Broadway star Shoshana Bean will perform benefit concert at Young Actors Theatre in 2024

The new year holds some extra sparkle for Young Actors Theatre.

Tallahassee will welcome Tony and Grammy nominated Broadway star Shoshana Bean to Young Actors Theatre for an intimate benefit concert at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. Ticket proceeds will contribute to the production budget of a movie musical, "Joni & The Whale," featuring students and members of the community.

Bean serves as an executive producer of "Joni & The Whale," which is composed by Tallahassee-native and Broadway vet David Reiser – an alumni of Young Actors Theatre.

Shoshana Bean can currently be seen starring in Alicia Keys’s new musical, "Hell’s Kitchen," at the Public Theater. She was last seen starring opposite Billy Crystal in Broadway’s "Mr. Saturday Night."

Tony and Grammy nominated for her role as Susan Young, she has previously starred on Broadway as Elphaba in "Wicked" and Jenna in "Waitress." Her 6 independent studio albums and EP’s have landed her on top of the iTunes and Billboard charts, including the peak position of #1 on the Billboard Jazz Chart.

She has sold out concerts around the globe and lent her voice to countless films and television shows, a few of which include: "Sing," "Sing 2," "Enchanted," "Jersey Boys," "Glee" and "Galavant." Bean made her Broadway debut in the original cast of "Hairspray," appeared Off-Broadway in the 2000 revival of "Godspell," and in "Songs for a New World" at City Center Encores.

Bean’s concert is the third Broadway Benefit supporting Joni & the Whale. Previously, Broadway’s Caissie Levy and Christy Altomare traveled to Tallahassee to lend their voice to the film’s development.

Tickets for the Jan. 20 benefit concert start at $50 and are on sale at youngactorstheatre.com.

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