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The Flyin\u2019 Fightin\u2019 Forties: 16 Female Solo Ideas From The WWII Era<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by\u00a0Jackson Upperco<\/p>\n

August 31, 2017<\/p>\n<\/font>

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So you\u2019re auditioning for the role of Ado Annie in Oklahoma!<\/em> (1943)? Nellie Forbush in South Pacific <\/em>(1949)? Margie Frake in a production of the 1996 stage adaptation of the 1945 film State Fair<\/em>? Then you need some authentic and not overdone <\/em>material from the early \u201840s in your repertoire \u2013 starting with this collection of Musical Theatre solo suggestions for audition and study . from the first six years of the flyin\u2019, fightin\u2019 decade (before and during America\u2019s participation in the Second World War). (For material from the late \u201840s, check out our Golden Age posts for men<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, women<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and duets for two men or t<\/strong><\/span><\/a>wo women<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and male\/female couples<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>!)<\/p>\n

All the selections below, chosen by a self-proclaimed expert on the scores of this era, are guaranteed to put you in the mind and flavor \u2013 the real <\/em>mind and flavor \u2013 of this iconic time in history. With classic entries from the Great American Songbook to rousing (seldom sung) gems waiting to be rediscovered, this EXCLUSIVE list is one to be bookmarked and studied!<\/p>\n

1. \u201cThe Rhumba Jumps\u201d from Walk With Music <\/em>(1940) (mezzo<\/em>)<\/h4>\n