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Shoshana Bean
Born
Shoshana Elise Bean
Websitehttp://www.shoshanabean.com

Shoshana Elise Bean (born September 1, 1977) is an American stage actress and singer known for her roles in Broadway musicals during the 2000s. She is best known for playing Elphaba on Broadway in the musical Wicked during 2005.

Biography

Early life

Bean was born in Olympia, Washington and grew up in Beaverton, Oregon. 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. While at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Shoshana was roommates with Kristy Cates and the two are friends.[1]

Career

Shortly after moving to New York City, she was cast in the Off-Broadway revival of Godspell. Bean subsequently performed in the national tour of Leader of the Pack. 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."

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 year-long run as 'Elphaba' on January 11, 2005. However, Bean began performances January 8, 2005 due to an injury Menzel sustained. Bean finished her run in the Broadway company on January 8, 2006 and was replaced by Eden Espinosa.

Bean reprised the role of Elphaba in the national tour of Wicked for a brief run in the fall of 2006. She was joined by former co-star Megan Hilty. Bean departed the touring cast on December 31, 2006. Since leaving Wicked Bean has recorded vocals for the film soundtrack to Hairspray as well as Enchanted, a film which incidentally also features Idina Menzel. Bean is currently writing, recording, and promoting her debut album in Los Angeles.

References

  1. ^ Shoshana Bean - Biography

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2008943/bio

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