Shoshana Bean News

Shoshana Bean and Megan Hilty--who respectively played Elphaba and Glinda on Broadway--will once again take on those roles for three stops in the current Wicked tour

The cast of Wicked hosted Broadway Acoustic Soul, a benefit to raise money for Quilts for Kids, on May 15th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

The cast of Wicked will host 'Broadway Acoustic Soul' on Monday, May 15 at 7 PM at Central Presbyterian Church to raise money for Quilts for Kids

On May 15th, Eden Espinosa, Megan Hilty, Shoshana Bean and other past and present stars of Wicked will headline the benefit Broadway Acoustic Soul

Nothing Like A Dame 2006, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, has raised a total of $300,000 for the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of The Actors' Fund of America.

Over two dozen divas, leading ladies and ingenues shared the stage of Nothin' Like a Dame and BroadwayWorld was there!

Broadway Bares 16 has been announced to play Roseland on June 18th

Rena Strober, Kate Pazakis and others will perform in Monday Nights, New Voices at the Duplex on February 6th

On January 10th, Eden Espinosa, Carol Kane, Derrick Williams and Cristy Candler will join the Broadway cast of Wicked

Cristy Candler will begin performances as Nessarose in Wicked on January 10th, the same day that Eden Espinosa, Carol Kane and Derrick Williams join the Broadway company of the smash musical

For the week ending January 1, 2006, WICKED, the musical that tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz, had the highest weekly box office gross of any show in Broadway history: $1,610,934 (the record was previously held by The Producers, which grossed $1,600,243 for the week ending January 4, 2004, during Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick's return engagement).

Jason Robert Brown will be busy with a slew of events in 2006, including concerts, a workshop of his musical 13, and playing Jamie in Reprise!'s one-night-only concert of The Last 5 Years

After announcing return engagements to Toronto and Denver, the smash touring production of Wicked will play Houston and Dallas for second stints in 2007

The music of Vernon Duke, George Gershwin, Stephen Schwartz and Jason Robert Brown will be featured in Symphony Space's Broadway and Beyond concert on February 2nd

Long rumored, the UK press is now officially reporting that Wicked has booked London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it's due to begin performances on September 27, 2006.

According to Variety, Wicked may open at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre in September of 2006

The music of composer Charles Bloom (Insomnia, Heaven Knows) will be presented in a new revue, BEYOND THE MUSIC: THE SONGS OF CHARLES BLOOM, to be performed at Don't Tell Mama (343 West 46th Street) for 2 performances only in December: Sunday, December 18 at 8 p.m. and Monday, December 19 at 6:30 p.m.

Written by four-time Tony winner Terrence McNally and featuring a cast of 11, THE DANCER'S LIFE charts Chita Rivera's amazing journey from aspiring ballerina to Broadway legend. BroadwayWorld was there to cover the opening night party.

BroadwayWorld was there as Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life opened, celebrating the long career of the Broadway legend.

Wicked's Marty Thomas performs at Club XL, Dec. 12, with guest stars Antonique Smith (Rent), Gaelen Gilliland and Jared Bortz (Wicked), and Rhett George (Sweet Charity)