FAVORITE AIDA / BELLE REPLACEMENT

You honestly like Toni Braxton in those roles? No joke?

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No, I said she liked Disney being in both Aida and Beauty and The Beast

hate to agree with Matt_G, but Toni? Whatever..

BroadwayGuy2, how can Brooke be your favorite replacement if she hasn't performed the role yet nor have you seen her in it?

I mean, I think she's talented and loved her in hairspray when I saw it, but I wouldn't place her on that list until after she's actually performed...

i have a feeling i will LOVE brooke's belle.

I really liked Christianne Tisdale as Belle. I saw her once when she was an understudy and again when she was promoted to the role.

I've seen B&tB with various Belle's and Toni Braxton had to be the absolute worse. The only good thing to come out of that performance was sitting next to a foreign exchange student from my high school days (who I hadn't seen or talked to in the 15 or so years prior). As a result, we are still in contact today.

Never saw Aida.

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Susan Egan MADE that role. No one will ever adequately replace her, IMHO.

But Sarah Uriate was close .

And I wasn't much of an Aida fan to pay attention. I know that my husband LOVED Heather Headley though.

-Sharon-
Orlando FL

Yeah I think u guys misunderstood. That list isnt of my favorites, Its just of the replacements. I might have left out 2 or 3 though.

I really, really enjoyed Sarah Litzinger as Belle. Of course, she was the only one I saw next to Susan Egan, but I fell in love wiuth her voice, and I thought she was perfect for the role when I saw her.

I really enjoyed Deborah Cox as Aida as well. She has a beautiful voice, although her acting wasn't as good as it could be...so she's not my favorite, but she's the only one I saw, so I can't really comment.

Although not a fabulous singer, I think Megan McGinnis was the best actress of all the Belles. Litzsinger sang it great, and overall I like Sarah Uriarte Berry best.

The only Aida I saw was Cox, but I thought she was pretty darn good.

This thread.

this is probably rude, but toni braxton sucks. :) i know, i know, i am harsh on pop stars/movie people w/o theater experience who try to do stage, but it's true in her case. heather headley was sooo hard to replace, and susan rocks.

I don't get get what you guys mean that Brooke Tansley hasnt started performances in "Beauty and the Beast" yet. If she hasn't, then her run will be a pretty short one, because according to Broadway.com, Ashley Brown will begin performances as the new Belle on September 20th. That article was posted May 5th, and it lists Tansley as Belle. They also have a photo gallery from April when the show celebrated it's eleventh birthday, and they say Tansley is Belle there also, showing pictures of her with Steve Blanchard and different ensemble members. In the original article they have about her joining the show, they said she would be starting performances Spetember 14th, and since that was last year, that would mean she's been Belle for almost a year.

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