64 of the Best Audition Songs for Altos
Are you getting ready for an important audition? Well, first you should check out our giant database of audition songs for specific musicals. But if your show hasn’t yet been covered by us, or if you’re just looking to expand your repertoire, you can go through this list of audition songs for altos.
By the way, if your vocal range lies between F3-F5, you are an alto! If you haven’t gone through the steps to find your vocal type yet, I would definitely recommend doing so!
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First Step: Read your audition details
Please read your audition details carefully, as they sometimes specify what types of solos they’d like to hear (a ballad, something uptempo, etc.). Make sure to select a song that’s appropriate for your specific casting call.
And here’s Theatre Trip’s matching “Alto Audition Songs” Spotify Playlist!
Quick Tip: For easy access to each song’s sheet music, backing tracks, music, time period, and vocal type info, just follow any of the links below!
Golden Age Songs for Altos (1940-1959)
“A Cockeyed Optimist” – South Pacific
“Always True to You in My Fashion” – Kiss Me, Kate
“Be Kind to Your Parents” – Fanny
“Distant Melody” – Peter Pan
“Everybody’s Got a Home But Me” – Pipe Dream
“I Enjoy Being a Girl” – Flower Drum Song
“I’m Going Back” – Bells Are Ringing
“I’m Not At All In Love” – The Pajama Game
Post-Golden Age Songs for Altos (1960s)
“And I Was Beautiful” – Dear World
“If He Walked Into My Life” – Mame
“People” – Funny Girl
“That Mister Man of Mine” – Dames at Sea
“The Usher from the Mezzanine” – Fade Out – Fade In
“What Did I Have That I Don’t Have?” – On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
“What Is a Woman?” – I Do! I Do!
“Why Go Anywhere At All?” – The Gay Life
1970s Songs for Altos
“At the Ballet” – A Chorus Line
“Just a Housewife” – Working
“Kind of Woman” – Pippin
“Look What Happened to Mabel” – Mack & Mabel
“Losing My Mind” – Follies
“There Are Worse Things I Could Do” – Grease
“Time Heals Everything” – Mack & Mabel
“What I Did for Love” – A Chorus Line
1980s Songs for Altos
“Brand New World” – Rags
“Lost and Found” – City of Angels
“Moments in the Woods” – Into the Woods
“Now That I’ve Seen Her” – Miss Saigon
“Tell Me on a Sunday” – Tell Me on a Sunday
“There Is More to Love” – Aspects of Love
“These Are My Children” – Fame
“We Can Make It”- The Rink
1990s Songs for Altos
“As We Stumble Along” – The Drowsy Chaperone
“Beautiful” – Marie Christine
“Change” – A New Brain
“Dancing All the Time” – Big
“My Big Mistake” – The Will Rogers Follies
“Stars and the Moon” – Songs for a New World
“Sympathy, Tenderness” – Jekyll & Hyde
“You Don’t Know This Man” – Parade
2000s Songs for Altos
“A Way Back to Then” – [title of show]
“Breathe” – In the Heights
“Gotta Get Out” – Ordinary Days
“Just Not Now” – I Love You Because
“Once More I Can See” – Wonderland
“See I’m Smiling” – The Last Five Years
“Thinking of Him” – Curtains
“Words, Words, Words” – The Witches of Eastwick
2010s Songs for Altos
“Crossing a Bridge” – Anastasia
“Higher” – Allegiance
“I Don’t Need a Roof” – Big Fish
“If You Knew My Story” – Bright Star
“One Day” – Groundhog Day
“Parents Lie” – Freaky Friday
“When the Music Played” – Doctor Zhivago
“You Learn to Live Without” – If/Then
Character/Comedic Audition Songs for Altos
“Funny” – My Favorite Year
“It’s a Perfect Relationship” – Bells Are Ringing
“Mein Herr” – Cabaret
“Never Get Married” – Honeymoon in Vegas
“Poor Unfortunate Souls” – The Little Mermaid
“Take Back Your Mink” – Guys and Dolls
“There’s a Fine, Fine Line” – Avenue Q
“Wait a Bit” – Just So
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Have you tried out any of these audition songs for altos?
And what role are you auditioning for next? We would love to hear all about your own favorite musical theatre songs for alto singers in the comments below! In the meantime, you can check out our database of best audition songs for other musicals.
Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She holds a BA in theatre, a TESOL drama certificate, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.