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Your selection can really be any piece of music you want, although some are better choices than others. Pop music is hardly ever heard in auditions; stick with traditional musical theatre songs unless auditioning for a rock musical or explicitly told otherwise. Try to avoid songs that are overdone. I personally try to avoid songs from really well-known classics like Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, The Music Man, My Fair Lady, The Wizard of Oz, or Grease. Also, really try to avoid songs from Phantom of the Opera, Les Mis廨ables, and Rent, as they have really been sung a lot at auditions for the last ten years. Songs from Disney movies are also not my top choice, although I've seen others sing them with some success.

So that's what not to sing. It is more difficult to determine what one should sing. I have put together a list of suggestions (by no means all-inclusive!) of songs that have worked well for me and my friends, or that I would like to hear at auditions. You can view that list here.

It's a good idea to know the title of the song you're singing, as well as who wrote it and what show it's from. Sometimes the production staff will ask you to announce what song you will be performing before you sing, and if it's something a little unusual, you may want to tell them anyway, just so they don't spend your auditioning time trying to figure out what you're singing!

If it is possible, it is really advantageous to sing something stylistically similar to the part for which you are auditioning. It also needs to be in your range; don't sing something unless it shows off the best of your voice. Some music directors specifically ask for auditioners not to sing something from the show for which they are auditioning. When I music direct, I don't have a problem with that, but keep in mind that if you are auditioning for A Chorus Line, and everyone decides to sing "Nothing," then the staff will have a very hard time distinguishing one auditioner from the next, and you could get unfavorably compared to a more experienced singer.

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