Playbill: Wicked's Bean to Celebrate New CD at Stonewall Inn Nov. 26
Wicked's Bean to Celebrate New CD at Stonewall Inn Nov. 26
By Andrew Gans
November 17, 2008
Shoshana Bean, one of Broadway's acclaimed Elphabas in the hit musical Wicked, will go it solo at the Stonewall Inn Nov. 26.
The free 10 PM concert will celebrate the release of Bean's new solo recording, "Superhero." Scott Nevins will host the evening, which will also feature contestants from "Stonewall Sensation," the Wednesday-night talent competition at Stonewall.
Shoshana Bean, who starred as Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked, played Shelley in the original cast of the Tony-winning musical Hairspray. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Bean attended the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music before heading to NYC. She was first cast in the Off-Broadway production of Godspell and then in the national tour of Leader of the Pack. Bean was also part of the all-star Hair benefit concert. The singer-actress will be seen in December in the holiday engagement of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Stonewall Inn is located in Manhattan at 53 Christopher Street. There is no cover charge or minimum for the concert.
By Andrew Gans
November 17, 2008
Shoshana Bean, one of Broadway's acclaimed Elphabas in the hit musical Wicked, will go it solo at the Stonewall Inn Nov. 26.
The free 10 PM concert will celebrate the release of Bean's new solo recording, "Superhero." Scott Nevins will host the evening, which will also feature contestants from "Stonewall Sensation," the Wednesday-night talent competition at Stonewall.
Shoshana Bean, who starred as Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked, played Shelley in the original cast of the Tony-winning musical Hairspray. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Bean attended the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music before heading to NYC. She was first cast in the Off-Broadway production of Godspell and then in the national tour of Leader of the Pack. Bean was also part of the all-star Hair benefit concert. The singer-actress will be seen in December in the holiday engagement of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Stonewall Inn is located in Manhattan at 53 Christopher Street. There is no cover charge or minimum for the concert.