Most large audition calls for musical theatre, both professionally and in larger school situations, specify that those auditioning bring in a "16 bar" excerpt. The professionals in musical theatre often complain that singers don't know how to construct an appropriate 16 bar audition, either in choosing a song or in editing an excerpt. With this new series, that problem is solved forever! Editor Michael Dansicker, a composer/producer/music director, is a seasoned musical theatre veteran, with 100 Broadway credits. He brings his expertise and broad knowledge of the literature to this series. Each excerpt has been given a thoughtful, graceful and effective form. No more illegible scribblings for the poor audition accompanist! An enormous variety of literature is represented, from old standards to movie songs to the latest Broadway and Off-Broadway material. With 100 songs per volume, any singing actor, whatever his or her talents and strong suits, will have many choices. In the preface, the editor gives valuable pointers on the nature of a good audition and some factors in choosing songs.

Songlist: All Aboard For Broadway, Always True To You In My Fashion, And All That Jazz, Another Op'nin', Another Show, As Long As He Needs Me, At The Ballet, Before The Parade Passes By, Better, Broadway Baby, Can You Feel the Love Tonight?, A Change In Me, Colors Of The Wind, Disneyland, Don't Rain on My Parade, Don't Tell Mama, Everything's Coming Up Roses, Flaming Agnes, God Help The Outcasts, Gotta Have Me Go With You, Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm, Hit Me With A Hot Note, Holding Out For A Hero, Honey Bun, The Hostess With The Mostes' On The Ball, How Can I Wait, How Did We Come To This?, How I Feel, Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here!, I (Who Have Nothing), I Ain't Down Yet, and more

45 songs. Highlights: Always a Bridesmaid (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) - As If We Never Said Goodbye (Sunset Boulevard) - But Not for Me (Girl Crazy) - A Change in Me (Beauty and the Beast) - Class (Chicago) - Don't Call Me Trailer Trash (Cowgirls) - Don't Rain on My Parade (Funny Girl) - I'd Give My Life for You (Miss Saigon) - Just a Housewife (Working) - The Ladies Who Lunch (Company) - Maybe This Time (Cabaret) - Mein Herr (Cabaret) - Miss Marmelstein (I Can Get It For You Wholesale) - My New Philosophy (You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown) - A New Life (Jekyll & Hyde) - Rose's Turn (Gypsy) - So What? (Cabaret) - Someone Like You (Jekyll & Hyde) - Stars and the Moon (Songs for a New World) - Who Will Love Me as I Am? (Side Show) - With One Look (Sunset Boulevard) - You Don't Know This Man (Parade)

Songlist: Adventure, Ah, But Underneath, Someone Like You, Don't Call Me Trailer Trash, Heads Or Tails, Teaching Third Grade, Who Will Love Me As I Am?, Class, Can You Find It In Your Heart?, Always A Bridesmaid, You Don't Know This Man, Stars And The Moon, Gorgeous, My Child Will Forgive Me, A Change In Me, My New Philosophy, As If We Never Said Goodbye, But Not For Me, A New Life, Don't Rain on My Parade, Maybe This Time, Nothing, Everything's Coming Up Roses, Honey Bun, I Had Myself A True Love, I'd Give My Life For You, Just A Housewife, The Ladies Who Lunch, Let Me Finish, Mein Herr, and more

The world's most trusted source for great theatre literature for singing actors. The CDs include piano accompaniments. The book features authentic editions of each song in the original keys. The songs have been carefully chosen for each voice type and are culled from a wide selection of classic and contemporary shows.

Songlist: Adventure, Ah, But Underneath, Always A Bridesmaid, As If We Never Said Goodbye, But Not For Me, Can You Find It In Your Heart?, A Change In Me, Class, Don't Call Me Trailer Trash, Don't Rain on My Parade, Everything's Coming Up Roses, Gorgeous, Heads Or Tails, Honey Bun, I Had Myself A True Love, I'd Give My Life For You, Just A Housewife, The Ladies Who Lunch, Let Me Finish, Maybe This Time, Mein Herr, Miss Marmelstein, My Child Will Forgive Me, My Heart Belongs To Daddy, My New Philosophy, A New Life, Nothing, Nothing Really Happened, Rose's Turn, So What?, and more

Each of these ten showtunes is a winner! Here's a Broadway collection perfect for auditions or performance, with arrangements by the top names at Alfred. You'll also enjoy performing with the CD, which features full instrumental accompaniment recordings. A full page of Background Information is included about each song, plus all ten solos are appropriate for all voice parts, male or female, young and old alike!

