| I have sat through hundreds of musical theatre | | | | chooses a popular song. I would quite honestly |
| auditions for community theatre productions, | | | | rather hear a really proficient rendition of 'Twinkle |
| either as a producer, director, or stage manager. I | | | | Twinkle Little Star' than "Hey Jude" any day. And I |
| can tell you that for amateur performers there is | | | | love The Beatles, but without the backup vocals |
| a marked delineation between the auditioners who | | | | and instrumentation behind it, the song is not very |
| have had competent teaching and those who | | | | wide ranging or entertaining. |
| have either not benefited from lessons, or who | | | | 2. Play it safe. Auditions are not the place to try |
| have had bad teachers. This is true for all three | | | | to hit that high 'C' unless you have absolutely no |
| aspects of the musical theatre audition: singing, | | | | difficulty hitting it every single day. You want to |
| dancing, and acting. | | | | show your ability, but unless you are certain of |
| The thing about lessons, especially for singers, is | | | | every single note in a song, then you need to |
| that your teacher will help you to find a song that | | | | choose something else that you can hit every |
| is suitable for your voice. This is a valuable service | | | | time. |
| that they offer, bringing their broader range of | | | | 3. Bring it to life. Think of your song as musical |
| knowledge to serve their client. Your vocal | | | | monologue and put something of a character into |
| teacher will be able to find a piece for you that | | | | it. Your goal is to show the director that you can |
| you can master, and they will help you to master | | | | sell a song: so sell it! |
| it before your audition. | | | | Remember that the purpose of an audition is to |
| Here are three suggestions that will help you to | | | | show off what you can do best. So prepare, |
| tune up your audition: | | | | prepare, and prepare. Ask for help, ask for |
| | | | pointers, use your teachers, your friends, your |
| 1. Choose musical theatre pieces. This sounds | | | | fellow actors and get some objective, |
| simple, but too many times, I sit through an | | | | constructive insight before you get to your |
| audition that is lacklustre because the actor | | | | audition. |