Toni Braxton as Belle- Page 2

[Paul LW]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 8:09pm

As far as a raised key...I found one also in a "Contemporary Broadway Songs" book, and it was about 3 steps higher...the perfect key for a baritone, making the final "And I...." "..don't Mind"...those money notes, sit at an F.

So, now I sing it =)

[BroomstickBoy]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 8:32pm

"As far as a raised key...I found one also in a "Contemporary Broadway Songs" book, and it was about 3 steps higher...the perfect key for a baritone, making the final "And I...." "..don't Mind"...those money notes, sit at an F.

So, now I sing it =) "


That's the key I have, in the Alan Menken songbook. The money notes are D (first chorus) and F (second chorus) instead of A and C.

[Paul LW]

Posted: 8/21/06 at 8:33pm

MmmHmmm...belt it for Jesus. =)

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 8/22/06 at 11:10am

A funny side note to all this, the show was then known as "Braxton and the Beast"

[Ready 2 Defy Gravity]

Posted: 8/22/06 at 2:07pm

So in the B&TB Songbook, the song is arranged for a barritone? if so I def will be singing this at all of my parents parties

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 8/22/06 at 2:23pm

Here's another thread you may enjoy

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=901239&dt=15

[Ready 2 Defy Gravity]

Posted: 8/22/06 at 3:16pm

Can anyone tell me what her costumes were like and like how she did some of the ghetto stuff?

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 8/24/06 at 12:57pm

What ghetto stuff?

[Ready 2 Defy Gravity]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 1:57pm

Somoene said earlier on that she did do some ghetto stuff with the character.

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 4:04pm

LOL! I dunno about that, but she is definetly ghetto behind the scenes. Hmm this was years ago,, maybe she told Beast, "Talk to the hand." or to the townsfolk after Belle, "Holla baaack!"

[BroomstickBoy]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 4:44pm

R2DG, it's arranged in a baritone key in the Alan Menken songbook. I'm not sure how it's done in other books.

[Ready 2 Defy Gravity]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 5:07pm

What is the Alan Menken songbook?

[BroomstickBoy]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 5:18pm

https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/book.asp?ppn=BKHL313198

Alan Menken songbook

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 5:23pm

An Ex-Boyfriend of mine was in the show at the time she was doing Belle, and he says she was an absolute JOY to work with. Always kind and polite and never had an attitude. At least that is what he said.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 5:44pm

I've always liked her. It sucks about all the trouble she's had with her career lately.

[Funny Face]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 6:22pm

Yeah, I feel bad for her, too. I remember there was this VH1 special about her around the time when she was doing Aida and she had to leave her record company because they wanted her to do crazy promotion for her new CD right after she had a baby.

[C_Ross]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 10:54pm

toni?
really?
oh well...

[Ready 2 Defy Gravity]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 11:48am

In my opnion I would have loved to see her as Belle but if she can pull it off then Raven Symone can pull it off too.

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 11:57am

Woa! Is Raven planning to do Beauty? Raven is an amazing talent, I don't really know her singing, but she a fantastic actress.

[Ready 2 Defy Gravity]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 11:58am

Raven has a lovely voice and I think she could pull it off.

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 12:01pm

Well it's not like singing matters in BatB. I saw Christe Ramono that Sopranos girl and she couldn't really hold a note. I'm sure even the likes of Ashley Simpson and Paris Hilton could do Belle.

[Makanthony22]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 1:21pm

mejusthavingfun: You really should have some idea what you are talking about before you just keep talking crap about people. Because the "girl" from Sopranos is Jamie-Lynn Sigler who played Belle like 5 years ago. Not Christe Carlson Romano. If you dont have anything nice to say dont say it. All your posts are negative.

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 4:42pm

WHATEVER Makanonthy! Neither girl can sing. LOL, just when I though Jennifer Love Spewitt had killed the 3 name game.

[AshleyBrownFan123]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 7:19pm

"I'm sure even the likes of Ashley Simpson and Paris Hilton could do Belle"

I can imagine Paris after the opening saying: "That's hot."

And AshlEE could have her songs pre-recorded. Ha!

[mejusthavingfun]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 10:21am

Ashlee would probably do well in this show. It's pretty much animatronic, everything is so robo.