Songlist: A Brand New Day (Everybody Rejoice), Everything's Coming Up Roses, Hey There, Hopelessly Devoted to You, Hushabye Mountain, Lullaby of Broadway, Over the Rainbow, People, Try to Remember, The Winner Takes It All

Our Vocal Selections songbook is a great collector's edition celebrating the latest Broadway revival of Gypsy, starring Bernadette Peters. In addition to piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of 11 fantastic songs, you get a history of the past stage and screen incarnations the show, listing opening dates and locations, as well as principal cast members, directors and choreographers. Songs: All I Need Is the Girl - Everything's Coming Up Roses - If Momma Was Married - Let Me Entertain You - Little Lamb - Rose's Turn - Small World - Some People - Together Wherever We Go - You Gotta Have a Gimmick - You'll Never Get Away from Me.

Songlist: Little Lamb, All I Need Is The Girl, Let Me Entertain You, Everything's Coming Up Roses, Rose's Turn, Small World, Some People, Together Wherever We Go, You Gotta Have A Gimmick, You'll Never Get Away From Me, If Momma Was Married

For aspiring and professional singers who love Broadway, Alfred's Singer's Library of Musical Theatre presents an elegant collection of the best-loved musical theatre songs in their original keys, authentically transcribed from their original vocal scores. Perfect for study, and equally suitable for the most important auditions and performances, each volume is dedicated to a specific vocal range, and contains dozens of songs from a variety of shows that span decades of theatre history. Multiple volumes are available for each of four vocal ranges: Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano/Alto, Tenor, and Baritone/Bass. Authoritative historical and contextual commentary, audition tips, and 16-bar cut suggestions for each song make it the most useful and relevant song library of its kind.

Songlist: Home, When I Look At You, Anything Goes, Beauty And The Beast, With You, And All That Jazz, Easy To Be Hard, Another Op'nin', Another Show, The Story Goes On, People, Goodbye, My Love, Back To Before, By The Sea, C'est Magnifique, I Wish I Could Forget You, Sunday In The Park With George, Don't Rain on My Parade, I Got Rhythm, Change (Revisited), Everything's Coming Up Roses, I Just Want To Be A Star, Miss Byrd, I'm Not At All In Love, Hernando's Hideaway, I Get A Kick Out of You, I Love Paris, Johnny One-Note, Life Story, My Funny Valentine, Rose's Turn, and more

25 songs in their original keys with piano accompaniment - perfect for audition or performance.

Songlist: Tomorrow, My Way, And All That Jazz, As If We Never Said Goodbye, Summertime, Don't Cry For Me Argentina, I Don't Know How To Love Him, If You Love Me, Don't Rain on My Parade, Everything's Coming Up Roses, I'm Still Here, The Greatest Love Of All, Heaven Help My Heart, Honey Bun, I Got Plenty O' Nuttin', I Know Him So Well, I Will Always Love You, La Vie En Rose (Take Me To Your Heart Again), Lullaby Of Broadway, The Man That Got Away, Theme from New York, New York, One Moment In Time, 'S Wonderful, Someone To Watch Over Me, With One Look

50 great Broadway classics all high voice singers should have under their belts.

Songlist: Tonight, Anything Goes, Beauty And The Beast, Memory, Tomorrow, Shy, Any Dream Will Do, As Long As He Needs Me, Make Believe, Popular, For Good, Don't Cry For Me Argentina, I Don't Know How To Love Him, Broadway Baby, Some Enchanted Evening, Cabaret, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, Comedy Tonight, Edelweiss, Everything's Coming Up Roses, Getting To Know You, Send In The Clowns, Goodnight, My Someone, I Could Have Danced All Night, I Dreamed A Dream, I Feel Pretty, I Got The Sun In The Morning, If Ever I Would Leave You, If I Loved You, The Impossible Dream (The Quest), and more

50 great Broadway classics all low voice singers should have under their belts.

