STAGE TUBE: Tony Nominee Brenda Braxton in 'Sexy Back'

Shady Theatrics' Shayla Benoit and Tim Grady filmed Tony Nominee Brenda Braxton performing "Sexy Back" as a fun promo for her hair salon called BBRAXTON, which she launched in 2006. watch!

Braxton originated the role of Clarity Jackson in Donna Moore's Off-Broadway hit Cougar the Musical and will reprise her role through July 27, 2013. Braxton starred on Broadway in Smokey Joe's Café, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award and the recipient of the NAACP Theater Award, Chicago's Jefferson Award and Grammy for Best Cast Album. In 2003 she joined the Broadway cast of CHICAGO in the starring role of Velma Kelly and enjoyed six years with the company.

In 2006 she added entrepreneur to her resume with the launching of BBRAXTON Exceptional Grooming for Exceptional Men and in 2009, Braxton was the only woman honored with the Men of Style Award given by Gillette Fuzion and the BBRAXTON salon hosted the Gillette Fuzion Tour in New York City for the second year.

In realizing the importance of giving back, Braxton founded a not-for-profit organization called, Leading Ladies Just for Teens (LLJFT), seminars geared toward empowering young girls to be the best they can be. Leading Ladies began in 1996 at the Virginia Theater with a series of seminars designed to encourage, challenge and inspire young girls to dream and set goals. For her work as founder of LLJFT, Braxton has received the DR. Martin Luther King Living the Dream award given by New York's Governor Pataki, the Josephine Baker Award from the National Council of Negro Women, and the Community Service award given by the National Association of Negro Business Women. Visit www.bbraxton.com for more.