Shoshana Bean sings a medley of roles she will never get to play - on the Broadway Cruise

[@BriGuyIL1980]

Why this woman hasn't gotten more mainstream exposure is beyond me?

[@latalullah6655]

pretty sure she's a Broadway star

[@syworld82]

Its called her fiance was killed in a hit and a run and he was pushing her to break free of collecting checks from Broadway.. Since his death 10 years ago, she has yet to accept a long term theater gig. She has maintained wanting to make great INDI R&B music

[@uhmno7944]

Sean Yates She got into Musical theater again last year in Waitress. (Idk waitress as well as others). She wanted to bring the people she loved closer in her live Since Tyler’s death. Also I see you like everywhere

[@islandeatssand684]

@@syworld82 She did waitress and that other one recently

[@SHALAFI123]

I just love the fact that she can switch between so many techniques so fast.

[@MrDuffmann22]

2:45, never knew she could sing soprano that maturely, her tone is great.

[@seanyates5769]

Shoshana is a Mezzo Soprano. She can sing low and high notes. She auditioned for Glinda because her voice fit the role. Her personality and physical appearance is more Elphaba. They loved her audition so much that they casted her as the Elphaba standby.

[@oblomovhans1659]

Hi. Genuinely curious, what do you mean with sounding higher than they are? They are indeed higher notes on average than what she sings in belting. Head voice gives them that round and pleasant sound allowing for a different more mellow phrasing, though actually you can make head voice, if we mean the register (m2 or partial fold function), sound like belting if you use more compression, twang and open vowels. By alto range we might mean up to F5 in head voice and C5-D5 in belting, but altos too can actually sing over F5 in head voice.

[@syworld82]

Oblomov hans Shoshana though is a classically trained mezzo soprano. She was trained in one of the most prestigious musical conservatory programs. I always say musicals type casted her but her voice showcased why type casting annoys me. Fyi bless the lord in godspell and Elphaba in wicked were both written for a Mezzo Soprano's They just got type casted and viewed as Alto roles. Shoshana,however, is probably the only elphaba that honestly had Glindas range.

[@austinpeek288]

She is actually a self-professed soprano.... which is obviously presented in this Porgy and Bess. She just sings more pop and such. She's a very versatile singer. I've worked one of her shows, in which she told the audience that she is a soprano

[@uhmno7944]

Austin Peek yes, Shoshana is actually the only (as of now I’m working on it) soprano in my family all of us are Altos or Lower. My voice isn’t matured but I’m gonna be a mezzo.

[@kevinb8060]

OMG when she started singing mama will provide 😍😍

[@dylanhafner7608]

I FUCKIJG KNOW SHDHDHDJ

[@syworld82]

THIS IS A KILLER AUDITION PIECE...

[@latalullah6655]

not if you're trying to book anything that you could actually play

[@syworld82]

La Talullah The range of characters and vocals it shows though is Amazing. I'd be like yeah let's book her

[@uhmno7944]

I see you like everywhere When Shoshana Bean is in the video lmao

[@amirsmith153]

Sean Yates yeah you clearly don’t know that much about musical theater lmao...

[@kyled7824]

You need to make it 15 bars, at least for broadway. Kinda hard to do with all these songs

[@EnchantedLightworker]

wow !!! Shoshana can sing anything !!!

[@TheSongwritingCat]

Shivers... Sho for all the roles.

[@adammabe5819]

damn. what a gift she is to us all. That's the kind of beauty, talent and skill that can restore a person's faith in humanity.

[@latonyawrenn1435]

Oh my goodness, you are one of the most phenomenal singers out here! So authentic!

[@christiancarrigan3464]

Holy shit that riff at 4:05

[@gabsmuno3677]

Every time I hear her it’s like “what planet are you from?!” She is amazing!

[@ragtmt15]

I’d see her in once on this island!

[@CarpeDiemWICKED]

she is flawless!

[@Omazing9]

LORD JESUS SHE'S INCREDIBLE

[@nextbigstar018]

omg!!!!!!!!!!! I love this woman!!!!

[@iliekmegapie]

Sho can rock Mama Will Provide better than almost anyone I've heard sing it. I think the only thing stopping her from playing these roles is that most of these shows aren't on Broadway anymore.

[@Keith_Petersen_Actor]

I think it's that she is white, but go off

[@tillyboos]

She can play Maureen. Maureen was a white girl from Long Island. Sho could pull that off. She pulls off all of this though. Jewish girl soul!

[@MuzzyBarker]

There's no Maureen song in this.

[@tillyboos]

She'd be a fabulous Bess! She's got the voice!

[@pinellape]

Loved loved loved their rent peace!

[@circusm139]

So glad this skit returned!

[@NLaneFan]

She's brilliant!!

[@latalullah6655]

Dayamn! Bess You Is was Stunning!

[@angeldog54]

Chills, the entire time! :) Especially on Be a Lion!!

[@shekolacarrington4522]

Why the fuck has she never played a Disney villainess

[@latalullah6655]

too busy playing a witch on Broadway

[@Griffologee]

Oh my god seth rudetsky

[@nawelcht546]

Love it!!!

[@tinylutfi3713]

AMAZING

[@wishuponastar2868]

+David Todd Singleton I'm not sure that I believe you. I had a vibrato when I first started singing, and I worked for years to get it out of my voice.Vibrato is something that you can work to develop, or get rid of.

