Shoshana Bean "Roles I'll Never Get To Play" (Medley)

[morenitabarbie]

The second song is "He's No Good" - The Life Cast.



[Penhaligon29]

This is only more proof that Shoshana is straight up FIERCE!!!!

[TerribleGreenBlizzrd]

Why can't she play Eve in Children of Eden?

[LukeWittz]

love the tribute to the musical The Life, such an underrated show

[DRAMADORK620]

5:08 WTF!!!!!!!

[supernatt924]

my dream role is effie white from dreamgirls, but not only am i the whitest person ever, i live in norway, so dreamgirls is NEVER going happen

[rozanund133]

I'm pretty sure this is the greatest thing ever to be posted on youtube. Just sayin'...

[bmc102392]

omg sarah is one of the roles i soooo wish i could play. too bad i'm white as hell

[mymixedtape05]

I just made my own medley of roles I'll never get to play ha and performed it for my schools variety show, I will post the video in a little bit.

[kateaustin32]

"and i am telling you" was written for her to sing it. it had to be.

[ElleBee81]

LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MTLover07]

Hey! She played one of those roles in college!

[littlelomax]

which?

[MTLover07]

Asaka (Mama Will Provide). She played it when CCM still did their summer shows. I actually saw a video of her singing the number.

[gotmyliver]

I'm sorry she could play anything. Ifucking love this women.

[uniquebfly]

What shows has Shoshana done aside from Wicked??? Anyone know?

[j3ss1grl]

She was in the original Hairspray cast

[uniquebfly]

Really...is that it? It seems like she's done so much, so it was Wicked that shot her to the top!!??

[j3ss1grl]

Yep, Wicked was her claim to fame! She sung backup for some big names, but yea it's mainly Wicked... and now her music career and Peepshow :)

[columbia5052005]

hairspray

[kateaustin32]

i fucking love her.

point blank.

[cait72590]

Ok ....well the solution is..

Play Mother in Ragtime

Ammeris in Aida

Maureen in Rent

And probably others that I am too tired to think of right now ;)

[ckluv2skat]

Can anyone make a list of what she's singing? I recognize most of it, but there are a few songs and parts that I can't place right now. Thanks.

[laurenkay90]

Easy as Life - Aida He's No Good- The Life Sarah Brown Eyes -Ragtime Mama Will Provide- Once on This Island I will Cover You - Rent Bess, You Is My Woman Now -Porgy & Bess Be a Lion - The Wiz Acid Queen -Tommy Make them Hear You- Ragtime Spark Of Creation - Children of eden You should be loved -Side Show And I am Telling You - Dreamgirls I think that is right anyway! Gotta love Shoshana, she is INCREDIBLE!!

[xAnneKaitex]

Naww I love Shoshana...Her voice is amazing and her vocal range is huge!

I want her voice! lol...the last riff at the end was amazing!

[katiekisses04]

:) I love Shoshana! I like how she still does this medley, too...it was in her Ars Nova and Duplex set way back... I like the Porgy and Bess bit.

[jastully]

she would be an AMAZING effie! if they can make her green, they can make her black! somebody cast her!

[greenemerald152]

half of these roles i want to play also ha, shes great

[DOLLYPOPS]

omg i loveeee this didnt she do it like... a while ago at ars nova tooo?

[XmooksterX]

saaaaaaaang sho

[joesmith413]

she is soooooo phenominal! where did she gets those frickin pipes!?!?!?!!

[dinochild65]

That insanity with dreamgirls at the end was ridiculous! she basically is black

[MrMidwest]

I love the way she does Sarah Brown Eyes. It's so pure and joyful.

[lakme]

I'm not impressed with Shoshana's soprano at all. Her high notes are a little pinched.

And the others were hard to listen to just because she kept riffing. She took all of the sweetness out of "He's No Good." Yikes.

[PARAWHORExHERE]

that wasn't her best.

her soprano can be FAR better than that.

[heyl00kbillyson]

OMG shoshana never ceases to amaze me. Absolutely incredible.

[Firkeyan]

What's the song inbetween Sarah Brown Eyes and I'll Cover You?

[aaron724]

mama will provide...its from once on this islan and in the show is sung by asaka godess of the earth

[Firkeyan]

Do you know where I can get a decent recording of the whole song, like an OOBC? All i can find is amateur stuff of youtube.

[Jman383]

no, the best recording is from the tony awards in 1991. search once on this island tonys. it's the 2nd song in there, lillias white and lachanze. SOO fierce and the whole song.

[Kairio]

You know... I've been thinking. What role would Shoshana be absolutely PERFECT as? The Lady of the Lake in Spamalot. Think about it: opera, belting, and some majorly fierce riffing. What could be better? She might be actually able to rival Sara Ramirez.

[aly070]

omg imagine her as Angel? lol haha so stoked! LOVE aida and rent =]

[Legllyblonde29]

the one right before "And I am telling you" is "You should be loved" from Sideshow.

