Debbie Gibson on Instagram: "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 28 🥀 !!! On this day in 1997 I debuted as Belle 🌹 on Broadway and had the time of my life !!! As I wrote about this era in my memoir Eternally Electric , I reflected on the links I went to to sing in a more legit traditional style, as well as a profound relationship, and the 5 hours a day for 3 months I worked towards landing a role in another famous Broadway musical all while doing 8 shows a week. Read the book to see if I indeed got that role