Toni Braxton makes Broadway debut as belle in Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast.'(Cover Story)

Jet | October 26, 1998 | Copyright

Toni Braxton has come back stronger and more "beautiful than ever as the first African-American Belle in the Broadway musical, Beauty and the Beast.

Although the five-time Grammy Award winner is most comfortable when she is performing her sultry platinum-selling tunes, Braxton is enthusiastic about her Broadway debut, and she admits that the transition from recording star to Broadway star wasn't as easy as she thought.

"I'm comfortable singing, but I'm nervous about acting because it's so new," says Braxton. "I'm just so happy to be here right now. I ...

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