Rent audition!!?

Question

Alright, so I'm wanted to try out for a female lead in Rent in November (doesn't really matter which one) and I'm looking for a song to sing. I talked to one of the directors and she said that they didn't want people to sing something from the actual musical, but something that shows off your range. I have a pretty big range.. from low alto to high soprano (I can't give the notes, exactly) and I'm wondering if anyone knows a good Broadway song to suit it..?

Muchas gracias!

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Oh, PS, If you mention Somewhere Over the Rainbow, well, I'll be very angry, haha.

Answer 1

Try something from Chicago, an attitude song! "If your good to mama" comes to mind... heck of a song.

Answer 2

A song that shows off both dynamic and note range is "On My Own," from Les Miserables.

You might want to figure out what your lowest and highest good notes are--it might come in handy to know them.

EDIT: Perhaps it is a bit overdone, and in any case, its singing range is not quite as wide as I remembered it.  So disregard that suggestion for now...

Answer 3

Don't sing On My Own, it's overdone and not really suitable for RENT anyway.  Look at rock musicals - Hair, Chess, Tommy, Godspell, Children of Eden.