Vocal Coach Reacts to Shoshana Bean - She Used to Be Mine 

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Sho was BORN to sing. There aren’t enough positive words to describe her stellar vocal abilities. It’s just beyond categorization at this point.

She just owns this entire song and creates a fully vivid picture. It's like you can SEE every scene she sings to. It's incredibly good.

She be sanging not singing 😬😂👏🏾

Shoshana is the only singer that can actually snatch my wig in 8 different octaves 😂

I saw Shoshana in waitress back in April. Whenever I hear her sing this song I legit fall into a puddle of tears. When I saw the show, we were locked on to her face seeing the emotions watching her cry and sing with her whole heart. I was in tears. I love Shoshana so much

Sara wrote such a beautiful song and it allows all who have sung to put their personality on it. This song lead to Sara writing the entire score for Waitress and a Tony nomination. This young lady had me memorized from her first note. Beautiful.

She is the ultimate vocal actress in contemporary musical theater. If you haven't seen her version of "Stars and the Moon" from "Songs for a New World" it's absolutely incredible. There is not a single beat that passes that doesn't have intention, whether sung or silent. The best.

Shoshana sang “make it rain” live in this beautiful hotel. I suggest watching the video cause It’s an experience and she takes the breath out of you.

She wasn't singing or acting, she was confessing her soul in the rawest and most honest manner that is humanly possible. By opening up her soul to us it gave us, the audience, permission to also venture into the emotional complexity of our own experiences. This shared connection makes this song, and her performance, that much more impactful and richer.

This is probably my fave version of this song!

And that's the genius of Shoshana Bean. The musicality is absolute. Your comment about focus is absolutely spot on. The emotional connection is astonishing.

Please do shoshana singing “make it rain” !!!!!! One of my favorites of all time

Shoshana’s “toughen up” is always my FAVE. This woman is EVERYTHING!

This is my first time ever hearing about Shoshana and also hearing her sing. I am so astounded by her marvellous talent and soul touching singing. RIP Shoshana songs😂

Now we need to insist over and over, over and over to react to Make it Rain and Somerhing Bad Cover

Watch Alison Luff's Incredible Rendition of "She Used to Be Mine"

I adore Shoshana. I've been dying for you to react to this! She does an amazing No Good Deed

Shoshana is so amazing at telling a story through her singing. This was such a good reaction!! Cant wait to see you reacting more to her ❤

You MUST react to Nicole Scherzinger “Don’t Cry for me Argentina”!!!!! And she performed it in front of Andrew Lloyd Webber. You won’t be disappointed

That made me emotional. We all have a moment when ‘she used to be mine’!

She's perfect, the way that she put her emotions into any song that she sings is crazy, please react to another performance of her where she sings "Make It Rain" its mind blowing

FINALLY!!! it was worth the wait just for the moment when the spirit hit ya, and you were like, “YOU BETTA SING!” do. not. sleep. on miss shoshana bean... she is a beast. whenever you’re ready, check out her “dressing room session” rendition of whitney’s “saving all my love for you” with former the voice contestant, avery wilson... you’ll have a, “Y’ALL BETTA SING” moment!

This genius writing of Sara Bareilles will never cease to amaze me.

That was the perfect assessment of how I feel listening to Shoshana Bean....Voice is captivating

Okay, so now we have to request Memory from Keri Rene Fuller!

I love how we can see how professional and in control and confident you are, yet you're not cold at all to the depth and feeling of these performances and performers. I think you'd like Keri Rene Fuller doing one of my least favorite songs, Memory... which has become one of my favorite performances... on the same YT channel.

I promise you that if you listen to her cover of “make it rain”, you won’t be disappointed!!

Her Make it Rain is crazy good if you pleasw could react to Make It Rain by Shoshana Bean at the Ace Hotel

PLEASE react to Keri Renee Fuller’s “Memory”, it’s insane.

When I saw you had reacted to this song I couldn't click the button fast enough. This is indeed a master class on acting a song not just singing it, and I watch it a couple of times a week. She shows we mere mortals how its done. She commits everything to her performance, if you look close she has tears in her eyes. There should be a tutorial on how to sound great singing while actually crying.

Amazing. Shoshana's so incredible. She IS the character. Every character she does.

Yooo she is phenomenal I’m crying

Her take on "Stone cold" on the Postmodern Jukebox channel is my favorite version of this song. Loved the emotion she gave. And (for me), the theatrical setup for the video made it even better by adding to the "don't worry, you don't need to care about me" theme and vibe of the song.. Hmm so good!

