Varlet
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Post by Varlet on Apr 10, 2006 16:47:25 GMT -5
I'm going to audition for a community production of Oklahoma! yikes. Someone in the last show I was in told me I'd make a great Ado Annie...need to get my southern accent going though.
Any advice on what to sing, in the same style to show off my acting and cuteness? I need 1-up tempo, and 1-ballad, and I'm a lyric (coloratura) soprano who does mostly Mozart, etc. I'm thinking "The Sun Whose Rays" from Mikado, for a ballad? I really have no clue.
They are auditioning for their other production, Grease at the same time. I doubt I would be cast for Grease...but you never know. How do you pick audition material that would be suitable and show of your voice for either show?! nuts. I hate community theatre, but I need some experience on my resume.
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Post by Hopper on Apr 13, 2006 1:01:12 GMT -5
I think Stinky could give you some good advice here.
I used to do Musicals a long time ago and it always pays to have at least one ballad and one up tempo piece ready. As for Ado Annie, you could sing 'Life upon a wicked stage' from Showboat as a suitable piece from a different show. I think the range and characters are similar and it's a cute acting piece.
And what about 'Hopelessly devoted' for a ballad if they are doing Grease? Grease is a totally different stye show with a different kind of singing required.
Really you should have something more in the same genre for Oklahoma like 'If I loved you' from Carousel. Or 'Bill' from Showboat. I think that the Mikado will be too operatic in their minds and you should choose a true Musical piece. Kern, Hammerstein, Bernstein, Sondheim or Lloyd-Weber all wrote suitable stuff for this repertoire and for classically trained voices.
Good luck.
Hop hop
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Post by bunnie on Apr 17, 2006 9:31:25 GMT -5
Hopper's song suggestions are perfect choices for auditioning for that role. However, if you are a lyric coloratura, you might be better suited for Laurie?
Just a thought. :-)
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Post by texsoprano on Apr 17, 2006 17:17:25 GMT -5
I am new to this forum but have to add...don't consider doing "Hopelessly Devoted," whatever you do! It wasn't in the original Broadway production, it is strictly from the movie and it would probably be frowned upon (even in community theater). You can even consider doing Ado Annie's "I Cain't Say No." Usually, you wouldn't do a piece from the musical unless they ask for it, but for community theater I think you can get away with it. I also think that role is considered a mezzo/belter role so you might want to look at more of that type of literature. I love the "Singer's Musical Theater Anthology" songbooks. They have three volumes for soprano and a couple for mezzo soprano. They are worth investing in if you are going to be auditioning for more musical theater. Also, I agree with Bunnie. If you are a soprano then you should definitely consider Laurie (although, I think Ado Annie is the more satisfying role). I've done a lot of musical theater and just thought I would add my two cents. By the way, I am a mom of four and lyric soprano myself...it's wonderful to find this forum and I hope to be able to get some advice as needed here myself!
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Post by stinky on Apr 19, 2006 14:09:29 GMT -5
If you feel comfortable learning new rep, I would suggest you do so. Stay in the R&H vein if you can, or Lerner & Loewe. You could do something from Carousel as Hopper suggested or do something less well known, like "Keep it Gay" from Me & Juliet. (That's a terrific up-tempo number.) Or try one of Amalia's songs from She loves me. I agree that Ado Annie might not fit as well as Laurie, depending on how comfortably you mix chest. Stay away from Sondheim for this particular audition. As for Grease, do you *want* to do it? What part would you do? It's really a belting show in my opinion. Might not feel great to do day in and day out for two months!
Don't be an opera singer slumming, be a beginning musical theatre performer!
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Post by stinky on Apr 20, 2006 11:54:26 GMT -5
Oh gosh, I wrote yesterday in haste, and have been hoping it doesn't sound as snotty as I fear.
I want to be clear that I don't know you, Varlet, and I'm not accusing you of being an opera singer slumming (or anything else). I am confident that you take this audition seriously and you take the art form of musical theatre seriously.
The slumming comment comes from having seen many classically-trained singers go to musical theatre auditions seeming to think that the beauty of their voices will carry them through and that there's no need for serious dramatic and stylistic preparation.
Break a leg with your audition! I hope it goes well!
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