Audition List April 2003
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NEW AUDITIONEES If you are auditioning for NYT and you are not a current member, please find a piece for yourself that is not on this list, either dramatic monologue from a play, a song or a dance. Current
members remember: You must choose one from the list and
get your name against it. No doubles. We want variety!
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Title
of Piece |
Likely Gender |
Activity |
Member
Name |
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A
Foggy Day |
M
or F |
Singing |
Alex
S. |
Mellow rendering exploiting Alex's vocal range. Needs to work up a set of these classics if she is going to develop the Ella Fitzgerald range. | |
Show
Me from MFL |
F |
Singing |
Siobhan
K. |
Pitching awry at times, but v.good creation of the frustration of the character- brought the song to life. | |
Mr
Cellophane from Chicago |
M |
Singing |
Adam
B. |
Confident, tuneful and well-characterised and paced performance. One might quibble with Adam's routine as that's what it ended up looking like, but a good choice of song positively delivered. Some attention needs to be given to eye contact and audience engagement. | |
Contemporary
Dance to anything by Enya |
M
or F |
Dancing |
Wendy
D. |
However, whilst Adam's needs to be in-your-face and thus making a contact with the audience, this was serene in its detachment. Wendy created some truly elegant figures as well as sophisticated transitions between motifs. Helped by the music but pulled the commission off very well. | |
Puck's
Epilogue from Sh.:MND "Now...." |
M
or F |
Acting |
Gareth
M. |
Voice maturing nicely, well-projected, but somewhat rushed and needed to engage with the audience more directly. Sense of a speech rather than a character | |
Stepdaughter
from Pirandello:Six Characters in Search of an Author " Wait!
Wait! First of all the little girl has to go......" |
F |
Acting |
Francesca
M. |
Much more sensitive performance than seen to date from Francesca. more multi-faceted, shifting across the planes of this dificult play. She knew it, moved it and made sense of it. But awkward on the gestures, with hand in the pocket at one point when the voice was saying something quite different. | |
Mrs Sullen from Farquhar:The Beaux Stratagem "Country Pleasures!...." |
F |
Acting |
Elena
C. |
As with Gareth, voice used well, but lacked some of the colour and "sullenness". She's having a gossipy miserable moan about everything and funnily too. Needed more work looked a bit in the headlights. | |
1st,2nd,3rd & 4th
Woman (as one) from Thomas:Under Milk Wood "Mrs
Ogmore-Pritchard -la di da-got a man.....playing the
organ." |
F |
Acting |
Charlotte
L. |
Not smutty or gossippy enough by far, Thomas loved the chat and uses this throughout the play. More to exploit there, but a very strong presence and Charlotte made us sit up and take note with some powerful vocal control, now needs to think about how that matches the physicality- what we see. | |
from
Beckett:Act Without Words "The man is flung backwards... |
M
or F |
Acting |
Abi
M. |
Detailedl precision, (remember the nail scissors?) Good use of eyes. Captured the physicality and almost clowning of the piece well. Whilst it is supposed to be manic, some greater variety in the pace might have helped. | |
Trinculo
from Sh.:The Tempest "Here's neither bush nor shrub, to
bear off any weather...." |
M |
Acting |
Lois
F. |
More direction needed here to ensure Lois uses her natural sense of fun to get the most laughs out of this ridiculous and pathetic role.There's a storm and tempest raging around him and he keeps getting wet - poor thing! Eyes were all over the place - she must control that. | |
Nina
from Chekhov:The Seagull "Why do you say you kiss the ground
I walk on?...." |
F |
Acting |
Sophie
C. |
Very well-controlled performance of this somewhat skittish woman, physically and vocally. Disturbing at times-brought Chekhov's brand of naturalism to life. Thoroughly prepared. | |
Cleopatra
from Dryden:All For Love "Yet may I speak?..." |
F |
Acting |
Viant
S. |
Yes you may speak! and clearly too! Viant gave some power to this different view of Cleopatra. A v. good sense of the phrasing and verse with a clear indication for the audience of where the focus was. A little more thought to the gestures to ensure that what we see matches what we hear. | |
MacHeath
from Gay:The Beggar's Opera "I must have women!... |
M |
Acting |
Amit
K. |
Amit's own adaptation! Caught the physical and vocal swagger of MacHeath, the character was in safe hands, but unfortunately so was the script which restricted the performance. | |
Cyrano
from Rostand:Cyrano de Bergerac "Take notice, boobies all,... |
M |
Acting |
Frankie
J. |
Completely understood what the situation was, ie this speech parallel's the main plot: Cyrano writes letters to Roxanne on behalf of another, but loves her himself. Here he proves he is better at insulting himself than any other. Sense of the pace, but rushed at times and the list of insults could have been indilged in more for the audience. | |
Get
Here |
M
or F |
Singing |
Charlotte
B. |
Rich tones from this self-accompanied piece. Emotional delivery without being sentimental or adding all that unnecessary ornamentation. Engrossed in the story she was telling us she was oblivious to the massed bands passing the window and kept us focused on the song. An accomplished piece. | |
Trofimov
from Chekhov:The Cherry Orchard "Humanity progresses, perfecting
its powers..... |
M |
Acting |
Daniel
B. |
