Shoshana Bean
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Shoshana Elise Bean (born September 1, 1977) is an American stage actress and singer known for her roles in Broadway musicals during the 2000s.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Bean was born in Olympia, Washington and grew up in Beaverton, Oregon. She is Jewish.[1]There she graduated from Beaverton High School. Bean studied voice, dance, and songwriting from an early age. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
[edit] Career
Shortly after moving to New York City, she was cast in the Off-Broadway revival of Godspell. She was also an original cast member in the Tony Award-winning production of Broadway's Hairspray, originating the role of "Shelley" and understudying the roles of "Tracy Turnblad," "Velma Von Tussle," and "Prudy Pingleton." Bean subsequently performed in the national tour of Leader of the Pack.
Her greatest fame came when she was cast as the replacement for Tony Award winner Idina Menzel in Broadway's Wicked. She was originally a standby for Menzel before she started her official run as 'Elphaba' on January 11, 2005 and completed her run on January 8, 2006. She performed her Aretha Franklin remake 'Ain't No Way' on the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards 2005 alongside Brian McKnight, and was a featured performer on the Soul Train Christmas Starfest 2005 with the Mariah Carey song 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'.
Bean then went on to play the role of Elphaba in the national tour of Wicked, starting September 6, 2006. She performed the part in Portland, Seattle and in Toronto with former Wicked co-star Megan Hilty. Bean left the tour on December 31, 2006.
Bean has also been recording a CD on Brian McKnight's record label. Bean has been writing some of the music herself. An official date as to when the CD is available has not yet been released to the public.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Hurst, David. "Shoshana Bean", Show Business Weekly, 2004. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
[edit] External links
- www.shoshanabean.com- official website
- Official MySpace Page
- Shoshana Bean at the Internet Movie Database