[aaron724]

4 is "mama will provide" from once on this island

[DallasTALKSBWAY]

LOL! Sing it girl!

sho.......lol

[Maxkustrap]

Be a Lion from "The Wiz" (After I's Your Woman Now)

[Maxkustrap]

THE BEST SINGER ON EARTH!

[mmmVADER]

I missed a bunch... but I could pick out the following;

Easy As Life - Aida

Sarah Brown Eyes - Ragtime

I'll Cover You - Rent

I's Your Woman Now - Porgy and Bess, Make Them Hear You - Ragtime

Spark of Creation - Children of Eden

And I Am Telling You - Dreamgirls

Missing 4 or 5 of them I think...

She's unbelievable.

[Nergly]

can someone make me a list of the order of what shes singing?

[flipgirl125]

haha, wicked and aida are my favorite musicals. so imagine my surprise when i clicked on this vid and heard sho singing "easy as life!"

[aly070]

ha me too!!!!!

[JSchnabbs]

She'd be so good in Spark of Creation!!!!

[gregumsdagreggy]

God had run out of black paint by the time he made Shoshana Bean. damn, that girl got soul. and she'd be a FANTASTIC mama noah! and although she can't play jake, she could so easily play either of the twins in side show.

[TVP4]

ROLMBO!!

[mulioctaveman]

Poor Shoshana.

[AChorusLinePaul03]

Oh shoshana....:)

[bwaygammagurl]

I thought that this was the original video of this medley performance. She did this medley with a few extra songs back in 2002 at Ars Nova (I think). I desperately want to see that original video that matches the audio I have. She's just so funny.

[JustDANCE9506]

i would love to see her as asaka

and i think she'd make a great maureen in rent

[ginohhh]

There is no role that Shoshana can't play. Honestly. She can be cast as Jean Valjean in Les Miz and totally rock it.

[BenJammin1231]

Best singer in the history of the world.

Hands down.

[quinnams]

She is absolutely redunculous...

[mrkevinwade]

that was insane.

[WickedShowSinger]

insanely amazing you mean? :P

[WickedStarStruck]

What songs are these from?

[powerhouse23234]

Easy As Life- Aida *not sure of the second Sarah Brown Eyes- Ragtime Mama Will Provide- Once on this Island I'll Cover Your- RENT Porgy and Bess Be A Lion- The Wiz Acid Queen- Tommy Make Them Hear You- Ragtime Spark of Creation- Children of Eden You Should Be Loved- Side Show And I Am Telling You- Dreamgirls

[dramaticfocus]

second song is He's No Good from The Life

[wickedLAcastlover]

I LOVE Sho!!!

[tatyrules12]

WOOOO RENT I LOVE SHO EVEN MORE NOW!!!!

[ajp22689]

sho could def play aida i think!!!

[MylifeIsShows]

shes white.

[ajp22689]

aida doesn't have to be black....she can be white. the script even says that their are no racial guidlines for the character...not all the aida's on broadway have been black...i think shoshana would make a great aida!

[totallyactr18]

she would make a great aida

[jenard20]

yea they have, all of aida's on broadway is black

[bunchalot]

i love her "be a lion"!!!! fieeerce

[youprobablysmell]

she could sing the phone book and it would be alright. shit, mann.

[youprobablysmell]

she could sing the phone book and it would be alright. shit, mann.

[marysutpassion]

I love how she plays Coalhouse!!! LOL it just cracks me up!! She did it KILLER on the meg and sho SHow!!!

[ToeKnee679]

I think you guys are delving into this *way* too much. It's meant to be funny (just a joke). Take it as it is.

[AspiringActor101]

you can technically play any part you want really, BUT when it comes to the show itself and the original concept, you need to hold true to what the creator wanted. im all for breaking the norm, but this sort of thing of pretty much black and white, no pun intended. thats why Shoshana sang this, because she would never get cast in that role, because the original concept was for someone who could play a realist Nubian.

[AspiringActor101]

you can technically play any part you want really, BUT when it comes to the show itself and the original concept, you need to hold true to what the creator wanted. im all for breaking the norm, but this sort of thing of pretty much black and white, no pun intended. thats why Shoshana sang this, because she would never get cast in that role, because the original concept was for someone who could play a realist Nubian.

[kjag23]

You Guys basically in conclusion. All im saying is if done the right way.. sho Bean could play Aida and be pretty good at it.. Im just one opinion. This business is filled with millions of opinions so odds are alot of you wont agree but I would love to see her play it...

[kjag23]

OMG she could play AIDA easily!!!!

[alliez92092]

Um, she may be able to sing it, but she could not play the part. Aida's supposed to be black.

[kjag23]

I just recently played mereb. trust me I know Aida!! out understudy was not african american and she went on and did a good job! aida is suppose to be egyptian. so it could be played by a lighter skinned person if the makeup is right!

[singerboi]

AIDA is supposed to be Nubian...

