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Musical Theatre Performance Junior

 

BROADWAY / MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE

There are MANY musicals out there to choose from! This list is NOT the only list to choose from. Therefore, most likely, there is a musical that will appeal to you.

F.A.Q.

  • Does a Disney film count?

    In short, no. There are a few Disney films that were turned into Broadway musicals and therefore, those songs are appropriate for this performance.

  • Do I have to act out the song?

    In short, no. BUT! You may act it out if you like. In fact, putting a little bit of “character” in your performance could be a great challenge for you to not only get the words and melody down, but it may be good for you to learn a little bit of characterization in your quest to perform more confidently. Sometimes, we don’t grow without a little risk!

  • Does it have to be a current Broadway musical?

    Certainly not! You will notice that there are many musicals listed below. Many of them were once on Broadway but not anymore. Others are current and are still being staged in New York, Toronto or other major cities.

Here is a list of musicals that may get you started in your search for songs!

THE MORE “CLASSIC” MUSICALS

  • West Side Story

  • Les Miserables

  • Phantom of the Opera

  • CATS

  • Miss Saigon

  • The Wizard of OZ

  • Oliver!

  • The Sound of Music

  • Guys and Dolls

  • Annie

  • Little Shop of Horrors

  • The Music Man

  • Grease

GETTING MORE ‘MODERN’ MUSICALS

  • The Lion King

  • Wicked

  • Mamma Mia!

  • Jersey Boys

  • Beauty and the Beast

  • Matilda

  • Rent (Seasons of Love)


CURRENT AND MODERN MUSICALS

  • Dear Evan Hansen

  • Hamilton

  • Be More Chill (*Not all tracks from this musical would be considered appropriate for class performances)

  • Come from Away

  • Once

  • Waitress

  • Spongebob Squarepants the Musical


YOUR TASK!

  1. Try looking up tracks from some musicals. Try more than one… make yourself a list of songs you like.

  2. Once you are narrowing down your list, evaluate which songs you think would be achievable. Is that song far too difficult for you at this moment in time or is it a challenge but nothing that a little practice can’t help? Would this song work with how you would like to perform it? For example, if you want to play piano for yourself, does this song lend itself to a piano? What changes could you make to adapt it to your performance?

  3. Evaluate the songs by their range as well. Is it just a little too high? Is it just a little too low? Are you doing a male character’s song but you have a female voice? Try some of these solutions. When looking up instrumental tracks on YouTube, try typing in things like:

    1. “Song Title Higher key” or “Song title lower key”. Or! Try “Song title female key” for a male character’s song.

    2. Try “Song title piano accompaniment” or “song title guitar accompaniment”

  4. Research a bit about the song. Explain something about the song, your character or the musical to the class when introducing the song.

  5. Once you have selected a song, start practicing and get it ready for your next performance!