FAVORITE AIDA / BELLE REPLACEMENT

[Derek2]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 4:56pm

Aida:

Toni Braxton
Deborah Cox (My favorite)
Merle Dandridge (National Tour)
Maya Days
Saycon Sengbloh
Simone
Michelle T. Williams

Belle:

Toni Braxton (she likes Disney!)
Kerry Butler
Deborah Gibson
Kim Huber
Andrea McArdle
Christianne Tisdale
Sarah Uriarte
Sarah Litzsinger
Jamie Lynn Zigler
Cristy Carlson Ramano

[Matt_G]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 4:56pm

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

[NBRISBY]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 4:57pm

Having seen almost all of those on your lists, I"d say Kim HUber was the best Belle and besides my Heather, the best AIDA was Maya Days (despite her myriad of vocal problems).

[Derek2]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 5:01pm

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

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 5:02pm

kerry
brooke

[JeffG]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 5:04pm

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...

[Crazy4MattMorrison52]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 5:05pm

i saw the orinigal aida heather headly i dont remember how she was and i saw Sarah Uriarte as belle and she was good

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 5:06pm

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

[uncageg]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 5:07pm

Simone - Aida

And I cannot remember her name but she Played Lucy in J&H on tour. She sang the hell out of "Bring on the Men"!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 6:08pm

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.

[ponine24601]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 6:11pm

no toni braxton was probably better than christy carlson romano. believe me.

aida:
-maya days
-simone
-deborah cox

belle:
-sarah uriarte berry
-kerry butler
-brooke tansley (i know she isn't even in it yet, but i know that she will be wonderful)

[sharonkurland]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 6:16pm

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

[magruder]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 6:49pm

Two Belles have been left off the list:

Ann Sanders and Megan McGinnis.

Just wanted to throw them into the running...

[Derek2]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 7:55pm

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.

[Craig]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 8:01pm

Of interest (when it was posted several months ago)

https://www.broadwayworld.com/poll.cfm?pollid=21

[BillyLawlor]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 8:06pm

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.

[BroadwayBaby21]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 8:38pm

Sarah Litzinger was a great Belle. I saw her two times, and also she was on the Disney Cruise I went on a few years ago, and did a caberet-style show for the guests. She's really good.

And for Aida, I saw Heather (who was amazing), and Maya Days. She was good, but I liked Heather better.

[dancinfan]

Posted: 8/27/04 at 8:49pm

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.

[CurtainUp]

Posted: 8/28/04 at 1:03am

I only saw Simone as Aida but she was wonderful - acting and singing wise!

[sassypanz]

Posted: 7/11/05 at 6:38am

This thread.

[jczelyph]

Posted: 7/11/05 at 7:04am

Brooke is on all the advertising outside the theatre for B+B, so how come she's not on yet? Who is playing Belle right now? I don't get it...

Updated On: 7/11/05 at 07:04 AM

[kas]

Posted: 7/11/05 at 7:19am

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.

[sassypanz]

Posted: 7/11/05 at 9:02am

Love Heather H. Brooke IS playing Belle right now. Why u say that?

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 7/11/05 at 9:21am

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.

[the.hard.part]

Posted: 7/11/05 at 9:34am

i thought the same thing but the post was on 8/27/04 right before Brooke started Belle