Overdone Audition Songs

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Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:23:21 +0100

I would add anything from High School Musical - Sheridan Culp

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Sat, 19 May 2007 18:46:34 +0100

What about "I Dreamed a Dream" from Le Miz - Sophia

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Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:26:51 +0100

What about "Give My Regards to Broadway" from George M?! - Phanato

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Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:33:07 +0100

What about "A Quiet Thing"? - Arielle Kook

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Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:14:11 +0100

I love "A Quiet Thing" it's a great ballad for an audition. I would say any "Classic" show tunes (Give my regards to Broadway, any Rodgers and Hammerstein, etc) would also be in the overdone category, just for the sheer fact that they have been around forever. You would have to do something really original with it to attract a director's eye. - Amanda Hibshman

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Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:34:49 +0100

Hairspray in general ... especially with the new movie out - Kaitlyn

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Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:16:17 +0100

Please add "Till There Was You" and "Goodnight My Someone" from Music Man (I was at an addition and in a span of 1 hour 4 girls sang Till There Was You), "My Favorite Things" from Sound of Music, and "Matchmaker" from Fiddler. If it's in every anthology out there, then chances are everyone will sing it! - musicalsguru

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Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:01:25 +0100

What about anything from"Sweeney Todd", now that the movie has hit theatres? - Marla Oppenheim

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Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:19:47 +0100

Urgh I hate it when people walk into an audition thinking that they can do the high whistle tone thing in "Seasons Of Love". I want to know what it proves to an casting director that you can go "oooo" really high. I regrettably sang "On My Own" at an audition in May. Not only is it too over rated to sing, but considering I have a stronger head voice than I do a belt it wasn't good sounding at all. Would "My Funny Valentine" from Babes In Arms be on this list as well? - Rebekah

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Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:24:53 +0100

Is Cabaret from Cabaret out? All my theatre friends go and sing that song all the time. So is that just my friends or is it that popular? And is there anything wrong with singing a song for the oposite gender, but the song doesn't have and thing to do with gender? (Like a girl singing Very Soft Shoes from Once Upon A Mattress) I also think that ALL disney songs or songs that disney has done should be on this list. Disney is soooooooooo over done. - grace-e

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Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:22:28 +0100

i was amazed to walk into a regional theatre audition and see that EVERY SINGLE PERSON was carrying wicked sheet music!!! i used to love that show, but have gotten exceedingly sick of it. there are so many better songs and shows, guys....i sang something from the scarlet pimpernel, and every body looked at my music and was like, wha? - Lauren

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Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:34:34 +0100

Is I'd Give My Life for You from Miss Saigon considered over done? - Lacey

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Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:00:37 +0100

surely joseph and the technicolour dreamocte is on here too - close every door.... - Lauren Benton

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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:53:53 +0100

I would add "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady. It was mentioned in an interview I read in Audition, by Michael Shurtleff as overdone. - Natasha