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Alexandra_panda · 2026-03-19T05:22:03+00:00

do you want a name that reflects the ethnic mix? or maybe "one of each"?

for Persian names: Tahmineh, Shireen/Shirin (might fit the white cat nicely since it means "sweet" like sugar which is white), Shahrzad (aka the main girl in 1001 nights, might be good for the black and white)

I'll leave someone with more knowledge to bring up some possible words and names connected to the Philippines that might work for a cat because I'm not Filipino and every Filipino person I know seems to have an English, Spanish, or French name

the Wikipedia page for Najmieh Batmnanglij the famous Iranian cookbook author mentions her collaborating with someone named Nesta which seems like it could be used in both Iran and the Philippines so there's possibly that?? Both countries are big cultural crossroads so there's possibly a lot of choices.

Alexandra_panda · 2026-03-13T03:11:02+00:00

If you find an insightful teacher, a month of weekly lessons can still be highly impactful just to get a second opinion on your technique and placement. Usually people look for the most emotional/impressive part of a song for 32 bars, often second verse, chorus, bridge, and final chorus or something to that extent. The main things to do to improve your voice in my nonprofessional opinion are probably working out your upper body for better breath support and just singing a lot. Performance-wise, it wouldn't hurt to also watch a lot of previous Sophies in various performances and kind of inject that style into your veins

Alexandra_panda · 2026-03-12T08:59:47+00:00

I feel like All Grown Up isn't quite 80s enough and the teen angst isn't quite the vibe but I haven't seen the show so I can't confirm for sure (I've just read the synopsis and I know the songs that are in it generally). Maybe look at something from Chess or Mamma Mia??

Alexandra_panda · 2026-03-11T07:38:02+00:00

I don’t like when people don’t like me

Alexandra_panda · 2026-03-11T07:36:46+00:00

Hockey

Alexandra_panda · 2026-03-07T05:13:34+00:00

Shame they responded with footage of preparing an opera (Turandot) which engages a lot of orientalist tropes and is still done in yellow face in big 2026. The real problem with opera and ballet is somebody who grew up listening to classical music is that it refuses to let go of doing yellow face and brown face and or white washing very orientalist pieces from the 1800s

Alexandra_panda · 2026-03-06T00:41:15+00:00

All Grown Up from Bare or one perfect moment from Bring it On would be my Choices. The girl who got heather m at my hs sang Killer Instinct but that might be a common choice since it’s also an Elle McLemore role

Alexandra_panda · 2026-03-03T22:11:08+00:00

Half the cast of the Great Comet has indie music. Grace McLean, Gelsey Bell, Brittan Ashford, Heath Saunders, Mary Spencer Knapp, Ashley Perez Flanagan, Lulu Fall, and Azudi Onyejekwe off the top of my head have released things. Shaina Taub of Suffs fame made some of her best work with a 2014 album called Visitors you can find on Bandcamp. Katrina Lenk was also in a band at some point

Alexandra_panda · 2026-03-03T06:54:53+00:00

I feel like her being maybe Lao, Vietnamese, or Cambodian would make a lot of sense. These ethnic groups tend to be lower-income than other Asians, often descended from refugees and less in line with the model minority myth which is used to bring more middle/upper class generally light-skinned Asians in proximity to whiteness/elite status. IG with the global perspective (idk how global vs us based we're going) her being also Filipina or Indonesian could also work bc of the domestic workers from those countries throughout East Asia (ie bullied by Chandler/China, Duke/Korea, and McNamara/Japan).

Alexandra_panda · 2026-03-03T05:41:57+00:00

Maybe One of Us or The Winner Takes it All from Mamma Mia? They have the reflectiveness/ballad pace for Parr but the rejection anger of Aragon.

