-done songs are Over the Rainbow, Do Re Mi, and sometimes In My Own Little Corner).
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christinadaae
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| The Drama Queen wrote: | | It's probably just my location, but some of these songs I have never seen used for auditions. I think each region has its own favorites (like in mine, the only truly over-done songs are Over the Rainbow, Do Re Mi, and sometimes In My Own Little Corner). |
Me too! Some these songs, I'm like "Who does that song?"
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Impossible Dream
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The ones I included were all ones that friends have told me are very overdone at professional auditions. In turn, I hadn't thought some of those down the list - eg. In My Own Little Corner were that overdone. (It's a naff song anyway)
76. Dance Ten Looks Three - A Chorus Line
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Sweeney Hyde
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In My Own Little Corner is on the list about three times. Everyone after the original post of it (it's on page 1) please edit your post with a different song. Thank You.
SWEENEY HYDE
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Chevstriss
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lets do a post of all the mentioned ones, i'm getting lost
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jazzygirlsings
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1. I Cain't Say No! from Oklahoma!
2. "Much More" from the Fantasticks
3. "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde
4. Think of Me from The Phantom of the Opera
5. All That Jazz from Chicago
6. In my Own LIttle Corner from Cinderella
7. Tomorrow from Annie
8. "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler
9. The Impossable Dream from Man of La Mancha
10. On my Own , Les Miserables
11. DEFINITELY "Popular" from "Wicked"
12. Comedy Tonight from A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum
13. Defying Gravity from Wicked (this isn't usually done good though)
14. The Wizard and I from Wicked (same as above)
15. "I Could Have Danced All Night" from "My Fair Lady"
16. On the Street Where You Live from My Fair Lady
17. "Cabaret"...from said musical...
18. "Home" from BATB
19. "Home" from Phantom
20. "Home" from The Wiz...
21. "How Could I Ever Know" from the Secret Garden...
22. Reviewing the situation - Oliver!
23. "On The Steps of the Palace"--Into the Woods
24. "Waitin' For My Dearie'"--Brigadoon
25. Till There Was You from The Music Man
26. Dont tell mama -Cabaret
27. What I Did For Love-A Chorus Line
28. Castle on a Cloud - Les Mis
29. Adelaide's Lament - Guys & Dolls
30. Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Wizard of Oz
31. Gimmie Gimmie from Thoroughly Modern Millie
32. Do Re Mi- Sound of Music
33. Favorite Things- Sound of Music
34. So Long, Farewell - Sound of Music
35. Matchmaker, Matchmaker from Fiddler on the Roof
36. I Enjoy Being a Girl - Flower Drum Song
37. Honey Bun - South Pacific
38. Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee - Grease
39. Music of the Night - Phantom of the Opera
40. I'm Not Afraid - Songs for a New World
41. Stars and the Moon - Songs for a New World
42. title song from Phantom of the Opera
43. Anthem from Chess
44. Maybe This Time from Cabaret
45. Green Finch and Linnet Bird from Sweeney Todd
46. Stars from Les Miserables
47. Shy- Once Upon A Mattress
48. "Vanilla Ice Cream" from She Loves Me
49. "Part of Your World" from LITTLE MERMAID
50. Happy Birthday
51. Twinkle little star
52. Anything Goes from Anything Goes
53. If I Loved You from Carousel
54. Somebody, Somewhere from Most Happy Fella
55. You've Got Possibilities from Superman
56. "Nothing" from A Chorus Line
57. Can't help lovin' dat man- Showboat
58. Old Man River from Show Boat
59. When There was Me & You
60. What I've Been Looking For
61. Reflection from the movie Mulan
62. Look at me now- wild party
63. life of the party- wild party
64. Let's Play a Love Scene - Fame
65. Out Here On My Own - Fame
66. I Dreamed a Dream - Les Mis
67. If I Were a Bell - Guys and Dolls
68. No Good Deed - Wicked
69. Somewhere That's Green - LSOH
70. You Can Always Count On Me - City of Angels
71. I Hate Men - Kiss Me Kate
72. This Nearly Was Mine - South Pacific
73. Giants in the Sky - Into the Woods
74. Big Spender - Sweet Charity
75. This is the Moment - Jekyll and Hyde
76. And I Am Telling You ... - Dreamgirls
77. Good Morning Baltimore - Hairspray
78. Dance Ten Looks Three - A Chorus Line
That should be pretty updated...I tried to take out duplicates, but if I missed some...sorry!
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Salome
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odd..I wouldnt consider I Hate Men overdone. So In Love,Too Darn Hot and Always True to You..yes.
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jazzygirlsings
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There are a few in there I would disagree with as well, but I think that people also have to keep in mind that these might be songs that are overdone on the East Coast or West Coast or Middle America...
What is overdone in one place may not be overdone in others...
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Salome
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lets not forget
79. Fair Moon to thee i sing- HMS Pinafore.
80. Poor Wandrin One- Pirates of P{enzance
81. Madern Major General- Pitrates of Penzance
82. The Moon- Mikado
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jazzygirlsings
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^For musical theatre auditions or for G&S auds?
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Salome
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both. alot of G&S cross over to musical theatre auditions as you know.
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jazzygirlsings
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I wouldn't agree with all of them for musical theatre auditions, but I would agree with all of them for G&S auditions...
I know a lot of them are cross-overs...I've noticed that for the most part, it's usually done by the people who aren't very good actors and think that their vocal range will get them the job...
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Salome
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yes but i heat Moon and I..major general and Poor Wnadrin One as much as i hear On My Own, Danced all Night or This is the Momewnt at auditions. ugh.
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jazzygirlsings
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^Wow...I can't understand a darn thing you just typed! LOL!
And do you mean "The Sun Whose Rays..."? (Not "The Moon and I")
I'm tired...perhaps I'm reading it wrong on your end or something...
Jazzy
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Salome
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| jazzygirlsings wrote: | ^Wow...I can't understand a darn thing you just typed! LOL!
And do you mean "The Sun Whose Rays..."? (Not "The Moon and I")
I'm tired...perhaps I'm reading it wrong on your end or something...
Jazzy |
sorry..i was typing and working on a claim lol
yes sun whose rays..ugh. i mean ive heard all of them as often as the above songs.
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Gwen
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Wow this is missing an obvious one....
Take Me Or Leave Me (I believe it's called,) from Rent?
Any song from Rent. I had the misfortune to have to sing One Song Glory because I was sick, and always sound good when I sing low. (And it was a last minute turn around thing.) Otherwise if my voice hadn't been all cracky in my regular range I would've done my other song. (which would've been from Disneys Alice In Wonderland) One other person sang it (One Song Glory) and didn't know the words...
Anyway...they let me do another audition and my voice was STILL cracky, and so I did a song that I hadn't seen done at all- Over The Moon. Maybe not the best choice, but hey, I did the stage version. They liked it. And it was for a community theater.
But otherwise, Take Me.... was done 2 -3 times. Whew. But all the songs I were considering were done by someone else. That's why I did Over The Moon....and I'll stop blabbing now. 
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