Songlist: Tonight, Anything Goes, Beauty And The Beast, Memory, Tomorrow, Shy, Any Dream Will Do, As Long As He Needs Me, Make Believe, Popular, For Good, Don't Cry For Me Argentina, I Don't Know How To Love Him, Broadway Baby, Some Enchanted Evening, Cabaret, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, Comedy Tonight, Edelweiss, Everything's Coming Up Roses, Getting To Know You, Send In The Clowns, Goodnight, My Someone, I Could Have Danced All Night, I Dreamed A Dream, I Feel Pretty, I Got The Sun In The Morning, If Ever I Would Leave You, If I Loved You, The Impossible Dream (The Quest), and more

Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue - a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables (often dining or drinking) watching the performance being introduced by a master of ceremonies, or MC. Here are 54 essential cabaret classics.

Songlist: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive, Ain't Misbehavin, All By Myself, And All That Jazz, Another Op'nin' Another Show, Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home, As Long As He Needs Me, Being Alive, The Best Is Yet to Come, Blame It On My Youth, Cabaret, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, Comedy Tonight, Comes Love, Copacabana (At The Copa), Everything's Coming Up Roses, From This Moment On, How High The Moon, I Am What I Am, I Believe In You, I Wanna Be Loved By You, I Wish You Love, I'd Do Anything, I'll Be Seeing You, I'm Beginning to See the Light, I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People), I've Got You Under My Skin, I've Got Your Number, It's All Right With Me, The Lady is a Tramp, and more

From Berlin to Gershwin to Carmichael to Cahn, this folio features a comprehensive collection of standards from the greatest American composers, along with photos and bios of these masters of song.

Songlist: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive, Ain't Misbehavin', All The Things You Are, All The Way, April In Paris, Autumn In New York, The Best Is Yet To Come, The Best Things In Life Are Free, Beyond The Blue Horizon, Big Spender, Blue Skies, Body And Soul, Button Up Your Overcoat, Buttons And Bows, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, Change Partners, Cheek To Cheek, Come Fly With Me, Come Rain or Come Shine, Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me, Don't Blame Me, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Dream A Little Dream Of Me, Easy Living, Everything's Coming Up Roses, A Fine Romance, For You, For Me, For Evermore, Georgia On My Mind, Here's That Rainy Day, Honeysuckle Rose, and more

A great collection for women singers. All songs have been chosen especially for this type of voice, with careful attention to range and keys.

Songlist: And All That Jazz, Broadway Baby, Cabaret, Come Rain or Come Shine, Don't Rain on My Parade, Down In The Depths (On The Ninetieth Floor), Everything's Coming Up Roses, Get Out Of Town, Honey Bun, The Hostess With The Mostes' On The Ball, I Got The Sun In The Morning, I Had Myself A True Love, I'd Give My Life For You, I'll Be Seeing You, I'm Going Back, I'm The Greatest Star, I've Got You To Lean On, Johnny One Note, The Lady is a Tramp, Losing My Mind, Memory, My Funny Valentine, The Party's Over, Ridin' High, Rose's Turn, Some People, What Did I Have That I Don't Have?, What Good Is Love, When You're Good To Mama

Two accompaniment CDs in each package which match the books containing a collection of songs from the musical stage, categorized by voice type. The selections are presented in their authentic settings, excerpted from the original vocal scores.

Songlist: Adventure, Ah, But Underneath, Someone Like You, Don't Call Me Trailer Trash, Heads Or Tails, Teaching Third Grade, Who Will Love Me As I Am?, Class, Can You Find It In Your Heart?, Always A Bridesmaid, You Don't Know This Man, Stars And The Moon, Gorgeous, My Child Will Forgive Me, A Change In Me, My New Philosophy, As If We Never Said Goodbye, But Not For Me, A New Life, Don't Rain on My Parade, Maybe This Time, Nothing, Everything's Coming Up Roses, Honey Bun, I Had Myself A True Love, I'd Give My Life For You, Just A Housewife, The Ladies Who Lunch, Let Me Finish, Mein Herr, and more

This is one snazzy quartet - the Auto Towners had definitely calculated the entertainment quotient, and one look at them in their costumes on the back cover will tell you that; their win at the 1966 Chicago Convention made quite an impression! Though they only continued quartetting until '69, songs such as "My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose" (with a solo by Clint Bostick, baritone) and "Everything's Coming Up Roses" evoke all of the romance and nostalgia of this classic American form, and are impossible to resist. Truly awesome versions of "I Wish You Love," "Dancing On The Ceiling" and "Through The Years" show that the Auto Towners actual forte were tender, achingly lovely ballads - the harmonic resonance of these four voices would stop traffic!

