Jim Caruso's Cast Party is proud to announce the appearance of Broadway's Shoshana Bean in “Flipped!” on Monday, June 22 at 7pm. The evening is part of the award-winning Broadway at Birdland concert series.
“Flipped” will celebrate Shoshana's musical influences, which include
Aretha Franklin,
Whitney Houston,
Mariah Carey and
Michael Jackson. Their R&B classics will be rearranged and 'Flipped' into a new acoustic jazz sensibility, befitting the historic Birdland site!
James Sampliner will act as Musical Director.
Best known for her roles in the Broadway smash hits
Wicked, Hairspray and a stellar performance alongside
Brian McKnight on the “Soul Train: Lady Of Soul Awards,”
Shoshana Bean recently released her debut solo album Superhero. In it's first week of sales, Superhero reached #5 on the itunes R&B charts, making it the only independent album in the top 100.
Raised in Portland, Oregon and a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Shoshana made her Broadway debut in the original cast of the Tony Award-winning production of Hairspray and went on to be the first replacement for the famed green-skinned witch Elphaba in the Broadway sensation
Wicked. During her time in
Wicked, she made appearances on “The Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” “
Martha Stewart,” “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” MTV's “Made,” and “The Soul Train Christmas Starfest.” She teamed up with Grammy Award nominee
Brian McKnight to honor
Aretha Franklin on the “Soul Train: Ladu 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. Shoshana has been a back-up singer for an endless list of superstars including
Whitney Houston,
Luther Vandross, Destiny's Child, Usher, 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. Her work as a singer/songwriter has been featured on MTV's The Hills and her debut single, "Superhero," was used to promote NBC's Monday night line-up.
