HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Michelle Williams takes over the title role of "Aida" on Broadway, beginning Nov. 18, Daily Variety reported Wednesday.
Williams, best known as a member of the R&B group Destiny's Child, which has sold 35 million albums worldwide, will replace Toni Braxton, who has been with the show since late June.
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This will be Williams' Broadway debut.
The Disney musical by Elton John and Tim Rice has done very well with Braxton. Most weeks of her run have topped $700,000, a good six figures above what the production had been averaging in previous months.
"Aida" opened March 23, 2000.