[kjag23]

My mistake.. either wat it doesnt have to be played by a black girl.. just recommended. kind of like how javert doesnt have to be played by a white person (Thanks to Norm Lewis!!!) hehe

[nylonstyle]

Ive heard of roles originated by white actors later played by black actors: elphaba, javert, fiyero, but i havent heard of casting the other way around...i always thought it was taboo (im talking professional productions only. i see white casts of The Wiz, Aida, OOTI, ect. in community theaters all the time), however, i obviously dont know everything so....Has anyone seen or heard of a role originated by a black actor later played by a white actor in a professional production?

[kjag23]

How about Cat on a Hot Tin Roof!!! first time with a black cast!!! Alot of the roles in that show was originated by white actors!!

[nylonstyle]

oh! okay cool. thanks! anyone else? wow im really lazy not to just go search the internet for this. hahaha.

[kjag23]

I Just fuckin played mereb!!! OMG people!! lol ok this is my las post

[knick33rul]

i miss that f-ing cruise so badly

[nylonstyle]

awesome!!

[ctldancer]

Dang.

[jreid84]

SHE IS A SICK BITCH, GOD I LOVE HER!!!!!

[frolicwithbugs]

lol at the tag "fierce"

perfect word to sum up shoshana.

[IdSoonerBuySJB]

she can sing ANYTHING.

[ejoyce523]

she never ceases to amaze me!

[beau127]

she did play asaka...bahaha.

[Elphelise]

why is her voice so......diverse?!

[TrunksChan]

:P Shoshana is the best, that's why.

[BubblewrappedHeart]

I wanna be on this cruise!!!

[andrewxlin]

That was an AMAZING medley.

[taybroadway07]

the second song is "He's No Good" from the The Life.

[ecolt87]

oh thanks!!

[abbyforever]

she could play Eve. that's crap. The best Eves I've ever seen have been white, actually.

[MissBroadwayDork]

I'd love to hear her play Asaka in Once on this Island!

[ecolt87]

she actually did at CCM. now we just need to find clips. haha.

[methebookworm]

Love her!!!!!

[BigCityDreams17]

shoshona is my favorite! i basically am in love with this. =]

[alfieism]

is "black girls" REALLY a tag? ha ha.

[jaso937]

can someone identify all the songs she sings and what shows they are from I'd greatly appreciate it!

[ecolt87]

Easy As Life- Aida *not sure of the second Sarah Brown Eyes- Ragtime Mama Will Provide- Once on this Island I'll Cover Your- RENT Porgy and Bess Be A Lion- The Wiz Acid Queen- Tommy Make Them Hear You- Ragtime Spark of Creation- Children of Eden You Should Be Loved- Side Show And I Am Telling You- Dreamgirls ...wow. i feel SO gay.

[flybro]

wow.. dont feel bad i noticed a bunhch too.. but u got me with tommy.. she did it so quick i missed it..but cheers!

[miggersinger]

haha dont worry.. i knew them too. lol. yesss gay points for us lol

[andie848484]

Yeah, I second that!

I identified three songs... I'll Cover You from RENT, Make Them Hear You from Ragtime, and And I'm Telling You from Dreamgirls... no idea of the rest!

Sho ROCKS MY SOCKS - that girl just sung some OPERA!! There's nothing she can't do!!

[U2Bwatcher]

Thanks so much for posting this.

[OmigoditsXTY]

she's so fucking good.

[ecolt87]

ohh shoshana your amazing. fierce.

[btbaby61984]

she did this at her ARS NOVA concert too!!! <3 this medley!

[MatthewwMatthew]

I think I just peed myself a little bit.

[theaterkid1015]

Yay! My obession: hearing a belter sing like a legit soprano!!!!

[BestArts]

Wow!

[HilarySwankfan24]

That was FIERCE!

Thank you so much for this!

[TomWheresYourLeggat]

OMFG THANK YOU SO SO SO SO SO MUCH

She's done this Medley so many times haha

But I still love it =D

xxx

[TomWheresYourLeggat]

And PS if you have any more Shoshana stuff I would literally make virtual love with you if you put it up =D

I'll upload her doing this Medley from her Ars Nova - hilarioussss

PPS I love the tags... "fierce" =D

[tylermacjones]

YESSS. she used to have a recording of this but it was taken down and im so glad it's back- amaazing

[VonDiva4Obama]

fucking amahzing she could play any of those roles i would love to see her in The Wiz,Ragtime,Once This Island,Aida and most def DREAMGIRLS.......lol not so much Rent unless she is mimi

[Toblerone17]

OMG. Its my favortie male actor meets my favorite female actor, what are the odds....*melts*

[organizedcha0s8]

WHEW. fecking breathtaking

[jaso937]

OMG I would KILLL to hear her play mother in Children of Eden. She would rock that shit! I dont see why she couldnt play that part...

[maggiehaggie]

mother as in noah's wife? or eve?

[jaso937]

Eve sings Spark of Creation. In the production I saw The same girl played both roles I think.

[cryan71]

read about this performance on Broadwayworld

[agentnuzzy]

Yessss!!! Just made my life a little.

[Cbwidesmile]

fierce

[BrooksDoesBroadway]

haha she is BRILLIANT

[flysofar]

She is too freaking amazing.

[rel1290]

love her ragtime songs!