THEA432MusicalTheatreStylesII

SUNYFredonia

BUILDINGYOURBOOK:
Buildingadiverseandextensivebookformusicaltheatreauditionsisthemostimportant
thingyoucandotohelpyousucceedintheprofessionalworld,aswellasinauditionsin
general.Itsimportanttostartthesometimesfrustrating,alwayschallenginghuntfor
materialthatworksforyouasearlyaspossible.Hereisasmallguidetohelpyoube
awareofthedepthofmusicaltheatreliterature,butpleasedontjuststicktocomposers
orshowsmentionedhere,surprisemewithsomethingIhaventheardbefore.Itwillstand
youingoodsteadinfutureauditions.Remember,theaimisNOTtofindthemost
obscuresongeverwritten,butthatdoesntworkforyou.Theaimistofindmaterial
thatisnotoverused,butisanactivesong,thatshowsoffyourvoiceandthatyou
connectwithasanactor.

Remember,ofthe7songsyoufind,onefromeachera,atleast1shouldbeanuptempo,
oneaballad,andonecomic.Additionallyyoushouldtrytoshowdiversevocalrange
withthesesongs,sotrytofindatleastonesongwhichrequiresamorelegitsound,and
onewithapop/beltsound.And,itgoeswithoutsaying,theseshouldbesongsnewto
you.Dontrecyclesomethingyouvedonebefore,youllonlycheatyourselfinthelong
run.

Themusiclibraryhasagreatnumberofvocalselectionbooks,theyaremostlyinthe
M1503range.Goandbrowsetobeginyoursearch.Theyalsohavemanyoriginalcast
recordingsthatyoucanlistentoonsite,whichcanhelpyouchoosesongsorgetasense
ofthemonceyouhavealreadyfoundthesheetmusic.

Generalmusicaltheatreliteraturecanhelpyougetasenseofwhattolookfor.Hereare
somehelpfulbooks:
DeVenney,David,TheBroadwaySongCompanion:anannotatedguideto
musicaltheatreliteraturebyvoicetypeandsongstyle.

Green,Stanley,BroadwayMusicals:ShowbyShow
Theinternetobviouslyhasanumberofresourcesforfindingmaterial,includingsheet
musicsites,youtubeandmusicaltheatresites.Wewillmakesuretodiscussandshare
particularlyusefulsitesyoufind.
Hereisashort,nonexhaustivelistofcomposersandshowsfromeachera,togetyou
started:

ERA1:18601920OperettaandEarlyMusicalComedy
GeorgeM.CohanLittleJohnnyJones,45MinutesfromBroadway,GeorgeWashington
Jr.,Billieandmuchmore
GilbertandSullivan:PiratesofPenzance,Mikado,Iolanthe,HMSPinafore,etc.
IrvingBerlinYip,Yip,Yahank,MusicBoxRevues,ZiegfeldFollies,TheCocoanuts
JeromeKernVeryGoodEddie,Sally
RudolfFrimlRoseMarie,TheVagabondKing
SigmundRombergMaytime,RobinsonCrusoe,Jr.,BlossomTime,TheDesertSong,
Rosalie,TheNewMoon
VictorHerbert:BabesinToyland,NaughtyMarietta,TheRedMill,Mlle.Modiste,
Eileen,TheEnchantress

ERA2:19211939JazzStandards,MusicalComedy
VincentYoumansNo,No,Nannette
ColePorterParis,FiftyMillionFrenchmen,WakeupandDream,AnythingGoes,
Jubilee,Red,HotandBlue,DubarryWasaLady,andmuchmore.
FrankLoesserWheresCharley
GershwinsGeorgeWhitesScandals,LadyBeGood!OhKay!,Rosalie,StrikeUpThe
Band,OfTheeISing,GirlCrazy,LetEmEatCake,
PorgyandBess
HaroldArlenBloomerGirl,HouseofFlowers,Jamaica,Saratoga
HaroldRomePinsandNeedles,CallmeMister,
IrvingBerlinAsThousandsCheer,Cocoanuts
JeromeKernSweetAdeline,Showboat
KurtWeillThreepennyOpera
MarkBlitzsteinCradlewillRock
NoelGayMeandMyGirl
RodgersandHartAConnecticutYankee,PalJoey,Jumbo,OnYourToes,Babesin
Arms,TheBoysFromSyracuse,GoodNews
VernonDukeCabinintheSky,TheGarrickGaieties,BanjoEyes

ERA3:19401959GoldenAge
BurtonLaneFiniansRainbow
AdlerandRossPajamaGame,DamnYankees
AlbertHaguePlainandFancy
ArthurSchwartzATreeGrowsinBrooklyn,Jennie,TheGayLife
BobMerrillTakeMeAlong
BockandHarnickFiorello
ColePorterOutofThisWorld,CanCan,SilkStockings
FrankLoesserGuysandDolls,TheMostHappyFella,Greenwillow,
HaroldArlenHouseofFlowers,Jamaica
HaroldRomeFanny,DestryRidesAgain,
IrvingBerlinAnnieGetYourGun,MissLiberty,CallmeMadam,MissLiberty
JuleStyneHighButtonShoes,GentlemenPreferBlondes,BellsareRinging,Gypsy
KurtWeillLadyintheDark,OneTouchofVenus,StreetScene,
LostintheStars
LeonardBernsteinOntheTown,WonderfulTown,Candide,WestSideStory
LernerandLoeweBrigadoon,PaintYourWagon,MyFairLady
MaryRodgersOnceUponaMattress
MeredithWilsonTheMusicMan,HeresLove,TheUnsinkableMollyBrown
RobertWrightandGeorgeForrestKismet
RodgersandHammersteinAllegro,Oklahoma,SouthPacific,KingandI,MeandJuliet,
 FlowerDrumSong,SoundofMusic,StateFair
SandyWilsonTheBoyFriend

