Auditions for Dessert Theatre Music were today - people were actually really good! I even got several strong male singers out there, which is always hard. Luckily, I don’t have to post the cast list until after Spring Break - so I still have time to pick out the final songs. Speaking of which, here’s a few of the songs I’m thinking about doing:

Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf (good energy)
Baby, It’s Cold Outside - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan (Ella Fitzgerald is perfect for ACTING songs)
Caledonia - Celtic Woman (I totally need some foreign songs here, and this gives me a chance to use my flutist)
I Was Meant for the Stage - The Decemberists (actually the director’s idea - she wants a song about acting, which is cool, I guess)
Footloose - Kenny Loggins (more high energy, takes care of the 90s)
Transatlanticism - Death Cab for Cutie (people kill me when I mention this song, but sorry - I like it. Very down tempo too, which will be a nice change)
Hit Me with Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar (w00t - 80s!!!)
Two Worlds - Tarzan/Phil Collins (we also needed Disney - for comedic purposes)
I Don’t Know You Anymore - Savage Garden (pretty much my favorite group. I think I may need to sing this one…)

P.S.
Anyone that makes fun of my music choices dies. Or doesn’t get in. Whichever’s easier.

P.P.S.
I love how I got several hits from the Adobe ISP for my rant about how unfair they’re being…