It was a good day for Chekhov! Here Daniel captured the pontificating Trofimov criticising exactly what he himself spends most of his life doing. Assured performance good presence. | |
Rosalind's
epilogue from Sh.:AYLI "It is not the fashion..." |
F |
Acting |
Cassie
B. |
Cocky epilogue from a character that has spent most of the play impersonating a man and Cassie showed us that in the postures she struck. Caught the 'simpering' men right on cue! Sometimes rushed a little and lost the sense. | |
Phebe
from Sh.:AYLI "Think not I love him... |
F |
Acting |
Amy
A-P |
Good attempt at a rustic accent and captured the country simpleton- she is of course talking about having fallen in love with the Rosalind, the character Cassie played, so there is much more fun to get out of her.She's easily led and fickle, a quaint figure of fun in the play. | |
Cornelia
from Williams:Something Unspoken "(into phone)
Are you upstairs now, dear?...." |
F |
Acting |
Bridie
H. |
Good attempt at the accent- nicely dismissive of the Civil Rights reference - Cornelia's only interested in her own rights. Bridie dribbled in the bitchy sarcasm, making us realise that what she was actually saying was less important than the way in which it is said. The door opening broke her concentration,and the end was rushed a little, which was a pity, as she was going so well. | |
Inez
from Sartre:No Exit "To forget about the others?..." |
F |
Acting |
Lydia
C. |
Beatifully controlled and mature performance, using a wide vocal range and capturing the dynamics of the speech well. Could easily have descended into a banshee wail, but Lydia made us feel that we were in safe hands. Good trick! | |
Shen
Te from Brecht:Good Person of Setzuan "I've had a frightful
experience....." |
F |
Acting |
Grace
L.C. |
Sprinkled the German text across the piece with no loss to sense, because Grace set up the intentions well. If anything it helped to lift thisvery ordinary character into the extraordinary - sound Brechtian technique. Could have been slower at times and one or two ends of sentences were thrown away. You have to be careful with Brecht - the sting is often in the tail of the line. | |
Klondike
from Armitage:Eclipse |
M |
Acting |
Mirza
M. |
Painted the images well and achieved the shift in sense, purpose and intention. Mirza used a laconic physical style to match the vocal delivery. Another to beware of rushing though. The audience always eed time to make the images in their minds that the actor conjures on stage. | |
Goneril
from Sh.:Lear "This admiration, sir, is much o' the
favour..." |
F |
Acting |
Charelle
G. |
She would have preferred to dance but had a go at this anyway. A bit rushed and needs some more direction in the cold dismissal of her father as a roistering oaf. There was a sense of the character, but at times the verse descended into recitation. | |
Ophelia
from Sh.:Ham "They bore him bare faced on the bier...." (ignore
Laertes' speeches) |
F |
Acting |
Kelly
T. |
Rather too static for someone who's just lost her marbles in a pile of weeds! Kelly made her look frail and she is, but she also needs to upset us, the audience, as her descent into madness is as tragic as Hamlet's fall, and thus we must feel that srange combination of fear and pity that is called catharsis when we see her in extremis here. | |
Iago
from Sh.:Oth "And what's he, then, that says I play
the villain?..." |
M |
Acting |
Stefen
W. |
Not quite ready and loads better in sense when Stefen had the comfy blanket of the text to hand. "fruitless as the free" he got round well and once free of the shackles of memory, his physicality exapanded into the role also. Security of the text has to be the first priority. | |
A
Dance |
F |
Dancing |
Leanne
T. |
Almost the 'soundtrack of noises' for accompaniment, but Leanne worked with no significant beat in this contemporary piece. Lost it on the way through which was a pity given the development and control she had already exhibited. So very good as far as it got. | |
Rainy
Days & Mondays |
M
or F |
Singing |
Rebecca
S. |
Good song, well sung with a well annunciated lyric and within Rebecca's range.Static physicalisation below the waist and eyes still betraying an unnecessary lack of confidence in her ability to engage with an audience. | |
Ain't
No Sunshine |
M
or F |
Singing |
Stephen
H. |
Strong singing, clear tuneful voice, lost the words somewhere, but recovered well with no loss in pitch. Stephen needs to think about his physical presence whilst singing so that the communication is complete. | |
Sylv
from Berkoff:East |
F |
Acting |
Rachel
K. |
This
was Rachel's exam piece and the raw Estuary English came as
a shock to the audience. At times too fast and some became
unintelligible. Berkoff works language well, effortlessly,
but that does not mean that we can present it so. There was
a charcteristic physical tension apparent, but this could have
been further exaggerated -SB is a firm believer in Artaud's
maxim of the "Actor as Athlete" |
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Katherine
from Sh.:Shrew "Fie, fie! unknit that threat'ning unkind brow..." |
F |
Acting |
Rebecca
W. |
An interesting voice and handled the listing well with some colour and shifting dynamic in inflexions. There was an odd approach to eye contact and Rebecca didn't fix the rest of the room before she started. | |
Minister
from A Clockwork Orange |
M |
Acting |
James
J. |
Knew the piece and was using vocal skill better than he has in the past, but james fell prey to the common fault of rushing and thus flattening the speech. Pity, because he used his 'other' well ensuring that his focus was always with us, but also letting us know to whom he was referring and the sense was coming through. | |
