SHOSHANA BEAN TO PERFORM IN SYDNEY

Performing in Sydney for one night only on Sunday June 27 is Broadway star Shoshana Bean. Shoshana will be performing her acclaimed cabaret show in Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney.
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Rg8vtqBMM]
Best known for her roles in the Broadway smash hits WICKED and HAIRSPRAY, Shoshana recently released her debut solo album SUPERHERO on her own label. In its first week of sales, SUPERHERO reached #5 on the iTunes R&B charts, making it the only independent album in the top 100.
Shoshana first appeared on the New York City theatre scene in the Off-Broadway revival of GODSPELL. Soon after, she made her Broadway debut in the original cast of the Tony Award-winning production of HAIRSPRAY and went on to replace Idina Menzel as the famed green-skinned witch Elphaba in the Broadway sensation WICKED.
Following her year-long Broadway run, she was invited to reprise her performance throughout North America in the WICKED national tour. She appeared at the Kennedy Centre in The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and as the Narrator in JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.
Most recently Shoshana headlined in the Las Vegas burlesque revue PEEPSHOW, conceived and directed by Jerry Mitchell. She made her Los Angeles concert debut at the Ford Amphitheatre in June 2008, and in November made her New York City concert debut to a sold out crowd at Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Centre. For this accomplishment she was presented with a Woman of Valour award by Hadassah, a Jewish Women’s organization. In addition to theatrical and concert appearances across the country, she has performed on THE TODAY SHOW, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, MARTHA STEWART, QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY, MTV’s MADE, and SOUL TRAIN CHRISTMAS STARFEST, to name a few.
Shoshana has been a back-up singer for an endless list of superstars including Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, Destiny’s Child, N’Sync, Ray Charles, Britney Spears and Michael Jackson at KTU’s Miracle on 34th Street and Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, both at Madison Square Garden. She gained national attention when she teamed up with Grammy Award nominee Brian McKnight to honour Aretha Franklin on the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards. The duo performed Franklin’s classic “Ain’t No Way” on the nationally broadcast show, prompting a live audience to erupt into a standing ovation before the song was over.
She can be heard on several recordings and cast albums including GODSPELL (2000 Revival cast), the original cast recording of HAIRSPRAY, and the Actors Fund recordings of HAIR (“I Believe in Love”) and DREAMGIRLS. She has also lent her voice to the motion picture soundtracks of HAIRSPRAY, Disney’s ENCHANTED, and the Wayans brothers comedy DANCE FLICK.
SHOSHANA BEAN
VENUE: The Factory, 105 Victoria Road, Marrickville
DATE: Sunday 27 June, 7pm
PRICE: $53.50
BOOKINGS: 9550 3666 or www.factorytheatre.com.au
See above video of Shoshana performing The Wizard & I from Wicked. She’s quite funny too!