Shoshana Bean

Shoshana Bean
Shoshana Bean
Bean in 2008
Born (1977-09-01) September 1, 1977 (age 47)
EducationUniversity of Cincinnati (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, songwriter
Years active2000–present
Websiteshoshanabean.com

Shoshana E. Bean (born September 1, 1977)[1] is an American actress, singer and songwriter.[2][3] She has appeared in numerous musicals, performing in major Off-Broadway and Broadway theatres, including in the original production of Hairspray.[4]

In 2017, she won the IRNE Award for Best Actress as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. In the 2020s, Bean received two nominations at the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performances in Mr. Saturday Night (2022) and in Hell's Kitchen (2024), alongside two nominations the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the musicals' cast recording, winning it with the latter.

Bean has released three albums and has appeared on many theater cast recordings. She won a AIM Independent Music Award for Best R&B Song with her single "Superhero".

  1. ^ "Shoshana E Bean, United States Public Records, 1970-2009". FamilySearch. 10 December 2008.
  2. ^ Gans, Andrew (2009). "Diva Talk: Chatting with Wicked's Shoshana Bean Plus News of Neuwirth and Ripley". Playbill.
  3. ^ Wong, Curtis M. (6 August 2018). "With 'Spectrum,' Singer Shoshana Bean Defies Gravity — And Musical Convention, Too". HuffPost.
  4. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Shoshana Bean: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

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