ERA419601979LateGoldenAge,Rock/PopMusicals
AlanMenkenLittleShopofHorrors,BeautyandtheBeast(plusalotofDisneyfilms)
AndrewLloydWebberJoseph,JesusChristSuperstar,Evita
BurtonLaneOnaClearDayYouCanSeeForever
BobMerrillCarnival
BockandHarnickFiddlerontheRoof,TheAppleTree,TheRothchilds,SheLovesMe
BurtBacharachPromises,Promises
CarolHallTheBestLittleWhorehouseinTexas
CharlesStrouseByeByeBirdie,GoldenBoy,Applause,Annie
ClarkGesnerYoureaGoodMan,CharlieBrown
CyColemanLittleMe,SweetCharity,ILovemyWife,OntheTwentiethCentury,
Barnum
FrankLoesserHowtoSucceed
GaltMcDermottHair,TwoGentlemenofVerona
GaryGeldShenandoah
HaroldRomeICanGetitForYouWholesale
HarveySchmidtTheFantasticks,110intheShade,IDo!IDo!,
JerryHermanMilkandHoney,HelloDolly,Mame
KanderandEbbCabaret,TheHappyTime,Zorba,Chicago,WomanoftheYear
JuleStynePeterPan,DoReMi,FunnyGirl
JimJacobsandWarrenCaseyGrease
LernerandLoeweCamelot,Coco,Gigi,
LeslieBricusseStoptheWorldIWanttoGetOff,TheRoaroftheGreasepaintThe
SmelloftheCrowd
LionelBartOliver
MarvinHamlischAChorusLine,TheyrePlayingOurSong
MeredithWilsonTheUnsinkableMollyBrown
MitchLeighManofLaMancha
RichardRodgersNoStrings,DoIHearaWaltz
StevenSchwartzPippin,TheMagicShow,Godspell,Working
StevenSondheimCompany,Follies,ALittleNightMusic,SweeneyTodd,MerrilyWe
RollAlong,AFunnyThingHappenedontheWaytotheForum,AnyoneCan
Whistle
ShermanEdwards1776

ERA519801999Contemporary1
BoublilandSchoenbergMartinGuerre
CraigCarneliaThreePostcards,Working,lotsofgoodcabaretsongs
CharlesStrouseRags
CyColemanCityofAngels,TheLife,WillRogersFollies
EltonJohnAida
FrankWildhornTheCivilWar,ScarletPimpernel
JerryHermanLaCageAuxFolles,MackandMabel,
JonathanLarsenTickTickBoom
KanderandEbbKissoftheSpiderWoman,SteelPier
KeithHermannRomance,Romance
LloydWebberSunsetBoulevard,SongandDance
LynnAhrensandStephenFlahertyRagtime,OnceonThisIsland,Suessical,My
FavoriteYear
MaltbyandShireBaby,CloserthanEver
MauryYeston,GrandHotel,Titanic,Nine,Phantom
MichaelJohnLaChiusaMarieChristine,FirstLadySuite
PeteTownshendTommy
RogerMillerBigRiver
RupertHolmesTheMysteryofEdwinDrood
StevenSchwartzChildrenofEden
StevenSondheimPassion,Assassins,IntotheWoods,PacificOvertures,Sundayinthe
ParkWithGeorge
WilliamFinnANewBrain,Falsettos
WillyRussellBloodBrothers

ERA6:2000currentContemporary2
AdamGuettelFloydCollins,LightinthePiazza
AndrewShermanDebbieDoesDallas
RobertLopezandJeffMarxAvenueQ
LloydWebberWomaninWhite,BeautifulGame,LoveNeverDies
LaurenceOKeefeBatBoy
KanderandEbbCurtains,ScottsboroBoys
MarkHollmanUrinetown
MichaelJohnLaChiusaWildParty
AndrewLippaWildParty
JenineTesoriThoroughlyModernMillie,Violet,CarolineorChange
DavidYazbekTheFullMonty,DirtyRottenScoundrels
StevenSondheimWiseGuys
LookfornewcomposerswhoseshowshavenotmadeittoBroadway,orevenoff
Broadway.Sometimesthesecomposersappreciatebeingemailedandaskedtobuya
particularsong.Useyoutubeandtheinternetwiselyandcarefullyitmaynotbeasnew
orobscureasyouthinkseeBareforexample

POPSONG
Thisisahardone.Manyauditionsareaskingforapop/rocksong,particularlyforrock
musicals,butalsootherforotherjobscruiseships,themeparks,etc.Icantgivealistof
materialhere,butyoucanspanthenonmusicaltheatreliteraturefromtherecent
decades.LookforsomethingintheMANYdifferentstylesthatfitthiscategory,
somethingthatismostappropriatetoyourtypeandinterests.Ultimatelyyoullneedfar
morethanonepopsong.Trytofindsomethingthattellssomekindofstory,andthatis
active,sothatyoucanstillactthissong.

VERBOTEN!
EverythingcurrentlyonBroadwaytheyllhavehearditrecently,compareyoutothe
Broadwayversion,andhaveapreconceivedideaofhowitshouldsound.
CarefulofSondheimandJasonRobertBrowntheyarehardtosing,butmore
importantlyhardtoplay.Haveonesongfromeachbutusethemonlyinspecific
circumstances.