Well I said last Sunday that I could hardly wait to see Brooke AGAIN in Beauty and the Beast...So I did not wait...Went again last night.She is truely amazing.What an incredible and touching performance.
This was the first broadway show that I had ever seen.Took my daughters to see it 10 years ago (for what was to be a 4 month limited engagement).Susan Egan was just great.All of us fell in love with her and the show.It also was the start of our love of Broadway.
A few years later we went back an saw it again...Kind of disappointed that Susan was gone.Replaced with someone named Kerry Butler.Wow! Reinforced our love for "Beauty" "Broadway" and now we loved Kerry and Susan.My daughters knew then that this was what they wanted to do.
Now we returned to see it again.Can not possibly say enough about Brooke`s performance to do her justice.She is amazing.She is Belle.She has re-energized Beauty and the Beast.Now ...look out "Cats"...Have now seen her twice in the show.Can say definately that we will see it again as we already have tickets for the end of October.Am also looking at other dates in the future.
If you always wanted to see this,now is the time.If you have already seen this,now is the time to see it again.
Lastly...what a wonderful person Brooke is.To see her at the stage door with the fans...young and old alike.To watch as she picks up a little girl dressed as Belle and hugs her...Tears all over the place...Inside the theatre and at the stagedoor.
Be kind to yourself...go see Beauty and the Beast.
Brooke we absolutely love you.You are 2nd to none!!!
Updated On: 9/25/04 at 09:50 AM