Winner audition song for Hairspray? Ten Points!!!?

Question

I am a seventeen year old girl who needs a good song as an audition song for the play, Hairspray.

I am a soprano/alto (kinda in the middle), and I really want a song that can display my voice the best. My best top note with my chest voice that I can hit is the C note an octave from middle C.

I was wondering if I should sing a song that has the personality of Inez or sing a song that can display my personality. Also, should I have an upbeat song like the songs on hairspray or something that can suit me the best? Should I also sing something on broadway?

My choices are:

Beling Alive

Defying Gravity

My biggest question is: WHat song suitss my voice the best?

PLEASE HELP!! I really want to nail this audition to become Inez. It's really important to me, and I will appreciate ANY advice that you guys have. You can include any on like, audition tips.

TEN POINTS FOR THE BEST!

<3 Aspiring Broadway Actress

Answer 1

I can&#039;t really help you without hearing your voice, but here&#039;s two things.

1) If the highest note you can hit with your chest voice is a C, then I would consider you to be an alto, but I don&#039;t know your whole range.

2)Sing what you like to sing and if you think you sound good singing it. But whatever song you choose, make sure you get into the emotions of that character. I say try to avoid songs from popular shows like Wicked, Les Mis, and Phantom, because the people who are running the auditions might hear &quot;On My Own&quot; 100 times and when it comes to you, they&#039;ll write you off as soon as you tell them that you&#039;re singing that.

Being Alive (from Company, right?) might be an excellent choice being that it&#039;s sung by a male character. A little unexpected, but sometimes that&#039;s good. However, if the role you want is Inez, then try to find something upbeat and with a little soul, because that&#039;s kind of what her personality is like.

Break a leg!

Answer 2

I am a  director and I &#039;ll tell you what I would like to hear you sing - given the role and the era of the show - not something from another Broadway show that we hear a zillion times. I would  choose an old Motown hit like from the Supremes, or Aretha Franklin, or Gladys Knight., or since you are an alto - even the 4 Tops or Temptations , or Smokey Robinson. Without hearing your voice I could not choose the  exact  song for you  - but go online and listen to a bunch of Motown hits and sing along with them to see what hits in the middle of your range. Motown is classic great American music that everyone loves - and it would be EXACTLY  the kind of thing that would work for &quot;Hairspray&quot;

GOOD LUCK!

Extra Audition tip - don&#039;t just stand there when you sing - move to the music - &quot;sell the song&quot; play to the house-

Show them you are a &quot;star&quot;!