<p>Is there any easy way you found to search for age appropriate characters? Its seems like there should be an easier way to narrow down all the material out there. Or maybe my S is way over thinking this. He is really starting to stress over song selection and honestly we aren't getting a ton of help, it seems as if the college audition process is not something his vocal coach is well versed in. I can't afford an audition coach. By no means does he want anyone to choose his selections, but it seems like there should be an easier way for him to narrow down material to review. I purchased a book for him the "Teen Pop Broadway Collection" thinking all of the characters in this book would be age appropriate. He fell in love with one of the songs and the musical it was from only to later find out the character is 34 years old. I could see his stress level rise, he thought he was really onto something. So far the material he's used at voice recitals is either not age appropriate or it is overdone. I was wondering how you or your kids searched for material and if you had any helpful tips.</p>
<p>For help with parts and ages, try stageagent.com - click on “Partfinder” at the top and then use 18 for the age (if you go higher or use a range like 18-20, then you will have to sort through lots of 20-30 parts, most of which are probably too old), and input your other criteria (voice part, lead, supporting, etc.).</p>
<p>For example, here is a sample of a few results for for age=18, baritone, lead + supporting:</p>
<p>Arthur - Camelot - lead - 18 - 28
Barnaby Tucker - Hello, Dolly - supporting - 18 - 28
Bernardo - West Side Story - lead - 18 - 29
Chip Offenbloch - On the Town - lead - 18 - 30
Cornelius Hackl - Hello, Dolly - lead - 18 - 28
Don - A Chorus Line - supporting - 18 - 35
Edwin Bricker - All American - lead - 18 - 24
Frump - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - supporting - 18 - 30
Goat - The Robber Bridegroom - supporting - 18 - 28
Greg - A Chorus Line - supporting - 18 - 32
Jean-Michel - La Cage aux Folles - supporting - 18 - 26
Joe Hardy - Damn Yankees - lead - 18 - 27
John Hinckley - Assassins - supporting - 18 - 25
Link Larkin - Hairspray - supporting - 18 - 22
Lucas - The Addams Family - supporting - 18 - 20
Mickey Powers - By the Beautiful Sea - supporting - 18 - 22
Ozzie - On the Town - lead - 18 - 30
Paul - A Chorus Line - supporting - 18 - 32
Prince Dauntless - Once Upon a Mattress - lead - 18 - 27
Maximillian - Candide - lead - 18 - 30
Mickey Powers - By the Beautiful Sea - supporting - 18 - 22
Ozzie - On the Town - lead - 18 - 30
Paul - A Chorus Line - supporting - 18 - 32
Prince Dauntless - Once Upon a Mattress - lead - 18 - 27
Seymour - Little Shop of Horrors - lead - 18 - 30
Sir Despard Murgatroyd - Ruddigore - supporting - 18 - 27
The Blue Faun - Sleeping Beauty - lead - 18 - 28</p>
<p>You can combine this with, “The Broadway song companion : an annotated guide to musical theatre literature by voice type and song style” by David P. DeVenney to look up songs for characters listed, or use Google or Playbill.com (the Broadway Song Companion lists vocal range, which is very useful).</p>
<p>Of course, not every character in an 18-28 age range (or whatever) will necessarily be appropriate, but its a start. </p>
<p>Also, Stage Agent and The Broadway Song Companion are not completely comprehensive, particularly for newer, short-run/obscure, and/or Off-Broadway shows, but its a start.</p>
<p>Some younger guy characters from more recent musicals that come to mind are:
Gabe - Next to Normal
Frank, Jr. - Catch Me if you Can
Moritz or Melchior - Spring Awakening
Barfee, Chip or Leaf - Putnam County Spelling Bee
