i'm auditioning for a local threatre and they are doing peter pan. i'm a good actress but singing...not so great. but luckily, i've been learning how to use my diaphram to singso l am improving alot! but l still need some tips. l wanna stand out, be heard and get a good part!! (i'm 13 by the way) any helpful tips from experienced people?

enjoy yourself. Look for someone you admire and try to pick up
their habits. Practice voice exercises. Practice vocal phrasing.
Practice being comfortable and easy with the role.

ah, peter pan.. first evaluate what part you want these are the songs to sing for which part:
wendy: distant melody
be wendy, be a girl who was brought up english, she knows how to get things done and is very motherly
peter pan: i've gotta crow
be a ruthless fun loving never wants to grow up boy
hook: the tango
be evil and mean
smee: sing anything: be funny

The best advice I've ever heard was to go through the song u want to sing word by word & try to get some meaning out of it. Ask yourself: what is the writer trying to say here? Try out different ways of singing each phrase (like emphasizing different words, singing some parts softer, some louder, etc.) to see how it affects the piece, then choose the ways u think work best. Above all, make the song ur own. Do not copy off of how other people sing the song; look at it from YOUR perspective & sing it how YOU think it should be sung (while staying true to the author is intent, of course!)

As for the fundamental parts of singing.good for u for learning how to use ur body properly! Do not forget to stand straight with ur shoulders back & relaxed, chin level with the floor (head straight ahead) & hands at ur sides. A relaxed body sings much better than a tense one, so try to keep all ur muscles loose except for the ones ur using to sing (like the muscles in ur abdomin) especially the muscles in ur neck! Keep em loose, & sing ur heart out.

Good luck!!