“Sultry actress/singer Brenda Braxton has been shaking up the scene in ‘Chicago’ for more than 1200 performances. As merry murderess Velma Kelly, the 52-year-old beauty has played the role of Velma on Broadway more than any other actress.”Velma is truly one of the best characters on Broadway and it’s a thrill to be returning to a role that has become so near and dear to me,” Braxton told BlackVoices.com yesterday just hours before she returned to the show for her eighth stint.She first joined the Kander & Ebb/Bob Fosse Tony Award winning revival in 2003, after winning raves in shows such as ‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe,’ ‘Jelly’s Last Jam,’ ‘Cats,’ ‘Legs Diamond’ and the original production of ‘Dreamgirls.’”
Braxton and her husband are also the owners of the luxurious men’s day spa, B. Braxton in Harlem.
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Posted on September 8, 2008 by D. Bell