50+ Sondheim Audition Songs – by Vocal Type
Have you been asked to prepare a song by Stephen Sondheim 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 Sondheim audition songs, sorted by vocal type!
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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.
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!
Sondheim Songs for Altos
“Broadway Baby” – Follies
“Everybody Loves Louis” – Sunday in the Park with George
“In Buddy’s Eyes” – Follies
“Liaisons” – A Little Night Music
“Like It Was” – Merrily We Roll Along
“Losing My Mind” – Follies
“Moments in the Woods” – Into the Woods
“The Miller’s Son” – A Little Night Music
Sondheim Songs for Baritones
“Beautiful Girls” – Follies
“Good Thing Going” – Merrily We Roll Along
“It Wasn’t Meant to Happen” – Marry Me a Little
“Love, I Hear” – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
“Marry Me a Little” – Company
“Multitudes of Amys” – Company
“Talent” – Road Show
“You Must Meet My Wife” – A Little Night Music
Sondheim Songs for Basses
“Everybody Says Don’t” – Anyone Can Whistle
“Fear No More” – The Frogs
“Johanna” – Sweeney Todd
“Love Is in the Air” – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (cut)
“Old Friends” – Merrily We Roll Along
“My Friends” – Sweeney Todd
“The Road You Didn’t Take” – Follies
“Your Eyes Are Blue” – Marry Me a Little
Sondheim Songs for Contras
“A Parade in Town” – Anyone Can Whistle
“Could I Leave You?” – Follies
“I’m Still Here” – Follies
“Last Midnight” – Into the Woods
“Send in the Clowns” – A Little Night Music
“Sunday in the Park with George” – Sunday in the Park with George
“The Ladies Who Lunch” – Company
“The Story of Lucy and Jessie” – Follies
Psst… Here’s where you can find out your vocal type!
Sondheim Songs for Mezzos
“Another Hundred People” – Company
“Anyone Can Whistle” – Anyone Can Whistle
“I Wish I Could Forget You” – Passion
“Loving You” – Passion
“On the Steps of the Palace” – Into the Woods
“Take Me to the World” – Evening Primrose
“There Won’t Be Trumpets” – Anyone Can Whistle
“Wait” – Sweeney Todd
Sondheim Songs for Sopranos
“All For You” – Saturday Night
“Green Finch and Linnet Bird” – Sweeney Todd
“I Remember” – Evening Primrose
“Soon” – A Little Night Music
“Stay With Me” – Into the Woods
“That Dirty Old Man” – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
“That’ll Show Him” – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
“What More Do I Need?” – Saturday Night
Sondheim Songs for Tenors
“Being Alive” – Company
“Buddy’s Blues” – Follies
“I’m Calm” – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
“Ladies in Their Sensitivities” – Sweeney Todd
“Later” – A Little Night Music
“Not a Day Goes By” – Merrily We Roll Along
“Someone Is Waiting” – Company
“Stay” – Do I Hear a Waltz?
Want more songs? Check out these DIY Rep Books for EVERY vocal type!
Audition Songs for Sondheim Musicals:
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
• Company
• Follies
• Gypsy
• Sunday in the Park with George
Have you auditioned with any of these Sondheim audition songs?
And which of the above Stephen Sondheim songs are your favorites to sing? We’d love to hear all about how your audition went in the comments below! And 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.