Part
of the World from The Little Mermaid |
F |
Singing |
Christine
T. |
Christine allowed something to distract her so that she knew she was going to forget the one line. You can kick yourself all you want but never let the audience know that you were feeling so insecure about singing the song. | |
Timon
from Sh.:Timon of Athens |
M |
Acting |
Tom
H. |
Resonant vocal delivery with impressive power - Tom at his full-chested best. Need to milk some more of the references to money, which has been his downfall and attach a little more of the futility of his gesture of withdrawal from situations he doesn't like, but appropriately bombastic. | |
Queen
Margaret from Sh.:HVIPt.3 "Brave warriors, Clifford and
Northumberland...." |
F |
Acting |
Natalie
M. |
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Nathaniel
Jeffcote from Houghton:Hindle Wakes "So thou thinks it easy
for me to see thee wed Fanny...." |
M |
Acting |
Andrew
C. |
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Walk
On By |
M
or F |
Singing |
Kate
B. |
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Antigone
from Sophocles:Antigone "Tomb, my bridal chamber, eternal
prison in the caverned rock..." |
F |
Acting |
Heather
M. |
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Helena
from Sh.:AWTEW "Till I have no wife, I have nothing in
France. Nothing in France until he has no wife!..." |
F |
Acting |
Sarah
T. |
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Chorus
from Sh.:HV "O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend..." |
M
or F |
Acting |
Chris
N. |
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Ford
from Sh.:MWoW "What a damned Epicurean rascal is this!....." |
M |
Acting |
Peter
H. |
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You
ain't never had a friend like me from Aladdin |
? |
Singing |
Lizzie
B. |
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Mrs
Page from Sh.:MWW "What! have I 'scaped love-letters
in the holiday time of my beauty...." |
F |
Acting |
Leanne
B. |
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Satine
from Gorky:The Lower Depths "Shut up, you brutes, you numbskulls!
That's enough about the old man!.... |
M |
Acting |
Kyle
E. |
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Mrs
Madigan from O'Casey:Juno and the Paycock "Ah, me voice
is too husky now.... |
F |
Acting |
Nicola
O. |
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Miranda
from Sherwood:There Shall Be No Night "(Reading letter)
In this time of our own grief...." |
F |
Acting |
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Anna
from Barnes:Yesterday's News(Barnes People) "Young man,
if lobsters...." |
F |
Acting |
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Medea
from Euripides:Medea "O my babes, my babes, you have still
a city and a home....." |
F |
Acting |
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Garry
from Coward:Present Laughter "I don't give a hoot about
posterity..." |
M |
Acting |
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Solange
from Genet:The Maids "At last! Madame is dead!...." |
M
or F |
Acting |
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Lenny
from Pinter:The Homecoming "Barefaced audacity.(Pause)..... |
M |
Acting |
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Wesley
from Shepard:Curse of the Starving Class "(throwing
wood into wheelbarrow) I was lying there on my back..... |
M |
Acting |
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Vivaldi
from Taylor:Daughters of Venice "Listen child!...You
know nothing,..." |
M |
Acting |
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Adriana
from Sh.:Cof E "May it please your grace, Antipholus,
my husband,-..." |
F |
Acting |
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Urban
Spaceman (Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band) |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Embraceable
You |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Morning
has Broken |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Black
Magic |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Jeepers
Creepers |
M
or F |
Singing |
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A
Narrative Folk Song (no more than 5 verses!) |
M
or F |
Singing |
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I
Hate Men from Kiss Me Kate |
F |
Singing |
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A
physical theatre piece on Exam Revision using a soundtrack
of noises inc. those created physically. |
M
or F |
Dancing |
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Christy
from Synge:The Playboy of the Western World "Half
a hundred beyond. Ten there.... |
M |
Acting |
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First
Voice from Thomas:Under Milk Wood "And the shrill
girls giggle...." |
M
or F |
Acting |
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Ma
Ubu from Jarry:Ubu Rex "Now where can the treasure
be...." |
F |
Acting |
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Mrs
Warren from Shaw:Mrs Warren's Profession "No you
don't, I do. She called herself a widow and had a fried-fish
shop...." |
F |
Acting |
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Old
Man from Strindberg:The Ghost Sonata "About the
weather, which we know? Ask after each other's health?...." |
M |
Acting |
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Miss
Julie from Strindberg:Miss Julie "Listen, I've just
had an idea......Back here -or somewhere."(ignore
Christine's hmmm) |
F |
Acting |
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Jean
