You’re serious about working in the musical theater. You pony up the dough to study with a great voice teacher and you’re feeling good about how you sound…but you’re still not getting cast. Unfortunately, a good singing voice isn’t enough to get you the gig. Here are three reasons you’re not getting cast in musical theater—and what to do about it. 1. Your song isn’t personal enough.A great singer tells stories that reveal something about themselves and their own personal truth. Singing the words without a real personal investment in them, even with a pretty voice, is redundant. The lyricist has already written the words; hearing you repeat them isn’t what they’re after. Your job is to take personal responsibility for and fill them with your truth, point of view, sense of humor, and experience. That’s what brings a song to life and makes people sit up and pay attention at an audition. 2. Your song performance has no clear beginning, middle, and end.Having a clear beginning, middle and end is essential to effectively tell your song’s story. Try dividing your lyric into sections based on what you want. Naming your sections clarifies and gives shape to your
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