I'm looking for rare or flop shows that have good scores because i'm trying to find some new audition material that isn't usually done. I would love some help in finding shows and scores, thank you!
Here's a thought to take with you as you look for something extremely rare for an audition so that you can be unique: while a lot of accompanists are generally very good sight readers, a lot of them still rely on having at least a passing familiarity with the song to help them (and thus you) get through it. If you bring in something completely unknown you run the chance of blowing an audition by not being able to have an accompanist play what is put in front of them properly.
Now I'm not saying that everybody has to sing from Les Mis or Phantom, but pulling out a super obscure piece that nobody knows is not always the best way to stand out at an audition.
In addition to AEA's always wise advice, let me add that you want the auditioners to listen to YOU, not spend their time thinking, "I know that song. What show is it from?"
You only need to avoid the most obviously overdone material ("Impossible Dream" in the 1960s, "Corner of the Sky" in the 1970s, probably "Defying Gravity" nowadays) UNLESS you can find a fresh way to sing it that doesn't betray the song.
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Though Michael John LaChiusa, Jason Robert Brown, and Stephen Sondheim have written some wonderful scores each (BOMC notwithstanding) I would not recommend that you perform anything written by them for an audition as their accompaniments are notoriously difficult, which may be a problem if you don't want the piano to be botched. I would recommend ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT, SMELL OF THE CROWD, I DO! I DO!, SEESAW, MY FAVORITE YEAR, or LOVE STORY
Also if you want to be super indie, you should sing something from this really obscure show called WICKED. Nobody knows any of the music, but it sure is good.
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