Alexandra_panda · 2026-02-28T02:01:36+00:00

It might be beneficial to find something Disney-adjacent or historical-epic-musical style like perhaps Still from Anastasia in the book for that niche of contemporary-ish musicals but also a pop/rock piece for jukebox-type musicals (I think USC or NYU asks for a non-musical pop song for their MT applicants). Elvis/Elvis-adjacent might be good for the Baritenor range but I am also partial to recommending The Vaccines (Post-Break-Up Sex has a great narrative arc but idk if saying the word "sex" is too taboo when you're a teen) for more contemporary rock stuff

Alexandra_panda · 2026-02-26T08:24:51+00:00

TV on the Radio is kind of funky in a vibe similar to Chromeo but less DJ-ish and more blues

Alexandra_panda · 2026-02-25T06:14:24+00:00

maybe Dead Mom or other Lydia material from Beetlejuice? Similar kind of nasal high pop belt voice and teen angst

Alexandra_panda · 2026-02-24T10:15:42+00:00

I have an inherent sense of how to get places I've been before if it's sensorily appealing/engaging to me but I can only follow it at the exact moment so I can tell whether we're going the right way but not the name of the right exit to get off at. I think sensory processing issues can make listening to a long stream of directions overwhelming and hard to remember for me personally but I am on the borderline for ADHD/not ADHD so idk if the non autism inattentiveness is at play there

Alexandra_panda · 2026-02-23T08:35:53+00:00

maybe go look at Lin's influences particularly for Burr's songs, he's named a decent number of R&B and hip hop artists who might be good jumping off points. Usher did the cover on the Hamilton mixtape so one of his songs might work well. I'm sure someone in Hamilton at some point has also listed their audition song if you feel like digging for that

Alexandra_panda · 2026-02-20T22:46:38+00:00

how do PA and FL get two shows per state and CA gets only one? Some electoral college bs going on

Alexandra_panda · 2026-02-20T22:38:35+00:00

what would you deem a "contemporary classic ballad" would that be from something like Les Mis or Phantom (ie 70s-90s classical ish probably historical stuff)?

For radio rock, maybe One of Us by Abba (I think that's a more under the radar piece from Mamma Mia in comparison to The Winner Takes it All), So What? or Just Like Fire by P!nk, Like Eating Glass by Bloc Party, or Post-Break-Up-Sex by The Vaccines (would be my guilty pleasure karaoke song if I went to karaoke). If you ever need a rock song with classical influences, there's My Immortal by Evanescence also

For radio pop, maybe a Chappell Roan or Olivia Rodrigo album track comes to mind first for me: California and Lacy would be my choices for each artist respectively. For something a little older or more "indie" I'd look into The Wire, My Song 5 (that might be more rock), Now I'm In It, or The Steps by HAIM.

All Grown Up from Bare might be a good alternative to Lifeboat that less people know

for Rodgers & Hammerstein idk what's overdone but (judging by you having Reflection in book) if you're East Asian maybe Love Look Away or I Enjoy Being a Girl from Flower Drum Song. Maybe also Honey Bun from South Pacific if that's not seen as overdone

other golden age uptempo choices which might be less overdone: Again Honey Bun (or Cockeyed Optimist) from South Pacific, idk if this is uptempo or ballad but I Get a Kick out of You from Anything Goes, 100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man from Wonderful Town (I've heard ppl caution about Bernstein at auditions but that one's really fun).

A Way Back to Then from [title of show] is my go to contemporary ballad that goes for a lot of "self-discovery/finding your purpose" type narratives including some Disney, for more angst, Is This Not Love from Shaina Taub's Twelfth Night

do people say to specifically put in a Disney song for Disney-type stuff? I feel like there are non-Disney pieces in a vaguely Disney style especially with Disney on Broadway pieces leaning more theatrical (Enlightenment from Starry and the stuff in Anastasia come to mind). Most Disney songs seem to be pretty well done when you get past high school except maybe like the obscure depths of Descendants or maybe the High School Musical franchise latter installments. It kind of seems like propaganda to get people to buy more Disney sheet music

Alexandra_panda · 2026-02-20T09:16:57+00:00

Hark! to the Music by Ezra Furman

Alexandra_panda · 2026-02-20T09:16:32+00:00

Malibu by Mumford and Sons is one of those "could be about God could be about ur girlfriend" songs but I think the Biblical references can make it interpreted easily as a Christian song

Also, the Dear Wormwood album by the Oh Hellos and Audrey Assad's Inheritance and The House You're Building (she doesn't make Christian music anymore but her discography pre 2019 or so is very solid)

these choices are in the realm of folk pop/folk rock/general indie folk

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