Eli Yaschuk Audition Song-Book Table of Contents

TRADITIONAL:

She Loves Me - She Loves Me / Uptempo

Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick
- A fun, uptempo comedic song that showcases my range as an actor/singer.
- This song allows me to showcase my physicality as an actor

*Message is that love alters the state of someone, makes us share our inner desires.

I Married An Angel - I Married An Angel / Ballad

Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
- Has a dreamy feel compared to She Loves Me, an honest and sincere love song
- Displays my ability to sing more proper Golden Age music, and that I can effectively tell
a story while singing this older style

*Message is about how finding pure love causes a person to share how they’ve been changed

CONTEMPORARY:

Now I’ve Seen You - Honk / Uptempo lyrical

George Stiles & Anthony Drewe
- A nontraditional love song, is very relatable in it’s pureness
- Allows me to portray a more youthful and awestruck character

*The message is that after finding your one true love, you now understand what real beauty is

Sometimes A Day Goes By - Woman of the Year / Ballad

John Kander & Fred Ebb
- A legato, yet beating ballad. This song provides lots of contrast to the songs in my book,
since it is much slower and settles deeper within the heart
- Thematically it is also very different, the song has a lot of strength within it, and
showcase my more sensitive side

*The song is about how we move past someone in our lives that we once loved and the strength
that is needed to do this.
POP/ROCK:

Rocket Man / 70’s Folk Rock

Elton John
- I really love this era of music this song was written, I find that I can embody this era well
- I enjoy that this song is more poetic, and creates a more soulful feel

*This message is about finding the strength to reconnect to who you really are, even when you
are unsure

Demons / Pop Punk

Imagine Dragons
- Has a darker tone that involves more creatives risks on my part
- Is very different stylistically than Rocket Man and showcases my ability to sing different
genres of pop/rock

*The message is that we all have a part of ourselves that we hide other to protect them

SPECIALTY:

Talent - Roadshow / Intense Sondheim, patter-like

Stephen Sondheim
- Showcases my understanding of Sondheim music, both as a singer and actor
- This song is rarer Sondheim piece that I approach in my own ways

*The message is that art is the inspiration for how we live life