Songlist: in my brand new automobile, white cliffs of dover, if we can't be the same old sweethearts, margie, cuddle up a little closer, sonny boy, lida rose / dream of now (Bobbie Bostick, solo), pal of my cradle days, lorabelle lee, sweet dreams will ever take you home, you can't see the sun when you're crying, mame, charleston, i walk alone (al rebkop solo), O My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose, a fellow needs a girl (carl Dablke, solo), everything's coming up roses, try to remember, can't help lovin' that gal of mine, georgie girl, for me and my gal, Once Upon a Time, i wish you love, On the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, dancing on the ceiling, through the years

We admit we're unabashed Hi-Lo's devotees, and the love fest continues with this latest re-issue, comprising 1957's "Now Hear This" and 1960's "Broadway Playbill." What's exceptional about this collection - aside from the performances themselves, of course - is that 18 of the 25 tracks aren't presently available anywhere else. For example, the Hi-lo's arrangements of "My Favorite Things" and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," from the "Sound Of Music" had been only a memory until now! Yes, they're accompanied (with orchestrations by Frank Comstock and Warren Barker), but the vocals are so prominent that there's no doubt who's in charge here. The many moods of Gene Puerling's often-imitated style run the gamut from sheer joy ("Sunnyside Up") to the purest expression of longing ("There's No You'). The Hi-Lo's capture the essence of emotion that is music.

Songlist: Sunnyside Up, Laura, A Shine on Your Shoes, The Heather on the Hill, There's No You, Camptown Races, Two Ladies in De Shade of De Banana Tree, Little Girl Blue, Brown-Skin Gal in the Calico Gown, My Time is Your Time, A Quiet Girl, My Melancholy Baby, Overture, Everything's Coming Up Roses, Small World, Together Wherever We Go, You'll Never Get Away From Me, Little Lamb, Mr. Goldstone, I Love You, My Favorite Things, The Sound of Music, Climb Ev'ry Mountain, Gentleman Jimmy, When Did I Fall In Love, Politics and Poker

In 1959 The Kirby Stone Four developed a unique "feel free" vocal jazz sound, a blend of Jazz, Swing and The Big Beat - a happy sound that became a trend called the "Go" Sound. The group is kind of a cross between the Hi-Lo's and the Four Freshmen, and we get 2 LPs-worth (24 songs) of jazz-band accompanied, bright, fast-moving, 50s jazz-pop. Some of our favorites: "Coffee Time," "The Pussy Foot," "Don't Cry Joe," "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles," "Fake Out Baby," "Volare," "Hambone," "I Love Paris," "Lullaby of Birdland," "Red Shoes" and "Don't Stop," but they're all a kick!

Songlist: The "I Had a Dream" Rock, Coffee Time, S'posin', You're My Thrill, Spring Is Here, The Pussy Foot, You Do Something To Me, Don't Cry Joe, Buck Dance, I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles, Fake Out Baby, Sweet Nothings, Volare, When The Sun Comes Out, Everything's Coming Up Roses, When Your Lover Has Gone, Hambone, Ti-Pi-Tin, I Love Paris, Lullaby of Birdland, Lasus Trombone, I Love You, Red Shoes, Don't Stop

Masterpiece, Brett, Rob, Alan and Patrick, won the Barbershop Harmony Society's 75th Anniversary International Quartet Championship in Toronto in 2013, and also won CASA's "Best Barbershop Album, "Nice & Easy," and Best Barbershop Song, "Stormy Weather," that year. Our wait for their second album has finally been rewarded with brand new release "Old Friends!" The secret to their 2013 success, combining three veteran, past-champion singers with a hot young lead, created a winning sound, a rich, powerful blend that still works for Masterpiece and their happy live audiences. Some of our many favorites among these dozen tunes are Sondheim & Styne's "Everything's Coming Up Roses," Learner & Lane's "On a Clear Day," Boyd Atkins' "Heebie Jeebies," Leon & Otis Rene's "Sweet Lucy Brown," Lewis & Wooten's title tune, Hammerstein & Kern's "Old Man River" and Stephen Foster's classic "Oh! Susanna." You'll love the selections, arrangements, leads, harmonies, breathtaking held notes... in short, "Old Friends" is a, well, Masterpiece!

