caption birth_place name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation
shoshana june 2011 -rrb- bean performing in los angeles , ca -lrb- olympia , washington shoshana bean 1 september 1977 shoshanabeanimg0014.jpg shoshana bean
 shoshana elise bean stage actress , singer , songwriter
shoshana bean

shoshana elise bean -lrb- born september 1 , 1977 -rrb- is an american stage actress , singer and songwriter known for her roles in broadway musicals .
she is best known for playing elphaba on broadway in the musical `` wicked '' .
