Broadway Star Comes to Aiken

Aiken, SC (11/15/2019) — The next performance in the Etherredge Center's 2019-2020 Cultural Series features Broadway star, Shoshana Bean, on Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m., in the Etherredge Center.

"With a voice filled with smoky power, Ms. Bean has wowed audiences the world over," said Paul Crook, executive director of the Etherredge Center.

"We're so privileged to have such a high caliber performer such as Shoshana Bean come to Aiken and perform at the Etherredge Center.

"Our goal is to find exciting talent and make it accessible to our community. That's what we have found with this bonafide, big voiced, Broadway star."

Theatre patrons will recognize Bean from her performance as Elphaba in the first national tour of Wicked. She is a decorated thespian with an IRNE Award for her portrayal of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl and a Jeff Award nomination for her performance of CeeCee Bloom in the pre-Broadway musical production of Beaches. Bean also has a number of musical credits to her name, including performances alongside Michael Jackson and Ariana Grande.

"She is also well know from her YouTube performances Postmodern Jukebox," said Michael St. John, box office manager for the Etherredge Center.

Fresh off a run as Jenna in the Broadway hit, Waitress, Bean will appear in Aiken ahead of her holiday concert at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater. There, she and Cynthia Erivo give audiences an encore of their sold-out concert, Night Divine.

"We are thrilled to have such an amazing Broadway performer on our stage. Shoshana Bean is one of the brightest lights on Broadway and in modern jazz music, and I know our audiences are going to be blown away by her," Crook said.

Turner Keyboards is presenting the second installment in this season's Cultural Series. Bean's performance will commemorate the dedication of the university's new Steinway pianos, provided by the generosity of donors, which helped make USC Aiken an All Steinway School. Donors will be recognized during performance.

She is only performing three times on the East Coast - Asheville, New York and Aiken - before returning to California for the rest of her tour. Local patrons who would like to enjoy Bean's talent while she's in Aiken can purchase special tickets for dinner and a show, with a pre-show meal at Rose Hill's The Stables restaurants. Tickets for Etherredge Center events can be purchased by calling the box office at 803-641-3305 or by visiting www.usca.edu/etherredge-center.

Bean's concert begins at 7:30 p.m.; however, for those who purchase the dinner package, dinner service begins at Rose Hill at 5:30 p.m.

For more information visit www.usca.edu/etherredge-center or call the Etherredge Center at 803-641-3305.

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