So I have an audition for Spring Awakening coming up. I'm shooting for the role of Hanschen. I am trying to find a song that fits the style of the show and isn't completely overdone (like Rent), but I'm having some trouble! I'm a baritone. My chest voice ends at an F. Any help would be greatly appreciated (:

The Beatles are always good for Spring Awakening auditions - I auditioned with Blackbird for a production of SA and got in as Ernst. bare is good too for audition material (although I fear that both Peter and Jason's solo songs might be too high for you.) The difference between Hanschen and the other boys is that he has to have a stronger falsetto than one might expect (he's got a couple prominent falsetto parts, including possibly half of TWOYB(R) and definitely in Touch Me) - so you might also want to show that off somehow. If the director isn't looking badly at auditioning with music from SA, you might want to try out auditioning with TWOYB(R) (for 16-bar cuts, containing from the beginning of the song up until "Haven't you heard the word of your body?") By the way, your voice is right in the range for Hanschen - just be aware that he does have a small sequence with a couple F#s (his solo in My Junk), so you might have to falsetto/strengthen your upper range till you can hit those.

Good luck, and hope you get in! Spring Awakening FTW!