Songlist: Everything's Coming Up Roses, On A Clear Day, I Heard You Singing, Everyone's Wrong But Me, The Wind, Drown In My Own Tears, Heebie Jeebies, Not While I'm Around, Sweet Lucy Brown, Old Friends, Old Man River, Oh! Susanna

Realtime : Four Brothers   

Alberta, BC (Canada)-based RealTime is an a cappella vocal group that sings and performs in a wide variety of vocal music, from Contemporary to Barbershop and everything in between. They became the World Champions of barbershop singing in 2005 when they won the Barbershop Harmony Society contest, held in Salt Lake City. Their debut CD is "Four Brothers," containing the best material from their first year. 13 tunes: Barbershop tunes "When the Saints Go Marchin' In," "Come Fly With Me," "I've Got A Gal in Kalamazoo," "The Birth of the Blues," "All of Me," "Yesterday I Heard the Rain," "Keep Your Sunny Side Up," and "Everything's Coming Up Roses." The jazzy title tune, the jazz standard "It Was A Very Good Year," and the ballads "Loch Lomond" and "Anthem" round out the finely-crafted program. "Four Brothers" has the beautiful arrangements, tight harmonies and sheer great entertainment that are making RealTime one of the fastest-rising groups in the Barbershop world.

Songlist: When The Saints Go Marchin' In, Come Fly With Me, Loch Lomond, I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo, Four Brothers, The Birth Of The Blues, All Of Me, Yesterday I Heard The Rain, Keep Your Sunny Side Up, For Once in My Life, Everything's Coming Up Roses, It Was A Very Good Year, Anthem

Georgia-based State Line Grocery formed in July of 2003 and won the Dixie District Quartet Championship in the fall of that same year. Lead Tim Brooks, Tenor Dylan Oxford, Bass Drew McMillan and Baritone Mark Lamback recently finished 3th with a strong performance at the 2008 BHS International competition that was held in Nashville, Tennesee. "Restocked" has 14 tunes, some of our favorites are Stephen Sondheim's "Everything's Coming Up Roses," Irving Berlin's "Isn't This a Lovely Day," Young and Ahlert's "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," "Danny Boy," Hank Williams' "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Blue Moon of Kentucky," "The Tennessee Waltz," "Glad Rag Doll," "Over the Sunset Mountains" and Frishberg and Mandel's "You Are There." State Line has a rich, spirited sound with tight harmonies, ringing chords and wonderful arrangements. Combine that with their love of singing with each other, and you have one of the elite quartets in the world. "Restocked" is great Barbershop from the first song to the last powerful chord!

Songlist: Everything's Coming Up Roses, Isn't This a Lovely Day, How Are Things In Glocca Morra?, I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter, Goin' to the Dance with You, Danny Boy, Aren't You Glad You're You, Your Cheatin' Heart, Blue Moon of Kentucky, The Tennessee Waltz, Glad Rag Doll, Over the Sunset Mountains, I Love the Whole United States, You Are There

Springing from SPEBSQSA's contests and festivals aimed at young people, Baritone Paul Graham and lead Ted Bradshaw sang with the Devilaires at Arizona State. Other veterans of high school and college quartets came in and out of the group after its formation in 1964, helping it place 8th in Boston in 1965, but dropping to 21st in 1966. Adding Tenor Al Mau and Bass Phil Foote seemed to turn the Continentals around, and the group came out of nowhere to win Silver at the Los Angeles International in 1967. In 1968 they won it all, edging out the Golden Staters. One of the clearest, strongest leads ever to step up to a Barbershop mike, Ted Bradshaw shines on everything from "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," and "The Masquerade is Over," to the classic "I Believe," and the others match him note for breathless note. Sweet, Pure, Classic; in short, Incredible!

Songlist: Are you from Dixie?, Heart of a clown, If you ever fall in love, These foolish things remind me of you, My lovely one, Everything's coming up roses, By the time i get to Phoenix, Green green grass of home, Lone prairie, Down by the riverside autumn leaves, On a wornderful day like today, The boy I used to be, I've gotta be me, The masquerade is over, I'm gonna live till I die, Old....., I believe, Love is a many splendored thing, Annabel Lee, Little pal, Gonna Build a Mountain, When the Saints go Marching In