Side Dish: More Shoshana Bean

About this episode

Jesse Tyler Ferguson continues his conversation with Broadway star Shoshana Bean about her experiences in theater.

More of my interview with Broadway legend Shoshana Bean. Shoshana tells me more about embracing the role of Elphaba in ‘Wicked’ after getting it in such a crazy way. Plus, we hear about the odd jobs she did to pay the bills and how we deal with opening night jitters. This episode was recorded at Miriam on the Upper West Side, NYC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Guest: Shoshana Bean

Topics covered

• Broadway
• Theater
• Performing Arts
• Career Journey
• Opening Night
• Interviews

Keywords

• Shoshana Bean
• Wicked
• Broadway
• Elphaba
• opening night jitters
• interview
• theater career
• odd jobs

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Wicked

Places: Miriam, Upper West Side, NYC

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