Successfully auditioning for a musical theatre part can be intimidating and scary. To ease the process some, here is a look at some great audition songs for altos that will make your musical pick easier to narrow down on.
A Little Bit in Love – Wonderful Town
A Little Brains, A Little Talent – Damn Yankees
A Quiet Thing – Flora, the Red Menace
A Wonderful Guy – South Pacific
All I Do Is Dream of You – Singin’ in the Rain
Always True to You in My Fashion – Kiss Me Kate
Amayzing Mayzie – Seussical the Musical
And All That Jazz – Chicago
Anything Goes – Anything Goes
Anytime (I Am There) – Elegies
Aquarius – Hair
Astonishing – Little Women
Be A Lion – The Wiz
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered – Pal Joey
Boy Wanted – My One And Only
Caution to the Wind – Striking 12
Change – A New Brain
Crossword Puzzle – Starting Here, Starting Now
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend – Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Doll on a Music Box – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Don’t Rain on My Parade – Funny Girl
Even Though – I Love You Because
For Good – Wicked
Funny – My Favorite Year
Funny Honey – Chicago
Get Happy – Summer Stock
Gimme, Gimme – Thoroughly Modern Millie
I Know the Truth – Aida
I Love a Piano – Stop! Look! Listen!
If He Walked into My Life – Mame
If I Were A Bell – Guys and Dolls
Johnny One Note – Babes in Arms
Maybe This Time – Cabaret
N.Y.C. – Annie
Now That I’ve Seen Her – Miss Saigon
Own My Own – Les Miserables’
Roxie – Chicago
Show Me – My Fair Lady
Shy – Once Upon a Mattress
Some Things Are Meant to Be – Little Women
Someone Like You – Jekyll and Hyde
Someone To Watch Over Me – Crazy for You
Somewhere That’s Green – Little Shop of Horrors
Suddenly Seymour – Little Shop of Horrors
Take Me or Leave Me – Rent
The Boy Friend – The Boy Friend
The Boy Next Door – Meet Me in St. Louis
The Sailor of My Dreams – Dames at Sea
The Simple Joys of Maidenhood – Camelot
The Story Goes On – Baby
What Did I Ever See in Him – Bye Bye Birdie
What I Did for Love – A Chorus Line
You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun – Annie Get Your Gun
Here is just one look at how to prepare for a musical theatre audition. This video helps to demonstrate the grueling process and training that is involved in successfully being chosen to perform.