[@camara1194]

WishUponAStar tilt your thyroid. whimper like a dog. you'll feel it tilt. you thyroid tilted at first, and then you going thyroid vertical. you can get it back. whin or complain like a little kid. or whimper like a talk. feel underneath your chin.

[@latalullah6655]

your thyroid is a gland. It is not part of the somatic nervous system, therefore it does not respond to commands. What you're feeling is your vocal folds. To control your vibrato you need strong breath control and correct placement of the pharyngeal muscles and tongue. It is mostly about relaxing the throat and having good diaphragmatic and core muscle support

[@oblomovhans1659]

He meant the thyroid cartilage, rather than the actual thyroid. If we allow the vocalis muscle (which composes the vocal folds) to decontract, such cartilage is actually tilted town by the tensor of our vocal folds as they lengthen and thin. Thinning gradually allows for less resistance of the folds to airflow, which helps keeping high notes under control.

[@TheIndigoSystem]

La Talullah I feel I have terrible technique but I have good vibrato

[@marilynmichaels8358]

this girl is a vocal phenomena. could sing legit if she wanted......

[@AJKoehler]

What is THAT supposed to mean?

[@Hey_Jamie]

"If she wanted"...? She is an acclaimed Broadway performer. I mean, this comment is just.... 😤🔫

[@latalullah6655]

she is singing legit. Did you miss the "Bess You is My Woman" part? The comments on here are hilarious

[@Phantomopery5]

Sing "legit" means to sing classically sounding. It is a term that vocalists and music majors use.

[@lucasft10]

insane

[@standout47]

Seth doesn't look like he's having much fun lol

[@mayadg16]

Tim Stetar lol sometimes it’s his concentration face

[@TheRileyalex]

Why can I find nothing wrong with her performance???? SHE IS AMAZING!!!

[@broadwayindie]

so the riff? Like seriously??? Like what? I can't even. I don't even know. So good

[@giagia282]

she forgot "The Jazz Singer", "The Song of the South" and "Cabin in the Sky"

[@ChristopherCherry02]

I would also have no problem with her playing Dorothy in the Wiz...

[@LH-xo2hf]

Omggg that riff at 4:05

[@lisvslife]

They're all roles typically portrayed by black women or by men.

[@Amydixon08]

Anthony Ward really though?! She's just incredible.

[@MrAnthWard]

ooo havent heard most those songs. Sound amazing. Those belts!

[@milesallen6827]

aka Audra McDonald's resume

[@nicholastyler2714]

hahaha so true

[@MuzzyBarker]

Aida, The Life, Once on This Island, Rent, The Wiz, Dreamgirls. There's actually very little Audra in this medley.

[@christophermcmorris9146]

This is la chanze's resume minus porgy n bess

[@MuzzyBarker]

@bicth. There remains very little of Audra in this.

[@Isladepee25]

Elphaba turns to Dorothy

[@EasternStandardTim]

Is it just me, or does smushed shoshana kinda look like Jennifer Lopez (from certain angles)

[@anonymoususer2271]

Yo, what's the intro song? It sounds too familiar but I just can't pinpoint its name :(

[@mkbryan0409]

Cool Kid it’s the intro of chicago right before all that jazz

[@anonymoususer2271]

@@mkbryan0409 OML bless you

[@Nick83115]

Fierce

[@BlueWind47]

Pft, I'm an 18 year old Asian girl and I've played Asaka.... She can do it.

[@Keith_Petersen_Actor]

Nah, not really. She is white, and in a professional setting, she is much more socially conscious than that.

[@lexiconlover]

Why won't she ever play these roles? I don't get it.

[@manstuckincave466]

Why won't she get to sing these? I don't get it.

[@josephchrisman1174]

Because these are all songs traditionally sang by African American women

[@josephchrisman1174]

and one by an African American man

[@nextfoodnetworkstar1]

Even with Obama as President?

[@latalullah6655]

Well, she can sing them, clearly. she would never be cast as these characters, is what is really meant.

[@Bleuxman]

Not her best but she was still young. Has gotten better in age.

[@ChristopherCherry02]

I'm sorry, I would have no problem with Sho playing Aida...

[@elijahknows1406]

I'm w/ you her performance would be stunning!

[@torrekeevans8659]

But Aida is an African princess so...

[@Keith_Petersen_Actor]

Jesus, she's talented but y'all are really out here advocating for her playing roles of color. And one person said black face? Exposing yourself isn't cute, fix it

[@dyland.4787]

She NEEDS to play Dorothy in "The Wiz"

[@MaxMcQueenShow]

Someobody needs to cornrow her hair so she can slay Aida and get a Tony!

[@AJKoehler]

I know right!?!?

[@Omazing9]

She's a bit too old though

[@lexiconlover]

Oh. I've seen plenty of people who aren't black on stage in dark makeup to fit the role. I can see why she won't play mens roles but why not black women? I also don't see why the discrimination is taken for granted like everyone is supposed to know...I mean, by the title I just thought she was dead.

[@Keith_Petersen_Actor]

So you just... Recommended blackface, which speaks volumes. Basically, the point is there are plenty of roles she can still play that doesn't require her to appropriate another groups culture, so she is aware enough to not play them

[@bigred8432]

Stop pulling faces fool

[@AJKoehler]

?!

[@bigred8432]

Andrew Koehler what's not to understand?

[@latalullah6655]

"pulling faces" Are you meaning that she should stop feeling what she's singing. I don't think that phrase means what you think it means. But if you have a video of you singing, I guess we could better judge?