Trivia

Due to an injury the day before, she had to go on as Elphaba for Idina Menzel on Idina's last show on January 9, 2005.

While she was still an ensemble member in "Hairspray," Shirley MacLaine personally sought her backstage after a performance to tell her, "You are a shining light on the stage. You are going to be a star."

While attending UCLA, she was good friends and roommates with Kristy Cates. . Cates understudied Idina Menzel in "Wicked" while Shoshana served as a standby. Later on, Cates understudied Bean for two months.

Shoshana means "Rose" in Hebrew.

Left the Broadway production of "Wicked" on January 8th. Actress Eden Espinosa has taken over the role of "Elphaba." (January 2006)

Nominated for a 2022 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as "Susie" the daughter of Billy Crystal's character "Buddy Young Jr." in the play "Mr.Saturday Night".

Graduated from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre.

She was nominated for a 2015 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Best Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Beaches A New Musical" at the Drury Lane Productions in Chicago, Illinois.

Her boyfriend, Tyler, was killed in a car accident on May 1, 2006.