Before she wowed us as Celie in “The Color Purple,” Fantasia Barrino brought us to tears—and Simon Cowell to his feet— with a soul-stirring rendition of “Summertime” from “Porgy and Bess.” “People ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. If you’re a mezzo, it can feel overwhelming to find material you love that hasn’t ...

If you’re among the mezzo-soprano “witches, bitches, and britches,” you know that finding the right audition song for your vocal range is essential. Here are 12 ballads and up-tempo numbers to ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. I think the best thing I've done with my audition books in the past was the way in ...

Wicked: One Wonderful Night features a portion of Jonathan Bailey's audition tape for the role of Fiyero. If you missed it on ...

Alex Warren’s breakthrough single, “Ordinary,” has a backstory made for TV. The 24-year-old artist wrote it about his wife, Kouvr Annon, whom he started dating when they were both 18. It wasn’t the ...

Will Forte brought Amy Poehler to tears on Tuesday’s episode of “Good Hang” by performing a song from his legendary “Saturday Night Live” audition. Poehler specifically asked Forte to talk about one ...