My top 3 versions Allison Luff - gave it a feel of innocence and melancholy; technically flawless imho and her melodic lines are so clear Jessie Mueller - just heartbreaking.. you can feel brokenness in her voice; technically very surprising it’s like when you hear her you’ll think ‘oh she won’t be able to finish this so grand, her voice is so tiny, but then oh lord, she rocks it at the end Soshana Bean - she tells a story and then in the middle it gets fierce and angry but she doesn’t let go of the story; technically the most stylistic but she has the strongest most unwavering vocals - and made you think of Elphaba at times especially when she pointed her fingers :)

Yes! Thank you for saying that it's so important to use your real life emotions and experiences to make a song. Music is therapy, but only if you ARE the person you write and sing about. The melody releases you somehow.

Pls react to her singing "Make it Rain" at the Ace Hotel

Girllll, I saw her in waitress on broadway on her second to last performance. When i tell you she had the audience Bawling!

Why am I crying? This is so beautiful! Im so locked in this performance!

This rendition brings me to tears

Alison Luff does an INCREDIBLE version of this song as well!!! I would LOVE for you to review it!! It would be so neat to see you compare the two songs and the stylistically different choices made on one song by two broadway singers!!

I've seen this dozens of times and it still leaves me sobbing 😢

PLEEEEEEEEEEASE REACT TO HER AND CYNTHIA ERIVO SINGING I DID SOMETHING BAD

Shoshana Bean..just amazing!❤️ the Best on Broadway!!

One of the most beautiful voice on this planet!

this has cleared my skin and soul O MY BROADWAY GOODNESS!

Now I’m mad I didn’t prepare myself for this, got me fightin back tears

The very first time I saw Waitress, Shoshanna was playing Jenna and I was just blown away. I had never seen her live before only in videos when she was in Wicked and I loved her in that too. But, woo she sang the heck out of all the songs in Waitress. I saw Alison Luff the second time and she was phenomenal and the last time I saw it Sara Bareilles played Jenna and well *falls to knees* I'm not worthy... Haha of COURSE she was freaking amazing! I love how each performer who plays Jenna brings something of their own to the character and makes you love Jenna even more. All of those lovely ladies are so beyond talented❤

Thanks for reacting to Shoshanna.... she is also a world class jazz singer as a previous comment mentioned. Make It Rain was recorded live at the Ace hotel in Los Angelis and is one of the most brilliant performances I have ever heard.She has also done duets with Cynthia Orevo and Amber Riley.Please when there is time react again to this incredible woman.

This performance, the rawness of it, really reminds me of her performance of “No Good Deed”.

Crying from the beauty and commitment that Shoshana just blessed me with... that! Is how you connect to a song ❤️

she's incredible.. what a rich, stunning voice... and thank you, Tara, for the perfect review of her talents... I am now obsessed.

Keri Renee Fuller’s ‘Memory’ !! you will GAG for more

Congrats on the engagement! I'm sure you'll provide the music! Maybe one of your students? Ha ha.

YAY FINALLY! And I’m glad it’s your favorite version now too! Definitely recommend you watch her performance of No Good Deed live on tv. It’s old but it showcases her amazing talent AND all while being very very sick.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ENGAGEMENT HONEY-PIE ❗️❗️❗️❗️ 💞💞🎉🎉

Shoshana has been a massive inspiration of mine. She is astoundingly talented and such an incredible person in real life. So glad you checked out her version of this. One of the best imo

Shoshana could sing the phone book for all I care. She is amazing!

First time this song made me cry

I would love to see you react to her acting and varied styles of singing in her Broadway Bucketlist!

more shoshana bean yay!! i would LOVE for you to react to shoshana's version of Ain't No Way, it's one of my favourites from her

Shoshana's vocals CANNOT BE BEAT!!!

“Oh hey I can sing and dance lookat jazz hands” that was so cute to me lol

I’d love if you reacted to Shoshana’s Broadway Bucket List with a focus on acting through song! It’s 3 different roles/songs and it’s a true Masterclass.

PLEASE react to Shosana and Avery Wilson singing "All to Me".

React to Jordin Sparks or Alison Luff’s she used to be mine!

Thanks for this, been waiting sooo long 😊😊 and congratulations on engagement!

Please, please, pwetty pwease react to THE Shoshana Bean singing "Never Loved a Man" with Amber Riley it's absolutely amazing!!!!!

