“I admire Sheri Sanders so much, for she graces us with her knowledge and experience in a field where there is not a lot of solid literature and pedagogy. She’s one of the important ones out there.”
—Alex Lacamoire, Tony Award-winning orchestrator of In the Heights, Hamilton, and Dear Evan Hansen
“Rock the Audition is the most comprehensive guide to understanding how to perform pop/rock material for auditions. It gives you all the info you need to choose the right song and prepare it from every frame of reference. This is a must-read for anyone interested in performing musical theatre!”
—Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Drama Desk Award-winning orchestrator, music director, and supervisor: Mean Girls, The Prom, Finding Neverland, Big Fish, Company, The Addams Family
“It’s our job as storytellers to constantly push our craft to the next level—this is what Sheri excels at. If you aren’t actively coaching or singing pop music, you aren’t interested in being hired in the new direction of the American musical theatre. Sheri Sanders for the win, ladies and gentlemen.”
—Robert Hartwell, actor and founder of the Broadway Collective
“Sheri’s passion for performing and music fuels her message and connects her with students in the most unique way. I’m thrilled that she is continuing her exploration of this material while sending out the inclusive call to all performers dreaming of rocking that audition!”
—Gavin Creel, Tony Award-winning actor
“Those of us teachers and students who have been fortunate enough to learn from Sheri Sanders have become artists who appreciate more music, understand music better, perform more confidently, make clearer and more compelling interpretive choices, sing more expressively in all styles, and think more creatively. I cannot imagine my life in music and music theatre without Sheri Sanders. She truly is the real deal.”
—Toby Yatso, Arizona State University music theatre coordinator and faculty member, Artist-in-Residence at the Phoenix Theatre Company
“Sheri is an enthusiastic and passionate teaching artist. Her knowledge of music and its history ranging from Motown to the hip-hop era is extensive and formidable. But it’s the care with which she inspires her students that makes her a masterful teacher. She is at the same time nurturing and challenging, encouraging mistakes, wonder, and play.”
—Michele Pawk, Tony Award-winning actress and singer
“Rock the Audition will rock your musical theatre life. Sheri's book is not only terrific, it's a ‘jagged little pill’ (Alanis) that can help turn you into a ‘beautiful mess’ (Jason Mraz). ‘So what’ (Pink) if you're nervous? This book will make you ‘Fearless’! (Taylor Swift).”
—Andrew Lippa, composer, lyricist, and book writer: Big Fish, I Am Harvey Milk, The Addams Family, and
The Wild Party
