I‘m not a boy, clearly . . . I have compiled this list anywayđ
If you are not sure what you need to consider when choosing a standout audition song, check out that post. It walks you through seven steps to figuring out if the song is right for you and the show you’re auditioning for!
If you’d like to, check out my audition song idea quiz.
Or just check out this list before!
Audition Song Idea List for Baritones
Uptempo for Baritones:
- “We’ll Go From There”: Anastasia
- âThe Candy Manâ: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- âWhen Words Failâ: Shrek the Musical
- “Daybreak”: Floyd Collins
- “Be Like the Bluebird”: Anything Goes
- “The Beat of Your Heart”: The Band’s Visit
- âI Am Aldolphoâ: The Drowsy Chaperone
- âBeautiful Girlâ: Singinâ in the Rain
- “Loneliness Of Evening”: Cinderella
- “Start Over”: Big Fish
- âCâest Moiâ: Camelot
- âCome to an Agreementâ: Honeymoon in Vegas
- âLook at the Skyâ: Urinetown
- “Pretty Music”: Parade
- “Letter to the Governor”: Parade
- âHow Lucky You Areâ: Seussical
- âIâm Glad Iâm Not Young Anymoreâ: Gigi
- âOn the Street Where You Liveâ: My Fair Lady
- âOne of the Great Onesâ: A Bronx Tale
- âGod, I Hate Shakespeareâ: Something Rotten!*
- âOne Step Closerâ: The Little Mermaid
- âToo Darn Hotâ: Kiss Me, Kate
- âAll I Care About Is Loveâ: Chicago
- âBe the Heroâ: Big Fish
- âCamelotâ: Camelot
- âComedy Tonightâ: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- âI Canât Stand Stillâ: Footloose
- “My Girlfriend Who Lives in Canada”: Avenue Q
- âForest for the Treesâ: Spitfire Grill
- âFalcon in the Diveâ: The Scarlet Pimpernel
- âHeartâ: Damn Yankees
- âWith a Little Bit of Luckâ: My Fair Lady
- âIâve Come to Wive it Wealthily in Paduaâ: Kiss Me Kate
- âThe Pinstripes Are All That They Seeâ: Catch Me If You Can
- âThe Sadder But Wiser Girlâ: The Music Man
- âThe Kiteâ: Youâre a Good Man Charlie Brown
- âWhere is the Life That Late I Led?â: Kiss Me Kate
- âHalf As Big As Lifeâ: Promises, Promises
*Possibly overdone. If it’s the perfect song and you can kill it, I say go for it.
**Could be inappropriate for some auditions.
Ballads for Baritones:
- âHow to Handle a Womanâ: Camelot
- “You Can Do Better Than Him”: Bonnie and Clyde
- âIâll Be Hereâ: The Wild Party
- “The Old Hills of Georgia”: Parade
- “Still”: Anastasia
- “Could We Start Again, Please?”: Jesus Christ Superstar
- âLive With Somebody You Loveâ: Martin Guerre
- âLook Over Thereâ: La Cage Aux Folles
- âI Wonât Send Rosesâ: Mack and Mabel
- âMarry Meâ: The Rink
- âThe Sweetest Soundsâ: No Strings
- âPretty Womenâ: Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- âMore I Cannot Wish Youâ: Guys and Dolls
- âMy Time of Dayâ: Guys and Dolls
- âSheâs a Womanâ: Kiss of the Spider Woman
- âSomething Was Missingâ: Annie
- âSong on the Sandâ: La Cage aux Folles
- âStarsâ: Les MisĂ©rables*
- âAnthemâ: Chess
- âCoffee Shop Nightsâ: Curtains
- âThe Colors of My Lifeâ: Barnum
- âHow It Endsâ: Big Fish
- âTemporarily Lostâ: The Bridges of Madison County
- âTil I Hear You Singâ: Love Never Dies
- âWhy Does She Love Me?â: Love Never Dies
- âWho Iâd Beâ: Shrek the Musical
- “I Don’t Remember You”: The Happy Time
- âIt All Fades Awayâ: The Bridges of Madison County
- “Good Thing Going”: Merrily We Roll Along
- âThere But For You Go Iâ: Brigadoon
- “I’ll Be Hereâ: The Wild Party
- “Make Them Hear You”: Ragtime
- “Dust and Ashes”: Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
- âI Cannot Hear the Cityâ: Sweet Smell of Success
- “Tell my Father”: The Civil War
- “Hellfire”: The Hunchback of Notre Dame**
This is certainly not an exhaustive list. I will continue to update this as I find more songs!
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Grace
Grace
Grace is a musical theatre enthusiast, aspiring classical singer, lover of jazz, & wife of a country singer-songwriter. She started this Sing With Grace performing arts blog to share musical stories from her life and celebrate the experiences and wisdom of the fantastic performers she's met along the way! FOLLOW her on Insta for more musical theatre, singing, and performing shenanigans!