[LesWickedPhantom]

OK, so I just got the email from my local community theatre regarding their musical for this spring. Every year, we put on a musical with an original script, and music from pre-existing musicals/popular music, and this year is no exception. Yeah, I know... it's probably so ridiculously illegal, but they've been doing it for over 10 years, so...I don't know.
So, in my email, they sent me the list of songs that will probably be used in the show. The show takes place over 3 separate decades... 50s, 60s, and 80s. So I thought it would appropriate to sing a song in the style of one of those periods for my audition. I'm 16 years old, a low alto/mezzo with minimal belt. This will be my 4th show with this group, and every year I've come so very close to getting the teen lead, and have only missed it because I haven't been there as long as the girl I'm always up against. So I want this year to be the year that they really realize what they been missing... you know? any song reccomendations would really be helpful... especially up-tempos, because I've sung ballads for them every year so far. Gotta change it up a bit...tehe.

thought I might include some of the songs they're using...

1956
"C'mon Everybody" --All Shook Up
"There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This" -- Sweet Charity
"A Lot of Livin' To Do" -- Bye Bye Birdie
"What'll I Do?" --Irving Berlin

1968
"Aquarius" --Hair
"Good Morning Starshine" --Hair
"Everything's Alright" --JCS
"We Beseech Thee" --Godspell
"We Can Work It Out" --The Beatles

1985
"We Got The Beat" --The Go-Gos
"You On My Arm" --La Cage Aus Folles
"Don't Ask Me Why" --Billy Joel
"True Colors"-- Cindi Lauper


Thanks a million...

[AllThatJazzHands]

They ROCK for putting in some Billy Joel. BEST. ARTIST. EVER.

As far as something you can use....maybe something from Little Shop of Horrors?? It's very doo-wop. You could take the Audrey part in "Suddenly Seymour". It doesn't have to be very belty, but steer clear of doing a character voice.

[LesWickedPhantom]