Shoshana Bean
Shoshana E. Bean (born September 1, 1977) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. Performing in major Off-Broadway and Broadway productions, she has received a Tony Award and a Grammy Award.
Rising in fame for her debut on Broadway original cast of Hairspray (2002) and as Elphaba in Wicked (2004-2006), in 2017, she won the IRNE Award for Best Actress as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. In the 2020s, Bean received three nominations at the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performances in Mr. Saturday Night (2022), in Hell's Kitchen (2024), and won the award for her performance as Lucy Emerson in The Lost Boys (2026). She also received two nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the musicals' cast recordings, winning for 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".
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