Shoshana Bean

She did a tour of "Leader Of The Pack" once.

Go Shosh!

This is the person who needs to be Fanny Brice in a revival of FUNNY GIRL.

There are no other choices!

Amazing vocals. Obviously, a lot of stage presence. Funny. And, to top it all off, she looks like she could BE Fanny Brice.

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I don't think she's quite pretty enough to be Millie.

She's a character actress who's just a little too young for the types of roles she's type-appropriate for at the moment.

(With the exception of Fanny...)

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I don't think that tall and lanky are requirements for the role of Millie. She's just got to be pretty, blow the house down with her vocals, and dance her shoes off. She also has to be the "girl next door" or "every woman".

Shoshana doesn't really fit the bill as far as "girl next door" type. She's much too non-average looking.

Hmmm... Good roles for Shoshana....

Winnifred in MATTRESS
Gloria in DAMN YANKEES
Ilona in SHE LOVES ME (but still a little young for it)
Ado Annie in OKLAHOMA

I think she'll probably end up being a glorified chorus girl for a longer while in her career ... until she gets old enough to pull off character roles. It's just a matter of time before she blossoms and finds just the right role for her to shine.

She is so fabulous in HAIRSPRAY.

She must be Fanny Brice SOON.

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She plays 'Shelley'(one of the Nicest Kids In Town) and understudies Tracy, Velma, and Prudy.

Isn't she a little young to be understudying Velma and Prudy?

"Hmmm... Good roles for Shoshana....
Gloria in DAMN YANKEES"

OMG. I can totally see her in that role! She would tear up "Shoeless Joe". I can also see her in either of the female lead roles in City of Angels. Not sure why that show popped into my head, but there goes.

She needs to be

*Rusty from Footloose (Let's Hear It For The Boy)
*The Mom in Batboy the musical
*Jewel the Maid in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (24 hours of Lovin, ya i know she's supposed to be black, but with Shoshana's voice it would work!)
*Narrator in Joseph
*Eve or Yonah in Children of Eden

I wish, lol

I read a while back that she did a solo concert and sang
"Good Morning Baltimore" as well as other stuff at Joe's Pub I believe

Does anyone have her song list?

I think she should pursue a recording career and stay off the stage. She's just an okay actress and has a look that makes her wrong for all of the roles you've mentioned above. She seems to want to be J.Lo, so maybe she should try.

I've never understood why her "Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now" solo never got applause. It's great.

Updated On: 7/27/03 at 11:37 AM

Her solo occurs during the set change from the end of the "Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now" solo into the next scene, which is at the TV studio, and what she basically does is sing some impressive high soprano notes, and does some riffling. That's the best way do describe it. It IS really good, and I think that Shoshana is *not* just an "okay" actress. She's very good, and very funny, and her look is not that difficult to cast her in. I'm sure she's a smart girl, and knows her type, per se, and would not go and audition for anything that might not make sense for her. And BTW, who says Millie has to look like Sutton Foster?

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