Emmett - Legally Blonde</p>
<p>I should have added that if you don’t get as many results as you would like from Stage Agent, you can expand the search age range. For example, here are some of the 7 pages of results for Tenors ages 18-22:</p>
<p>Adult Simba (Lion) - Lion King - lead - 16 - 30
Alex Dillingham - Aspects of Love - lead - 17 - 34
Ambrose - Hello, Dolly - supporting - 18 - 30
Anthony Hope - Sweeney Todd - lead - 20 - 30
Armand St. Just - Scarlet Pimpernel - supporting - 16 - 27
Arpad - She Loves Me - supporting - 17 - 26
Bat Boy (Edgar) - Bat Boy - lead - 15 - 22
Ben - Scarlet Pimpernel - supporting - 21 - 42
Benjamin - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - supporting - 16 - 21
Billy Crocker - Anything Goes - lead - 21 - 36
Bob Gaudio - Jersey Boys - lead - 21 - 35
Brad Majors - The Rocky Horror Show - lead - 21 - 27
Caliph - Kismet - supporting - 18 - 30
Carbucketty - Cats - supporting - 20 - 40
Carmen Giya - The Producers - supporting - 21 - 32
Charlie Dalrymple - Brigadoon - supporting - 21 - 32
Che Guevara - Evita - supporting - 21 - 35
Christopher Scott - Miss Saigon - lead - 21 - 28
Claude - Hair - lead - 17 - 21
Constantine - A Day in Hollywood A Night in the Ukraine - lead - 20 - 30
Daniel Beauxhomme - Once On this Island - lead - 17 - 28
Danny Hooper - Baby - lead - 18 - 22
Danny Zuko - Grease - lead - 17 - 21
Dean Hyde - All Shook Up - supporting - 14 - 22
Dennis - All Shook Up - supporting - 20 - 30
Deputy - Mystery of Edwin Drood - supporting - 41633
Dick - Dames at Sea - lead - 21 - 32
Dickon - The Secret Garden - supporting - 16 - 28
Dromio of Ephesus - The Boys from Syracuse - lead - 20 - 30
Eddie - Blood Brothers - lead - 20 - 30
Elder Arnold Cunningham - The Book of Mormon - lead - 17 - 19
Elder Kevin Price - The Book of Mormon - lead - 17 - 19
Elder McKinley - The Book of Mormon - supporting - 18 - 21
Electra - Starlight Express - supporting - 20 - 35
Enoch Snow - Carousel - supporting - 22 - 32
Eric - The Little Mermaid - lead - 20 - 26
Ernst - Spring Awakening - supporting - 16 - 21
Fiyero - Wicked - supporting - 20 - 35
Fizzy - Bugsy Malone - supporting - 41566
Flotsam and Jetsam - The Little Mermaid - lead - 21 - 38
Frankie Vallie - Jersey Boys - lead - 17 - 26
Freddy Eynsford-Hill - My Fair Lady - supporting - 20 - 32
Gabey - On the Town - lead - 18 - 30
Gaylord Ravenal - Show Boat - lead - 22 - 35
Georg - Spring Awakening - supporting - 16 - 21
George Berger - Hair - lead - 17 - 20
Gideon - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - supporting - 16 - 26
Gus Field - Babes in Arms - supporting - 17 - 25
Hanschen - Spring Awakening - supporting - 16 - 21
Henrik Egerman - A Little Night Music - supporting - 16 - 20
Herbert - Dance of the Vampires - supporting - 18 - 22
Hero - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - supporting - 17 - 25
Huey Calhoun - Memphis - lead - 18 - 27
J. Pierrepont Finch - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - lead - 18 - 30
Jack - Into the Woods - supporting - 15 - 24
Jack Chesney - Where’s Charley? - lead - 21 - 24
Jazz Singer - Victor/Victoria - supporting - 22 - 35
Jeffrey - Godspell - supporting - 16 - 25
Jesus - Godspell Junior - lead - 18 - 35
Jimmy Curry - 110 in the Shade - supporting - 20 - 37</p>
<p>For monologues, there’s an excellent resource too, that’s a lot like the stageagent one, but for monologues, not roles. I can’t remember the name of it, but if you go to thespians-united.■■■■■■■■■■, it’s on the resource page.</p>
<p>(I swear, I’m not trying to promote myself! I’m just not in a position where I can go find it, sorry…)</p>
<p>Also, bare has great, great songs for teenagers, if you wanted to take a look:)</p>