Shoshana Bean returning to London for month-long residency

Shoshana Bean has revealed that she is returning to London for a month-long residency of solo shows at the Singers Lounge.

Bean will kick off a run of eight shows on 11th September, playing her final night on 3rd October. She performed at the Singers Lounge last year, following a residency at the London Hippodrome.

The Broadway diva most recently played Fanny Brice in Funny Girl at North Shore Music Theatre before taking her solo show to Australia. She also recently played Cee Cee in Beaches The Musical at Chicago's Drury Lane Theatre

Dean John-Wilson & Tori Allen Martin announce solo concerts

It has been announced that Dean John-Wilson and Tori Allen Martin will both play solo concerts at the Singer's Lounge in Covent Garden.

John-Wilson will perform two shows at 9pm on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th October 2015 whilst Allen Martin's concert takes place at 9pm on Friday 23rd October 2015.

UPDATE (13th October): John-Wilson's shows have been rescheduled to Thursday 29th and Friday 30th October 2015.

Last month John-Wilson made his solo concert debut with Scott Alan at the London Hippodrome. He recently played Man 1 in Adam Lenson’s production of Songs For A New World by Jason Robert Brown at the St James Theatre.

Review: Shoshana Bean Live at the Singer's Lounge

Shoshana Bean Live

The Singer's Lounge

Reviewed on Friday 2nd October 2015

★★★★★

Last weekend singer, songwriter, actress, Broadway icon and YouTube phenomenon Shoshana Bean returned to London for another run of sold out concerts. 

Shoshana Bean returning to London this week!

Everybody's favourite Broadway diva Shoshana Bean is returning to London later this week for three solo concerts at the Singer's Lounge in Covent Garden on 2nd, 3rd and 4th October 2015.

Following her sell-out run at the London Hippodrome in June, Bean will perform a programme of soulful and bluesy chart topping original music to the intimate atmosphere of The Singers Lounge. Inspired by the likes of Tina Turner, Aretha and Janis Joplin, Bean also brings signature spins on covers by today’s biggest artists including Hozier, Beyoncé, Ariana Grande and Sia.

Bean recently returned to theatre, starring as Cee Cee in Beaches The Musical at Chicago's Drury Lane Theatre. She made her Broadway debut in the original cast of Hairspray, understudying the roles of Tracy Turnblad and Velma Von Tussle. Bean was then cast as Idina Menzel's standby in Wicked before becoming the first actress to take over the role of Elphaba on Broadway. She later reprised her portrayal of Elphaba in the musical's first U.S. Tour.