Jazz Age Audition Songs – by Vocal Type
Looking for a great showtune from the jazz age for an upcoming audition or project? 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, you can go through these jazz age audition songs, sorted by vocal type.
* The jazz age songs below are from musicals between the 1920s – 1930s.
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First Step: Read your audition details
Please read your audition details carefully, as they sometimes specify the type of song they’d like to hear (a ballad, something uptempo, etc.). Make sure to select a song that’s appropriate for your specific casting call.
Altos
“Buddie Beware” – Anything Goes
“Can This Be Love?” – Fine and Dandy
“My Funny Valentine” – Babes in Arms
“Take It on the Chin” – Me and My Girl
Baritones
“A Kiss for Cinderella” – Of Thee I Sing
“I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” – Blackbirds of 1928
“September Song” – Knickerbocker Holiday
“You’re Too Far Away” – Nymph Errant
Basses
“Easy to Love” – Anything Goes
“Oh, Lady Be Good!” – Lady, Be Good!
“The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” – Jumbo
“When I Grow Up (The G-Man Song)” – Pins and Needles
Contras
“Blow, Gabriel, Blow” – Anything Goes
“Little Girl Blue” – Jumbo
“Please Don’t Make Me Be Good” – The New Yorkers
“Solomon” – Nymph Errant
Psst… Here’s where you can find out your vocal type!
Mezzo-Sopranos
“Chain Store Daisy” – Pins and Needles
“Someone to Watch Over Me” – Crazy for You
“Supper Time” – As Thousands Cheer
“What Good Is Love?” – Pins and Needles
Sopranos
“Falling in Love With Love” – The Boys from Syracuse
“Just Imagine” – Good News!
“Most Gentlemen Don’t Like Love” – The New Yorkers
“The Man I Love” – Strike Up the Band
Tenors
“A Red-Headed Woman” – Porgy and Bess
“It Take a Long Pull to Get There” – Porgy and Bess
“Starting at the Bottom” – Fine and Dandy
“The Gypsy in Me” – Anything Goes
Want more songs? Check out these DIY Rep Books for EVERY vocal type!
Which of these musical theatre jazz standards did you choose?
And do you have any other favorite musical theatre songs from the 1920s or 1930s? Feel free to share in the comments below!
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.