Photo Coverage: Shoshana Bean: A Happening Concert

Shoshana Bean, best known for her star turns on the Broadway stage in Wicked and Hairspray and Off-Broadway's Godspell made her concert debut in New York City with a one-night only performance. Presented by Upright Cabaret, Shoshana returned to New York fresh from her summer concert at Hollywood's Ford Amphitheater. On Monday, November 30th, 2009,at 7:30 PM, Shoshana took to the stage at the Fredrick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, New York City, singing from the Streisand songbook and selections from her debut album, Superhero. A Happening was directed by Upright Cabaret Artistic Director Billy Porter with musical direction by James Sampliner. 

Inspired by her idol, Barbra Streisand, Shoshana Bean began her career in New York, cast in the Off-Broadway revival of Godspell. While working on her own pop / R&B flavored music, she appeared in the Tony-award winning original cast of Hairspray and took over the leading role of Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked from Idina Menzel. Television viewers have seen her on the "Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards" singing Aretha Franklin's "Ain't No Way" alongside Brian McKnight for the national telecast. Recently, Shoshana appeared on the Vegas stage in Peepshow by Jerry Mitchell, opposite Holly Madison. In fact, she was just featured in Episode 2 of this season's Girls Next Door on E! on stage with Holly and Hef!

In 2008, Shoshana dropped her debut album, Superhero, from her own imprint, Shotime Records, which rose to #5 on the iTunes top 10 list. With A Happening, Shoshana has come full circle returning from her successful turn in Los Angeles to sing live on her home turf. Her two act solo show, directed by Billy Porter, took the audience on a journey from the classic to the contemporary, beginning with selections from the Streisand songbook, evolving to her own material. This show featured standards like "Cry Me A River" and "On A Clear Day" and her hit songs "116th" and "Superhero".

Shoshana Bean was most recently seen starring opposite Holly Madison in the Las Vegas burlesque spectacular, Peepshow. She defied gravity as the green-skinned witch, Elphaba in the Broadway and touring production of Wicked, and her debut solo album, Superhero hit #5 on the iTunes R&B charts, making it the only independent album in the top 100.

Photos by Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.