Musical Theatre songs for teens?

[KatyMac]

I'm a bit bored so I thought I'd compile a list of MT songs suitable for teen girls (ie DD), and then I realised I really didn't have a clue

Thoroughly Modern Millie probably has one or two & My Fair Lady and then I get stuck!

Secret love or the black hills of Dakota from calamity jane are easy enough for an alto to sing but can also show good range.

I still think I should be in charge

Well early reports are that she is working very hard & she is applying corrections well, singing is a problem as she has a permanent cold and she is not very good at acting

But she isn't eating as well as she should & she gets home sick on Wednesdays & Sundays

I'm so glad it is going well for her and I dread the time when I am no longer in control too.
I think we spend so long helping them find suitable material and being involved with what they do, it must be hard to have to stop.
I'm sure her teacher knows what he/she is doing though and great that you can trust them.

My dd has decided to audition for the music school this year, not sure about her chances though as they don't take singers until 6th form, not for first instrument anyway.

Pictures - thanks for suggestions, I will have to look more at modern theatre it isn't really her bag but it does good to get out of a comfort zone.
She does like deadwood stage and Black hills, stuff like this.

Final list:
16 going on 17
Adelaide's song from Guys and Dolls
Alexanders Ragtime Band
'All that Jazz'
Almost like being in love
Almost Nearly Perfect from Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Always true to you
America (WSS),
As long as he needs me
Buenos Aires, Evita
Cabaret from Cabaret
Castle on a cloud - les Mis
Charleston with Me The Boyfriend
Cheek to cheek
Circle of Life - Lion King
Colours of the Wind
come follow the band
Defying gravity
Don't rain on my parade?
Embraceable you
Far from the home I love - fiddler of the roof
Get happy
Getting to know you
Go back home from Scottsboro Boys
Goodnight my someone
Green finch & linnet bird?
'He lives in you'
Here Right Now from Ghost?
How are things in Glocca morro - finians Rainbow (not in the book)
how could I ever know
I could have danced all night
I don't know how to love him from JC Superstar
I feel pretty
I got rhythm
I Will Always Love You (from The Bodyguard?)
If I loved You - Carousel
If I Were a Bell
I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise
I'm Feeling Fine
'I'm not that girl'
I'm Not That Girl from Wicked
In the Heights
Little Shop of Horrors, Sister Act and Newsies.
Maybe Ireland
Maybe this time
Meg Giry's songs from Love Never Dies like Suicide Hall?
Memory - Cats
Moon river?
My White Knight
'Nothing' from A Chorus Line
On my own - les Mis
Orange Coloured Sky
'Ordinary Fool'
Out here on my own
Over the rainbow
'popular'
Pretty much any Gershwin -
Puttin' on the Ritz
Rhythm of life
Room in Bloomsbury The Boyfriend
Roses turn
Secret love
Send in the Clowns
Shall we dance
Show me - My fair lady
So Much Better
Some of Nancy's songs from Oliver?
'Someone to watch over me'
Something from Out of the Woods
Somewhere over the Rainbow
Stars from Les Mis
Stiles and Drewe musicals?
Summertime - Porgy and Bess.
S'wonderful
Take that look off your face
Tell Me On A Sunday?
Ten minutes ago - Cinderella (this is lovely)
the black hills of Dakota
The Earth and other minor things - Gigi and my favourite musical song
The Hill from Once
the Seussical!
The Sun Whose Rays from the
the title track from Legally Blonde
The trolley song
They can't take that away from me
Till there was you - The music man
Tomorrow from Bugsy
Tomorrow from Bugsy Malone
True love
Umm, stuff from Wicked
Wait a bit from Just So.
Watch what Happens from Newsies
What I Did for Love from A Chorus Line
What it Means to Be A Friend from 13
'When She Loved Me' Toy Story 2
You Must Love Me, Evita
You'll never walk alone?

I possibly won't send it to the singing teacher

I think you should send it and let him/her know how resourceful Mnet posters are

You don't think he/she would be disappointed with how short it is?

Watching TopHat on iPlayer - he just did the Tap dance in the club!

Put my thinking cap on again...
So in love
Too darn hot
If ever I would leave you
And this is my beloved
There but for you go I
Wonderful wonderful day
Secret love

The wizard and I - honestly an amazing audition piece.

I Cain't Say No from Oklahoma. Such fun to sing and bursting with personality. Or Many a New Day.

Wonderful Day from 7 Brides for 7 Brothers

The Night they Invented Champagne - Gigi.

Ah, yes wonderful day, I forgot this one. It's one of dd repertoire too, how could I?

What about

I enjoy being a girl
Honey Bun
gonna wash that man right out of my hair.
There's no business like show business

Oh, does anybody know any G&S that is suitable for younger girls, rather than older maidens.

She has done little Buttercup.

I was coming on to suggest looking at some G&S as well

Phoebe Meryll has some fun songs in Yeomen of the Guard. 'When maiden loves she sits and sighs' is a nice one to sing, as is 'Were I thy bride'.

Tessa's song 'When a merry maiden marries' from Gondoliers is a great mezzo piece and can be done as a solo without the little chorus bits in.

'Love is a plaintive song' from Patience, maybe?

Rose's song 'If somebody there chanced to be' from Ruddigore is another young maiden's song.

'The sun whose rays are all ablaze' from The Mikado has already been mentioned, that's another good one.

WeAreGroot

Thanks very much, I will have a look.
I'm helping (controlling) at the moment, if she's capable she is whipping through stuff and just asks for more and music isn't cheap. Arghhhhh

I love the Gondoliers. You are genius, and lyrics acceptable, iirc.

More ideas- Practically Perfect from the Mary Poppins stage show or Truly Scrumptious/Toot Sweets/What Do You See (basically any of Truly's songs) from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

We've had Matchmaker and sunrise sunset from fiddler for various exams, also one hand one heart from west side story. They suit a young naiive chorister sound ( especially matchmaker if she can capture the excitement) .

And how could I forget the fab numbers from me and my girl that DS did at school a couple if years ago -
If stGe has a decent mockney there is a beautiful number "once you loose your heart" or the hilarious " thinking if no one but me"

(I been looking at your 'profile' - are those pictures you, or DD ??)

I won't offer any specific titles, but forty years ago playing drums, in Old Time Music Hall, I met Maria Friedman, whose mother was our pianist.

So, Maria Friedman's CDs could provide a wealth of unusual quality songs. And she is also directing now.

(I may have told you some of this before - if so, I apologise.)

They are DD (if you were talking to me )

She is a poppet - have you seen any of her videos, I've put them on MN before

I sent you a PM Ferguson & I also sent one to Glinda

I've just found the list of songs sung by girls who do Musical Theatre with my dd2. Some of them are more unusual so might be interesting:

Still hurting (The Last Five Years) Jason Robert Brown
Tell me on a Sunday (Song & Dance) Don Black & Andrew Lloyd Webber
Maybe I like it this way (The Wild Party) Andrew Lippa
The Wizard & I (Wicked) Stephen Schwartz
I want to be happy (No, no, Nanette) Caesar, Harbach & Youmans
Johnny One Note (Babes in Arms) Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
I got rhythm (Girl Crazy) George & Ira Gershwin
Dance if it makes you happy (The Tap Dance Kid) Robert Lorick & Henry Krieger
Taylor the Latte Boy Marcy Heisler & Zina Goldrich
If you hadn't, but you didn't (Two on the Aisle) Betty Comden, Adolf Green & Jule Styne

Haven't read the entire thread so sorry if its already been said!

all for you from seussical?

I just suggested 'Let it Go' & she used rude words