Each song entry below includes the title, the name of the composer and lyricist, the character’s age and gender, and links to the reference recording and the sheet music of each song. Each entry is supplemented by a “Song Profile,” which includes a synopsis of the show, the song’s vocal range/type, context, scene and character description, as well as suggestions for performance from the writers. Contestants are encouraged to use all these resources when considering songs for their auditions.
To learn more about this project, please read the preface to the Lotte Lenya Competition Songbook.
| Song title and Show title | Composer/Lyricist | Character gender | Age range | Lyrics and Song profile | Recording | Sheet Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "A591" Half the Sky |
Tidtaya Sinutoke/ Isabella Dawis |
male | 25-29 | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Michael Maliakel |
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| "Lullaby" Echo (cut song) |
Anna K. Jacobs | female | 25-32 | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Analisa Leaming |
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| "Killin' Time" Washington Square |
Ben Wexler | male | 25-32 | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Jacob Keith Watson |
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| "The Switch" The Willard Suitcases |
Julianne Wick Davis | female | any | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Alison Arnopp |
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| "New Year's Eve" Darling Grenadine |
Daniel Zaitchik | male | 30 or older | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Jim Schubin |
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| "But You'll Be Fine" The Pact |
Derrick Byars/ Tia DeShazor |
female | 30 or older | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Nyla Watson |
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| "Moving" ("The Lincoln Center Song") n/a |
Mark Sonnenblick | any | any | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Nkrumah Gatling |
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| "Coffee for Two" Women on Love |
Katya Stanislavskaya | female | 23-32 | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Natalie Ballenger |
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| "Day 23" I Sailed |
Daniel Rudin | male | 31 | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Felipe Bombonato |
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| "Mama Cries into Her Tea" Midwestern Gothic |
Josh Schmidt/ Royce Vavrek |
female | 19-24 | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Lauren Worsham |
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| "The Waiting World" After Anatevka |
Will Reynolds/ Eric Price |
male | 20-32 | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Erik Liberman |
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| "Outside" Half the Sky |
Tidtaya Sinutoke/ Isabella Dawis |
female | 25-29 | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Gemma Nha |
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| "Sunday Morning Paul" n/a |
Katya Stanislavskaya | male | 23-32 | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Jeremy Weiss |
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| "The Kettle Song" Darling Grenadine |
Daniel Zaitchik | female | 25-32 | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Amy Justman |
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| "Loser Dumplings" Interstate |
Melissa Li Additional lyrics by Kit Yan |
any (character is a transgender man) | 20-29 | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Brian Vu |
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| "Comin' Home" Beau: The Musical |
Ethan D. Pakchar and Douglas Lyons/ Douglas Lyons |
male | 20-29 | Lyrics
Song profile |
Performer: Christian Douglas |
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