Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRUE — Page 3

#51

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 2/21/07 at 11:55am

"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."

DUH...yeah!

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#52

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 2/21/07 at 11:59am

"I actually laughed outloud when I read the Ann Sanders interview."

What interview?

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#53

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 2/21/07 at 12:28pm

I think I am the only person who hates "Change in Me." I played Belle for a long while and while I loved the role I dreaded that section in Act 2. To me, it felt like it caused the show the come to a screeching halt.

What can I say, I just don't like it.

#54

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 2/21/07 at 12:31pm

"A Change in Me," though a pretty song, does bring Act II to a screeching and doesn't really tell us anything new about Belle. The Broadway show has a lot of padding and could benefit from 10-15 minutes being cut.

#55

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 2/21/07 at 12:59pm

Thank you, Phil!!

I agree 100%..finally, I am not the only one. Plus, it sat in a really weird place in my throat. I found it unpleasant to sing..

#56

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 2/21/07 at 1:11pm

I like the song, but not in the musical. I've seen productions with and without and the action flows better without.

#57

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 7/28/09 at 11:54pm

ii totally agree

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#58

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:09am

Really you bumped this theatre out of its non exsistence basically to say I agree? Sorry don't mean to be rude but unless it has some merit today it seems a little silly. Maybe its my wisdom teeth that were pulled yesterday.

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#59

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:12am

It was actually: "ii totally agree"

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#60

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 7/29/09 at 2:19am

blaxx you always know exactly the right thing!

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#61

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 7/29/09 at 4:20am

Even though this thread is horribly old, if those who wanted to see another non-white Belle even care anymore, here's Michelle Gayle in the West End version:

Updated On: 7/29/09 at 04:20 AM

#62

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 7/29/09 at 4:32am

I could be wrong, but isn't that the wonderful John Barrowman in that picture? Ah, Captain Jack...

#63

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 7/29/09 at 4:42am

Yes, that is the lovely and talented John Barrowman. (Although that's not a particularly flattering picture of him...) And I agree. Ah, Captain Jack...

Updated On: 7/29/09 at 04:42 AM

#64

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 3/2/10 at 11:36pm

alphieboy said:

"I recently saw a picture of the Belle dress that Toni had. It was very diffrent, but very pretty."

Where did you see this picture?

Also, does anyone know where there was an article about many costumes from Broadway on display somewhere, and one of them was Belle's dress?

Oh, and Toni Braxton is great in videos I have seen, just search for her in the show on Youtube. She's a deeper Belle. So? I like this different take on the character.

Updated On: 3/2/10 at 11:36 PM

#65

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 3/2/10 at 11:49pm

^ I saw her dress at the D23 Expo in Anaheim last fall as part of the Archives exhibit. Only mention of the Theatrical department besides merchandise

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#66

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 3/2/10 at 11:54pm

well at least we got "a change in me" outta the deal.

#67

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 3/3/10 at 2:35am

ok for a quick second i though that picture of belle was that actress who plays Tara on TRUE BLOOD!

#68

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 3/3/10 at 1:37pm

In Chicago, the news media use the term "white ethnic" as a P.C. way of referring to the Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian, Czech, Serbian, etc. communities in the city.

Example: "Rod Blagojevich got a lot of support among white ethnic voters."

#69

re: Toni Braxton was in Beauty and The Beast....PLEASE SAY THIS WAS NOT TRU

Posted: 3/3/10 at 8:34pm

I used to work at the Olive Garden in Times Square and i remember one day when I was walking into work and looked up at the Palace Theater marquee to see....... TONI AND THE BEAST!!!!

They totally covered up the word Beauty with TONI. I laughed out loud on the street.

Damn I WISH we had camera phones back then.

R ;o)

PS. I also remember when they were putting up the spinning head of Linda Blair on the GREASE billboard. The staff went up to the roof to have a good laugh at that one. lol