Shoshana Bean

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Shoshana Elise Bean (born September 1, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, recording artist, and stage actress. She has released three albums under her own name. A fourth, titled Spectrum, will be released in February, 2018.

Bean was the first actress to take over the role of Elphaba from Idina Menzel in the Broadway production of the musical Wicked.

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Early life and education

Bean was raised in Portland, Oregon. She is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), where she received a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre in 1999.

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Recording artist

Bean released her debut solo album, Superhero, on her own label Shotime Records on December 2, 2008 and debut single "Superhero" won an Independent Music Award for Best R&B Song.

Bean's second album, O'Farrell Street, was released in February 2013 and reached #3 on the iTunes R&B charts.

Shadows to Light, Bean's third album, was released in December 2014 and reached #1 on the iTunes Blues charts. She performed her single "Runaway Train" on the Queen Latifah Show.

Beginning in 2015, Bean has performed with Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, performing Justin Bieber's "Sorry" and Backstreet Boys's "I Want It That Way," among others. She joined the PMJ European Tour in the spring of 2016. She has recorded vocals for the film soundtracks to Hairspray, Enchanted, the Wayans Brothers' Dance Flick, and the 2016 animated musical Sing. Her 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 "I Luh Ya Papi" on American Idol. Bean has sold out concerts around the globe and has sung with artists such as Bebe Winans, Brian McKnight, Ariana Grande, David Foster, and Jason Robert Brown, among others.

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Theatre actress

Shortly after moving to New York City, Bean was cast in the 2000 Off-Broadway revival of Godspell. She performed in the national tour of Leader of the Pack and was an original cast member in the Tony Award-winning production of Hairspray on Broadway, originating the role of Shelley and understudying the roles of Tracy Turnblad, Velma Von Tussle, and Prudy Pingleton.

Bean joined the Broadway production of Wicked in 2004, taking over the role of Elphaba from Idina Menzel in January, 2005 and performing opposite Jennifer Laura Thompson and Megan Hilty. She reprised the role of Elphaba in the Wicked 1st national tour in 2006.

In 2009, Bean joined the new production of Peepshow in Las Vegas alongside Holly Madison.

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.

In 2015, Bean portrayed the role of CeeCee Bloom in the musical adaptation of the book and movie Beaches at the Drury Lane Theater in Chicago, for which she was nominated for a Jeff Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical. She won an IRNE Award in 2017 for her performance as Fanny Brice in North Shore Music Theatre's production of Funny Girl.

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Discography

As a solo artist

• Spectrum (2018) Solo Studio Album
• "One Way to Go" (2017) Single written by Shoshana Bean and Britten Newbill
• "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (2015) Single
• "Jealous" (2015) Single, cover of the Labrinth song
• "Runaway Train" (2014) Single
• Shadows to Light (2014) Solo studio EP, produced by Shoshana Bean and Jake Schaefer
• O' Farrell Street (2013) Solo Studio Album, produced by Tim K
• "Skywriter" (2013) Single
• "O Holy Night" (2012) Single
• Superhero (2008) Solo Studio Album

Guest appearances, cast recordings and soundtracks

• "Baby It's Cold Outside" (2017) Warm Up, EP by VoicePlay
• "Who Would Imagine a King" (2017) Christmas Sessions, EP by Matt Bloyd
• "Flying Monkey Lament" (2017) Straight Outta Oz, Todrick Hall
• "Goodbye to You" (2017) Only Human, Matt Cusson
• "Stone Cold" (2016) Swing the Vote, Postmodern Jukebox
• "Sorry", (2016) cover of Justin Bieber song, PMJ and Chill, Postmodern Jukebox
• "Ain't Life Funny" (2015) from the film Are You Joking
• "Poison" (2015) Emoji Antique, Postmodern Jukebox
• "I Want It That Way", (2015) Selfies on Kodachrome, Postmodern Jukebox
• "I'm in Pain" (2014) Anything Worth Holding On To, Scott Alan
• "Monster" (2013) Alphabet Radio, The Edge Effect
• "Stand Up" (2012) Anthem to benefit St. Jude
• "Sing Me a Happy Song" (2011) My Lifelong Love, Georgia Stitt
• "Tiny Urban Zoo", (2009) School House Rock: Earth
• "Could" (2008) Matt Cusson, Matt Cusson
• "House of Love" (2008) 37 Notebooks, Jeremy Schonfeld
• Enchanted (2008 Movie Soundtrack)
• "Home" (2007) Dreaming Wide Awake: The Music of Scott Alan
• Hairspray (2007 Movie Soundtrack)
• "I Believe in Love" (2005) from Hair, Actor's Fund Benefit Recording
• "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel" (2003) Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure
• Hairspray (2002 Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• Godspell (2001 Off-Broadway Revival Cast Recording)

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Shoshana Bean at the Internet Broadway Database
• Shoshana Bean on IMDb

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