ðɪs ɪn tˈɜːn lˈɛd tə hɜː bɹˈɔːdweɪ deɪbjˈuː ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ bɹˈʊk tˈænsli æz ðə lˈiːd kˈæɹɪktɚ, bˈɛl, ɪnðə dˈɪzni θiːˈætɹɪkəl pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv bjˈuːɾi ænd ðə bˈiːst.
This in turn led to her Broadway debut on September 20, 2005, replacing Brooke Tansley as the lead character, Belle, in the Disney Theatrical production of Beauty and the Beast.