Flower Drum Song
Which song should I sing for this audition?
Ok I’m auditioning for Liesl in The Sound of Music, and the audition notice said to prepare a song from a traditional, non-contemporary musical. So which out of these three choices is most appropriate and would show what they are probably looking for?
Part of Your World – The Little Mermaid
I Enjoy Being a Girl – The Flower Drum Song
How Lovely to be a Woman – Bye Bye Birdie
Thanks!!
“The Little Mermaid” , along with any Disney musical, would fall under “contemporary musical”. The other two songs tend to be overdone as audition songs (see website below). http://www.musicaltheatreaudition.com/performance/auditions/overdoneauditionsongs.html
However, if you really sing them well and they show off your voice at its best, they are still really cute appropriate songs for someone auditioning for a young, flirty teen like Liesel. Try to bring some freshness to the songs by thinking about what the words mean. Show it in your facial expression and body language. Don’t try to choreograph a bunch of artificial gestures, but if pretend you are the person in the song and that you are telling someone what you think and feel. After all, that is what you are really doing when you sing songs that are a part of a musical. I think “How Lovely to be a Woman” could be sweet and touching if done simply but sincerely.
Some other suggestions:
“Ten Minutes Ago” or “Lovely Night” from Cinderella
“Shall We Dance?” from The King and I
“Many a New Day” from Oklahoma
“Matchmaker, Matchmaker” from Fiddler on the Roof
“I’m in Love With a Wonderful Guy” South Pacific
“They Say It’s Wonderful” from Annie Get Your Gun
“Do I Hear a Waltz?” from Do I Hear a Waltz
Attempt the last only if you have a good ability to skip around parts of your range (a lot of up and down–not a wide range, but bounces around a lot)
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