These books feature delightful collections of 100 excerpts of musical theatre songs designed especially for audition situations. These excerpts represent a great variety of shows that span decades of theatre history and a multitude of styles.
Using the original vocal scores, the excerpts have been selected and adapted to help singers show off their best in a 16-32 bar audition cut.
Includes audition tips, song set-up for each song, as well as vocal style and genre indexes, making this the most useful and relevant collection of its kind. CD accompaniment tracks are provided for all song excerpts.
Contents:
- A LITTLE BRAINS, A LITTLE TALENT (from “Damn Yankees”)
- ALL FOR YOU (from “Seussical the Musical”)
- ALL I DO IS DREAM OF YOU (from “Singin' In The Rain”)
- ALWAYS TRUE TO YOU IN MY FASHION (from “Kiss Me Kate”)
- AMAYZING MAYZIE
- AND ALL THAT JAZZ (from “Chicago”)
- ANYTHING GOES (from “Anything Goes”)
- ANYTIME (I AM THERE) (FROM “ELEGIES: A SONG CYCLE”)
- AQUARIUS (from “Hair”)
- ASTONISHING (from ôLittle Womenö)
- BE A LION
- BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED (from “PAL JOEY”)
- BOY NEXT DOOR, THE (from “Meet Me In St. Louis”)
- BOY WANTED (from ôMy One And Onlyö)
- CAUTION TO THE WIND
- CHANGE (from “A New Brain”)
- CROSSWORD PUZZLE (from “Starting Here, Starting Now”)
- DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND (from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”)
- DOLL ON A MUSIC BOX (from “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”)
- DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE (from “Funny Girl”)
- EVEN THOUGH (from “I Love You Because”)
- FUNNY (from ôMy Favorite Yearö)
- FUNNY HONEY (from “Chicago”)
- GET HAPPY
- GIMME GIMME (from ôThoroughly Modern Millieö)
- GOOD MORNING (FROM “SINGIN' IN THE RAIN”)
- GOOD MORNING STARSHINE (FROM “HAIR”)
- HANGIN' AROUND WITH YOU (from “Strike Up the Band!”)
- HERE'S WHERE I STAND (from “Camp”)
- HOLD ON (from “The Secret Garden”)
- HOME (from “The Wiz”)
- HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCCA MORRA (from “Finian's Rainbow”)
- HOW COULD I EVER KNOW? (from “The Secret Garden”)
- I CAN COOK TOO (from “On The Town”)
- I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT (from “My Fair Lady”)
- I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU (from “Anything Goes”)
- I GOT RHYTHM
- I HAD MYSELF A TRUE LOVE (from ôSt. Louis Womanö)
- I LOVED YOU ONCE IN SILENCE (from “Camelot”)
- I SPEAK SIX LANGUAGES (from “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”)
- I THINK I MAY WANT TO REMEMBER (from Starting Here, Starting Now)
- I WANT IT NOW (from ôCharlie And The Chocolate Factoryö)
- I WANT TO GO TO HOLLYWOOD (from “Grand Hotel”)
- I WISH I WERE IN LOVE AGAIN (from “Babes in Arms”)
- I'M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF
- I'M HERE (from ôThe Color Purpleö)
- I'M NOT AT ALL IN LOVE (from “The Pajama Game”)
- IF YOU HADN'T BUT YOU DID (from “Two on the Aisle”)
- IS IT REALLY ME? (from “110 in the Shade”)
- IT'S A PERFECT RELATIONSHIP (from “Bells Are Ringing”)
- LET'S PLAY A LOVE SCENE (from “Fame-The Musical”)
- LIGHT
- LITTLE BIT IN LOVE, A (from “Wonderful Town”)
- LOOK TO THE RAINBOW (from “Finian's Rainbow”)
- LOVE WHO YOU LOVE (from “A Man of No Importance”)
- LOVELY (from “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forumö)
- MAMA WHO BORE ME (from “Spring Awakening”)
- MAMA WHO BORE ME (REPRISE) (from “Spring Awakening”)
- MAMMA MIA (from “Mamma Mia!”)
- MAN I LOVE, THE (from “Strike Up the Band”)
- MIRA (from “Carnival”)
- MUCH MORE (from “The Fantasticks”)
- MUSIC THAT MAKES ME DANCE, THE (from “Funny Girl”)
- MY FRIEND, THE DICTIONARY (from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)
- MY FUNNY VALENTINE (from “Babes in Arms”)
- MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY (from “Leave It To Me!”)
- MY HEART STOOD STILL
- NOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME (from “Thoroughly Modern Millie”)
- NOTICE ME, HORTON (from “Seussical the Musical”)
- ONCE UPON A DREAM (from “Jekyll And Hyde”)
- ONLY LOVE (from “The Scarlet Pimpernel”)
- OUT HERE ON MY OWN (from “Fame”)
- OVER THE RAINBOW (from “The Wizard of Oz”)
- PRINCESS (from “A Man of No Importance”)
- RAUNCHY (from “110 in the Shade”)
- RHODE ISLAND IS FAMOUS FOR YOU
- ROXIE (from “Chicago”)
- SHOW ME (from “My Fair Lady”)
- SHY (from “Once Upon A Mattress”)
- SIMPLE JOYS OF MAIDENHOOD, THE (from “Camelot”)
- SOME THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE (from “Little Women”)
- SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (from “Oh, Kay”)
- SOMEWHERE THAT'S GREEN (from “Little Shop of Horrors”)
- SUDDENLY, SEYMOUR (from “Little Shop of Horrors”)
- SUPERBOY AND THE INVISIBLE GIRL
- TAKE ME TO THE WORLD (from “Evening Primrose”)
- THE BOY FRIEND (from “The Boy Friend”)
- THE NEW GIRL IN TOWN (from “Hairspray”)
- THE SAILOR OF MY DREAMS
- THE STORY GOES ON (from “Baby”)
- THERE WON'T BE TRUMPETS (from “Anyone Can Whistle”)
- THIS IS ALL VERY NEW TO ME
- TIMES LIKE THIS (from ôLucky Stiffö)
- TROLLEY SONG, THE (from “Meet Me in St. Louis”)
- WAITING FOR LIFE (from “Once on This Island”)
- WHEN I LOOK AT YOU (from “The Scarlet Pimpernel”)
- WHISPERING (from ôSpring Awakeningö)
- WOULDN'T IT BE LOVERLY (from “My Fair Lady”)
- YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME (from “Present Arms”)
- YOUR DADDY'S SON (from “Ragtime”)