from Strindberg:Miss Julie "Yes, if you like it was absurd....and
play with the Count's daughter" (ignore Miss Julie's line) |
M |
Acting |
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Grace
from Williams:Something Unspoken "You say there's something
unspoken. Maybe there is....." |
F |
Acting |
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Lady
Britomart from Shaw:Major Barbara "I said nine. Ring the bell
please...." |
F |
Acting |
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Call
Me Irresponsible from Papa's Delicate Condition |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Come
Fly With Me |
M
or F |
Singing |
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High
Hopes from Hole in the Head |
M
or F |
Singing |
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You
Do Something To Me |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Someone
to Watch Over me |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Derek
from O'Malley:Once a Catholic "Yeah, well, that's what I stick
down if I have to fill up a form...." |
M |
Acting |
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Prince
of Morocco from Sh.:MoV "Mislike me not for my complexion,..." |
M |
Acting |
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I
Can't Give You Anything But Love |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Willy
Loman from Miller:Death of a Salesman "Oh, yeah, my father
lived many years in Alaska...." |
M |
Acting |
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King
Henry from Sh:HV "How yet resolves the governor of the town?.... |
M |
Acting |
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I
Only Have Eyes For You |
M
or F |
Singing |
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These
Foolish Things |
M
or F |
Singing |
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I
Get A Kick Out Of You |
M
or F |
Singing |
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One
For My Baby (and one more for the road) |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Dance
to Mr Bojangles of Harlem (Astaire) |
M
or F |
Dancing |
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Love
Me Or Leave Me |
M
or F |
Singing |
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A
dance based on the story of Lot's Wife |
M
or F |
Dancing |
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Dance
of the Summer Sales |
M
or F |
Dancing |
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A
dance to Roxy Music:Dance Away |
M
or F |
Dancing |
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King
(HV) from Sh.:HIVPt.2 "I know thee not, old man: fall
to thy prayers;..." |
M |
Acting |
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Sasha from Chekhov:Ivanov "There are lots of things men don't understand....." |
F |
Acting |
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Dance
piece to any piece of music by Philip Glass |
M
or F |
Dancing |
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Dance
piece with no accompaniment at all -"The Sound of Silence" |
M
or F |
Dancing |
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Dance
piece based on the accompaniment of counting from 1 to 10 in
any language other than English |
M
or F |
Dancing |
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The
First Cut is the Deepest |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Stormy
Weather |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Bridge
over Troubled Water |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Will
You Still Love Me Tomorrow? |
M
or F |
Singing |
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The
Very Thought Of You |
M
or F |
Singing |
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The
Way You Look Tonight |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Killing
Me Softly With His (Her) Song |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Sloane
from Orton:Entertaining Mr Sloane "I trust you, Pop. Listen....." |
M
(or F?) |
Acting |
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Misty |
M
or F |
Singing |
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I
Love Paris |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Spanish
Harlem |
M
or F |
Singing |
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On
Broadway |
M
or F |
Singing |
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I
(Who Have Nothing) |
M
or F |
Singing |
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(They
Long To Be) Close To You |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Alfie |
M
or F |
Singing |
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(There's)
Always Something There To Remind Me |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Do
You Know The Way To San Jose? |
M
or F |
Singing |
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I
Say A Little Prayer |
M
or F |
Singing |
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I'll
Never Fall In Love Again |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Magic
Moments |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Raindrops
Keep Falling On My Head |
M
or F |
Singing |
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This
Guy(Girl)'s In Love With You |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Trains
And Boats and Planes |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Wishin'
and Hopin' |
M
or F |
Singing |
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Have
I Told You Lately That I Love You? |
M
or F |
Singing |
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The
Look Of Love |
M
or F |
Singing |
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