45+ Villain Audition Songs – by Vocal Type
Are you looking for a villain showtune for an upcoming project or 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, and if you’d like to showcase your evil side, here’s our list of villain audition songs/antagonist 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.
Altos
“Evil” – The Witches of Eastwick
“Land of Yesterday” – Anastasia
“Little Girls” – Annie
“Poor Unfortunate Souls” – The Little Mermaid
“Red Shoes Blues” – The Wizard of Oz
“Someone Gets Hurt” – Mean Girls
“The Witch” – Big Fish
“Witch’s’ Lament” – Into the Woods
“World Burn” – Mean Girls
Baritones
“A Man Could Go Quite Mad” – The Mystery of Edwin Drood
“Alive!” – Jekyll & Hyde
“Bring Me My Bride” – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
“Dentist!” – Little Shop of Horrors
“Dog Eats Dog” – Les Misérables
“Don’t Be the Bunny” – Urinetown
“My Way or the Highway” – The Life
“The American Dream” – Miss Saigon
“The Genius on Cleveland Street” – A Christmas Story
“The Smell of Rebellion” – Matilda
Basses
“Be Prepared” – The Lion King
“Hellfire” – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
“I Am Back” – American Psycho
“I Hate People” – Scrooge!
“Lonely Room” – Oklahoma!
“Master of the House” – Les Misérables
“My Name” – Oliver!
“Suppertime” – Little Shop of Horrors
Contras
“I Want the Good Times Back” – The Little Mermaid
“Last Midnight” – Into the Woods
“Sensitivity” – Once Upon a Mattress
“Sweet Child” – The Little Mermaid
“They Don’t Know” – Thoroughly Modern Millie
Psst… Here’s where you can find out your vocal type!
Mezzos/Sopranos
“Brimstone and Treacle” – Mary Poppins
“Evil Like Me” – Descendants
“Isn’t It a Trial?” – Alice by Heart
“It’s a Privilege to Pee” – Urinetown
“Off With Their Heads” – Wonderland
“Opportunity” – 13
“Stay With Me” – Into the Woods
“The Mad Hatter” – Wonderland
“The Pricklepear Bloom” – The Robber Bridegroom
Tenors
“Captain Hook’s Waltz” – Peter Pan
“Confrontation” – Jekyll & Hyde
“Freeze Your Brain” – Heathers
“Play With Your Food” – Honk!
“The Squip Song” – Be More Chill
“You’ll Be Back” – Hamilton
“You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two” – Oliver!
Trebles
“Born to Entertain” – Ruthless!
“Cool Kid” – Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical
“Sayonara” – How to Eat Like a Child
“Schroeder” – You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
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Which of these villain audition songs is your favorite?
And have you ever performed one of these villain musical theatre songs? We would love to hear all about it in the comments! 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.