Shoshana Bean

Shoshana Bean
Shoshana Bean
Bean in 2008
Born (1977-09-01) September 1, 1977 (age 47)
Olympia, Washington, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Cincinnati (BFA)
Occupation(s)Stage actress
Singer
Songwriter
Years active2000–present
Websiteshoshanabean.com

Shoshana E. Bean (born September 1, 1977)[1] is a Tony-nominated American singer, songwriter, and stage actress.[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 2022, Bean received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Susan Young in Mr. Saturday Night.[5] In 2024, she was nominated for the same award at the 77th Tony Awards for her performance in Hell's Kitchen.

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". Along with the other cast members of Mr. Saturday Night, Bean was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the musical's cast recording.

  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.
  5. ^ Lang, Brent (2022-05-09). "Tony Awards 2022: 'A Strange Loop,' 'MJ,' 'Paradise Square' Dominate Nominations". Variety.