YES! MAKE IT RAIN. ABSOLUTELY. A MUST. PLEASE. PLEASE. PLEASE.

Please react to Shoshana Bean singing Make it Rain at the Ace hotel, omg its so good I can even with her, thank you😄

Clearly, she didn't just sing that song, she performed the song and the moment, as you said. Breathtaking delivery.

That trill on "lonely" breaks my heart every single time

Okay, Tara, now let’s MAKE IT RAIN with Sho 😏 Also it’s my first ever comment on RU-vid. Just to understand how awesome Shoshana is. And you’re doing a very good job !)

PLEASE watch Alison Luff's version of She Used to Be Mine!!!!!!

Her Make It Rain live at the ace hotel will blow you awaaay

She used to be mine is top five favorite songs all time for me. This song has all kinds of meaning for me. This made me cry and made me remember why this song is so special to me SHOSHANNA just sang 💓 💖 💗 💕 the best version of this song I have ever heard. Thank you.

Goosebumps on top of my goosebumps

Wooooooooow! How amazing was that?! And something I always say is that if you truly are in your character often your technique is where you want it to be. This singer demonstrated that perfectly 😍👍🏻

I would LOVE to see you react to/analyze her singing “No Good Deed” on Martha Stewart years ago-she was reportedly very sick and still slayed’

Shoshana's emotional commitment, AS WELL AS her facial expressions were beautifully done. She didn't need to even ACT with her body; her face wore every single aspect of her emotion. Her voice expressed that emotion beautifully without even looking at the video, but when just watching ONLY HER FACE, she just sells it like she is wearing her heart on her sleeve. Hands down the best performance without even needing to see other performances! @MissTara, your reaction to this video made this even better! You were at a loss for words! It made me smile even more, since you are rarely at a loss for words (I say endearingly)! You were so immersed in the beauty of her performance. That was very entertaining watching you speechless for a change! Xoxo, just another appreciative Tarabyte.

I had the privilege of hearing this live on Broadway when shoshana starred in waitress, and you think the focus here is strong, it was even more astounding and amazing in person. I don't think there was a dry eye in the theater after her performance, especially after the emotional scene that precedes the song. So glad her arrangement is recorded so I can hear it again. So beautiful!

Your intro today! 🙌🙌🙌 SO GOOD!!!! Also I’m OBSESSED with Shoshana Bean!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO OUR REQUEST. YOUR REACTION MADE MY DAY, TARA. LOTS OF LOVE.

Yay! So happy you finally reacted to her. Shoshana is, as you said, absolutely masterful. Her Stars and the Moon is also amazing.

she really is the woman in the play with a very reflective , regretful look at the life that brought her to this point in her life. very powerful

Hey Tara, I'm one of the relentless requesters :) I'm glad you see why we wanted to share this with you - we knew you'd appreciate it. Happy holidays to you and yours ❤️

Do Allison Luff’s version of she used to be mine!

Please react to Memory by Kere Rene Fuller. I think you’ll like her technique and Placement

The first time I saw this was in this channel... then I went to watch the performance and started CRYING my eyes out enough to wake up my bf. This song hits on so many levels. Shoshana is a goddess from some planet where they SANG

Oh wow! This literally brought me to tears. That’s some powerful artistry right there!

This reaction gem went over 100.000 views, now you GOTTA do more Shoshana! Her version of Finishing the Hat is an absolute must :) PS. happy International Women's Day, power to ya!

Yesssss Shoshana has been on my radar since I saw her in Elphaba compilation videos. She's sublime and we STAN. Thanks for reacting Tara, love it❤❤❤❤

I'm just discovering Shoshana. First time ever laying eyes on her or listening to her. I listened to MacPfee, then Jordon, and then Shoshana, BUT Shoshana blew them all out the water! I did'nt know what I had been missing! Bravo!!! Simply beautiful.

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!! You need to react to Shoshana more

4:52 this vocal break is everything😍

I love this song and I love Shoshana and its awesome that you can tell that its her singing it. Shes got her own style in the way she sings that sets her apart

Ugh yes! Thank you for reviewing! This is by far my favorite performance of this song. Her emotion is so tangible, I love it.

I have seen so many artists sing this song, and she is by far the most committed and connected and vulnerable. Just brilliant!

OMG, Thistle song killed me😭. With that said " what a beautiful voice!". Thanks for sharing Tara💞

I identify with the lyrics so much. I cried so hard. 😢