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Andrea McArdle is an American singer and actress best known for originating the role of Annie in the Broadway musical Annie.
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McArdle in ''Annie'' in 1977
Beauty and the Beast is a musical, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton. Adapted from Walt Disney Animation Studios's 1991 film – which in turn
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…Les Misérables (both on Broadway and in the national tour), Jerry's Girls (a revue of Jerry Herman songs co-starring Carol Channing and Leslie Uggams), Beauty and the Beast, Starlight Express, Meet Me In St. Louis, The Wizard of Oz, They're Playing Our Song, and another celebrated Annie in Irving Berlin's classic, Annie…
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Disney CEO Michael Eisner eventually green-lit a Broadway adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.
Actress Susan Egan was cast as Broadway's original Belle based on her refreshing ability to play the role both comically and as an ingénue. The role served as her Broadway debut, garnering her a Tony Award nomination.
An entirely new song entitled "A Change in Me" was written specially for Toni Braxton when the R&B singer joined the production in the role of Belle in 1998, and has been included in the musical ever since.