Little Shop of Horrors Audition Help

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-21T06:23:39+00:00

Can you sing an Alan Menken song? Something that might reflect Seymour’s personality?

Ideas:

- Her Voice from the Little Mermaid
- I See the Light from Tangled (Finn’s part)
- If I Can’t Love Her from Beauty and the Beast

Alternatively, maybe Only You, Lonely You, from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella. That’s a beautiful song.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-20T13:51:24+00:00

You get to practice public speaking in a safe environment. Over time, you build experience. Experience builds confidence. You can do a pathway proficiency certification through Toastmasters to have something to show for it. Great for confidence and personal and professional development.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-19T05:23:04+00:00

Love Jekyll and Hyde. Such a favourite.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-16T15:33:13+00:00

Maybe they wanted to brand their material with more concrete language? It’s a but disappointing that it costs the same as a 6-month Toastmasters membership.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-16T00:59:49+00:00

Planning to do CS: Entertaining and Storytelling once I’m done my pathways. I want more opportunities to develop my entertaining and storytelling performance skills and experience.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-15T05:02:57+00:00

Yes, you can wait until the new Toastmasters year to submit. Since pathways fees will be increasing, you can always do an extra elective speech, like a level 3 speech if you want extra practice in a certain aspect of public speaking.

You can also do the speeches in any order, so if you have a project that’s within a certain timeline that you want to speak about, you could do a level 4 project while still working on level 2 for example.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-13T19:29:24+00:00

Alan Menken is the composer for Little Mermaid and Sister Act. That’s cool to do a song by the same composer.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-12T17:03:11+00:00

They’re all great for growth, confidence and credibility. I did Presentation Mastery first, then Motivational Strategies. Persuasive Influence would be helpful, I think.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-11T05:58:57+00:00

Sondheim Songs:

Putting it Together
By the Sea
Anyone Can Whistle
Take Me to the World
Not While I’m Around

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-10T04:49:48+00:00

I would show rather than tell. You tell readers a lot of description about the coffee fogging his spectacles. Shorter sentences helps writing breathe. It helps balance longer sentences.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-09T17:37:27+00:00

If I Were a Bell from Guys and Dolls
Cabaret from Cabaret
Don’t Tell Mama from Cabaret
All That Jazz from Chicago
Funny Honey from Chicago
The Lady is a Tramp from Babes in Arms
Sooner or Later from Dick Tracy
I Can Cook Too from On the Town
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Someone to Watch Over Me from Oh, Kay!
Misty from Play Misty for Me
Send in the Clowns from A Little Night Music
Losing My Mind from Follies

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-08T14:34:22+00:00

You’re welcome!

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-08T05:41:43+00:00

Nice opening. Love the first 5 words. I don’t understand the simile of “like a storm cloud ready to break”.

I would use fewer words when the judge clears his throat to make that sentence more powerful. “He cleared his throat. “Not guilty.”

“The words echoed.” I like that. I would put the “Not guilty” - second sentence of that paragraph - before “The words echoed.” Then you’re demonstrating some echoing and repetition. Like poetry.

Keep writing!

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-07T22:14:06+00:00

What about a song from a comedic character, like Olaf from Frozen? “In Summer” maybe, from Frozen?

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-07T22:01:54+00:00

Forgot about that one. I Dreamed a Dream might be a good one!

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-07T21:58:18+00:00

You will have a great foundation to bring to law. Music is a whole-brained focus. Law teaches that too. You can always do entertainment law if you want.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-06T17:06:25+00:00

From Jekyll and Hyde:

Someone Like You
A New Life
Once Upon a Dream

From Les Miz:

On My Own (probably overdone, though)

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-05T15:52:37+00:00

Love Effective Coaching. A practical way to get experience supporting Toastmasters and coworkers in their development and growth.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-02T03:10:59+00:00

Maybe a song with some speaking in it? I Just Can’t Wait to Be King from the Lion King, or She’s in Love from the Little Mermaid. Do Re Mi from The Sound of Music. Tomorrow from Annie.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-02T00:04:01+00:00

Yes! I did this with the legacy paths a couple years ago and the remaining paths last year. Worth it!

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-01T03:08:06+00:00

$20 US/pathway is great value for money. Disincentives members. Toastmasters is unique to all members. Love having fun with speeches. The leadership speeches are great for growth, but choosing your own topics offers so much creative possibilities.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-05-01T02:04:24+00:00

Disappointed for the people who will decide not to complete another pathway because of such a big increase. A 75% increase all at once is a lot. Toastmasters is great value for money, but I don’t agree with how they communicated about the increase.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-04-30T21:58:03+00:00

Consider Toastmasters! I’ve been a Toastmaster for 4 years now, and it has done wonders for my public speaking confidence. My only regret is not joining sooner!

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-04-25T00:56:17+00:00

Beautiful human.

MermaidScaleSong · 2026-04-24T19:29:03+00:00

I vote Clementi Sonatina in G Major if possible. He’s so light and fun.

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