In honor of 25 years of Disney on Broadway with the anniversary of Beauty and the Beast opening April 18, 1994, Playbill looks back at the different Belles of its 13-year run. From Susan Egan in 1994, to Kerry Butler, Anneliese van der Pol, and Toni Braxton, see the many women who donned Belle's white apron over the years.


Susan Egan
Joan Marcus
Kerry Butler in Beauty and the Beast
Kim Huber
Anneliese van der Pol
Deborah Lew
Ashley Brown in Beauty and the Beast.
Photo by Joan Marcus
Brooke Tansley as Belle
Joan Marcus
Christy Carlson Romano as Belle in Beauty and the Beast.
Ondrea Barbe
Jamie Lynn Sigler
Sarah Litzsinger
Andrea McArdle
Toni Braxton
Deborah Gibson
Sarah Uriarte and Jeff McCarthy