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Re:Which song matters more? - 2006/12/31 18:33
I really think you should spend close to the same amount of time preparing each song, because in my opinion, both songs are equally important.
Obviously you want to be at your very best at your audition, and if you spend more time on one of your songs than the other, chances are that song will be better. So, then you have to think if one song is absolutely fabulous and the other is just so-so, will the casting committee think your great song was a fluke or that during your ok song you were just off? Neither scenario is ideal for an audition.
Most of the directors I know talk about how important consistency is, and what better way to prove that you are a consistent performer, than to show them by singing both songs brilliantly. How lucky you are to be able to sing two entire songs at your initial audition! I usually get cut off at about 32 bars or so, and then at callbacks I get to sing a song or two if I'm lucky.
I can understand why you might initially think that "Beauty and the Beast" being Mrs. Potts big number would be more important, but she also sings quite a bit in "Be Our Guest", if I remember correctly she has a semi long solo, and it's the biggest production number in the show, so don't discredit the importance of that song.
Anyway, that's just my two cents, have a great audition! 
--Emily
----------Emily----------
Currently rehearsing:
Urleen - Footloose
Favorite Roles:
Aida - AIida[i], Joanie Lish - [i]The Full Monty, Carmen - Sweet Charity, Crystal - Little Shop of Horrors, Sarah's Friend - Ragtime, Little Red Riding Hood - Into the Woods, Evillene - The Wiz |
