Hmm, are these songs overdone at auditions (Nothing from Wicked or High School Musical, I promise!)?

I'm compiling a notebook of audition songs and came across a few that are wonderful in my voice but might be questionable or overdone at some auditions.

Rosa's Confession (Or Murderer's Confession: Rosa) from The Mystery of Edwin Drood (It might be too much. But I won the state and regional competition with this song, so I adore it.)

Vanilla Ice Cream from She Loves Me

Can't Help Lovin' That Man from Showboat (Yeah, that one, probably)

I Wonder What Became of Me from St. Louis Woman

Gus: The Theatre Cat from Cats (Well, it's not Memory, right?)

Not a Day Goes By from Merrily We Roll Along (A Sondheim, but still...?)

Show Me from My Fair Lady

I shouldn't even put Summertime, should I?

Far From the Home I Love from Fiddler on the Roof

The Beauty Is from The Light in the Piazza

I guess that's all for now. I'm just hoping that these songs are appropriate for auditions. Are they? If not, why not? Tempo, difficult, too much, overdone, etc...?

Hmm, are these songs overdone at auditions (Nothing from Wicked or High School Musical, I promise!)?opera sheet music

Hi there - well I am impressed with your list. It is diverse and some of them challenging.

And YES some of them are 'overdone' as you said yourself.

THE main important thing at an audition is a) find a song that shows what you can do b) you have to feel it 3) impress/surprise the people you are auditioning for.

The few times I was behind the table myself I was always drawn to the 'not obvious' numbers performed. Yes you do get to listen to x versions of the same songs during the auditiondays and when someone enters the room with something new and special it sure gets the attention.

Personnaly I would skip the My Fair Lady/Fiddler/Showboat ones.

So good luck

T

Hmm, are these songs overdone at auditions (Nothing from Wicked or High School Musical, I promise!)?shows opera theater

Wow, you seem to really know your stuff...that's very good. I would also suggest some songs from Urinetown. They have a more modern sound.
Personally, I'd take out Showboat, Cats, My Fair Lady, and Fiddler from your list. As a director, I love it when someone sings something obscure. Even Andrew Lloyd Webber has some songs that you might consider...

He Whistled At Me from Starlight Express

Unexpected Song from Song and Dance
I haven't been keeping up with the musical theater scene for the last couple years, but I don't really hear any of these much. I personally would avoid the _Cats_ ... most everyone and her brother has seen _Cats_. Have you considered anything from _Phantom_? Christine has some beautiful solo songs, of course.

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Ha ha. No, I agree with you on those. I think you're right on all points. Though I feel Andrew Lloyd Webber's work may be too beautiful to leave out. One of my friends sang a beautiful solo to ... what's the song Christine sings to her father after he dies? Yeah, that one.

She also sang something from an opera called ... "The Black Swan." Can't remember which opera it's from, but I think it's in Italian. You might want to check it out.

And do you dance much? You might consider something from _Cabaret_.
C'mon - the most overdone song of all time is Tomorrow from Annie. To such an extent that it is mocked now in movies as the horrid kid must sing in to the family during vacation.

Your list? I'd avoid any show that is more than ten years old -- so that scratches out Cats, MFL, Fiddler and Showboat.

Personally, I'd like to see (older than ten years) songs that might be a little more obscure -- say, Babette from On the 20th Century. That one is a challenge so it's great for an audition yet if the director knows it -- he'll approve and be flattered and will cast you the show!
Those are all great audition pieces. Let me just say that I love The Beauty Is and that if you sound good with that piece then you might want to add the song The Light in the Piazza to the list as well.