Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRUE
Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRUE
#0Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRUE
Posted: 6/26/05 at 3:50pm
Okay from what I've heard Mrs. Braxton was Belle in "Beauty and The Beast".........how did they do this show for her to me her voice is heavy they would have to alot of things differently. I heard the changed the costumes as well.
Does anyone have any pictures of this?
I also heard the guy from "Designing Women" was Lumiere..which seem like it would work
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#1re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRUE
Posted: 6/26/05 at 4:05pm
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
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#2re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRUE
Posted: 6/26/05 at 4:09pmi saw her in aida.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#3re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRUE
Posted: 6/26/05 at 4:09pmi heard her Belle and her HOME was actually quite good... and the song added for her, A CHANGE IN ME, i thought she pretty much owned that song and sang it beautifully....
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#4re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 4:12pm
Sounds like a bad April Fool's joke doesn't it? Here's a quicktime video clip:
Toni Braxton in "Beauty and the Beast"
Updated On: 6/26/05 at 04:12 PM
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#5re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 4:18pm
She sounded pretty good in that clip.
Maybe Im biased cause I love A Change In Me.
I think the Belle that sounds like a joke is Debbie Gibson.
Albin
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#6re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 4:19pmNo, Gibson in "Funny Girl" is a joke.
#7re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 4:19pmI could barely understand one word she was saying in that clip.
#8re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 4:20pm
She looks AMAZING but .....Her voice is deep.
I would like to see more ethnic Belles.
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#9re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 5:09pmshe was the best Aida i have ever seen.
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#10re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 5:15pmLike her or not. The woman is talented. She has a fabulous voice.
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#11re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 5:18pmYeah she is great.
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#12re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 5:22pm
Deborah is a brilliant singer too, in my opinion, although I wasn't a fan of her broadway album. A little too much broadway-esque vocal inflections, too little emotion.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
Updated On: 6/26/05 at 05:22 PM
#13re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 5:22pm
Ethnic? You mean like non-American?
As for Gibson...she's actually got a better voice for showtunes than she does for Pop.
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"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
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#14re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 5:28pmOh...so THAT'S why "A Change In Me" is in the show.
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#15re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 5:30pm
I mean like
African-American, Asian, Indian....every race
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#16re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 5:32pm
except white
I don't think it's considered PC to call African American's ethnic...I mean, they are Americans. If that's the case, being Italian, I must be Ethnic, too.
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
Updated On: 6/26/05 at 05:32 PM
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#17re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 5:34pmshe is amazing
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#18re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 5:43pmI actually saw her in the show, and she did a really good job from what I remember.
#19re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 5:44pmWhoe.....I didnt mean to start anything but I'm African-American so please don't start with me with that, you know what I mean anyway........so don't come with that.
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#20re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 6:04pmOh boy. Can I buy some diction, please? I know the song, so I know what part of the song she was singing, but I've never heard "A Change in Me" so.. under-pronounced... in my life.
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#21re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 6:30pm
The clip is a little R&B and less Musical Theatre to me..but she still sounds good
and she looks gorgeous in that pic above!!my goodness
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#22re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 6:33pmwell, I'm glad she did the show because if she hadn't then they probably never would have added "A Change In Me" which ended up being one of my favorite songs...
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#23re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 6:36pm
Wouldn't Toni be great as Mabel in Pirates of Penzance? Hehe. 
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#24re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU
Posted: 6/26/05 at 6:49pma change in me is such a fantastic song...
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
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