1. Shoshana E Bean was born on September 1,1977 and is an American actress, singer and songwriter.
29 Facts About Shoshana Bean
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Shoshana Bean has appeared in numerous musicals, performing in major Off-Broadway and Broadway theatres, including in the original production of Hairspray.
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Shoshana Bean has released three albums and has appeared on many theater cast recordings.
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Shoshana Bean was born in Olympia, Washington to Jeff Bean and Felice Moskowitz, a dance teacher.
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Shoshana Bean is Jewish; her father an Ashkenazi Jew and her mother a Sephardic Jew, whose family was from Greece.
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Shortly after moving to New York City in 2000, Shoshana Bean was cast in the 2000 Off-Broadway revival of Godspell at the York Theatre at Saint Peter's Church in Midtown Manhattan.
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In 2001, Shoshana Bean performed in the national tour of Leader of the Pack.
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In 2002, Shoshana Bean made her Broadway debut as an original cast member in the role of Shelley, Denizen of Baltimore, which she originated, in the Tony Award-winning production of Hairspray.
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Shoshana Bean was an understudy for the roles of Tracy Turnblad, Velma Von Tussle, and Prudy Pingleton.
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In 2004, Shoshana Bean joined the Broadway production of the musical Wicked as a replacement standby for Elphaba Thropp, who was played by Idina Menzel.
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On January 11,2005, Shoshana Bean took over as Elphaba full-time, where she performed opposite Jennifer Laura Thompson and then Megan Hilty as Glinda Upland, until her last show on January 8,2006.
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In 2006, Shoshana Bean reprised the role of Elphaba in the first national tour of Wicked.
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In 2009, Shoshana Bean joined the new production of Peepshow in Las Vegas in the role of Peep Diva alongside Holly Madison.
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Shoshana Bean replaced Spice Girls singer Mel B In 2011, Bean wrote and starred in the musical Dear John Mayer, with music and lyrics by Bean and book by fellow CCM graduate Eydie Faye.
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In 2015, Shoshana Bean portrayed the role of CeeCee Bloom in the musical adaptation of the book and movie Beaches at the Drury Lane Theater in Chicago.
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In June of 2016, Shoshana Bean played Fanny Brice in North Shore Music Theatre's production of Funny Girl.
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On March 18,2019, Shoshana Bean returned to Broadway in the role of Jenna Hunterson in the production of Waitress for a limited engagement through May 2019.
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On May 13,2019, it was announced that Shoshana Bean's run was extended through July 21,2019.
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At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards Shoshana Bean was nominated for Best Musical Theater Album as a cast singer.
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Between October 2023 to January 2024 Shoshana Bean starred as Jersey in Alicia Keys' Off-Broadway jukebox musical Hell's Kitchen at The Public Theater.
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Shoshana Bean was confirmed for the Broadway production at the Shubert Theatre, which opened on April 20,2024.
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On December 2,2008, Shoshana Bean released her debut solo album, Superhero, on her own label Shotime Records.
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In December 2014, Shoshana Bean released an EP album of blues called Shadows to Light.
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Shoshana Bean performed her single "Runaway Train" on The Queen Latifah Show.
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Shoshana Bean has said that inspirations for the record were the music of Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, and Frank Sinatra.
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Shoshana Bean's music has been featured on MTV's The Hills, Mercy, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Bad Girls Club and Showtime's The Big C, and she arranged the vocals for Jennifer Lopez's performance of her 2014 song "I Luh Ya Papi" on American Idol.
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Shoshana Bean has appeared on film soundtracks to Hairspray, Enchanted, the Wayans Brothers' Dance Flick, and the 2016 animated musical Sing.
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Shoshana Bean has performed around the world in cabarets and concerts.
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Shoshana Bean has sung with artists such as BeBe Winans, Brian McKnight, Ariana Grande, David Foster, Jason Robert Brown and Michael Jackson, among others.