Brandy on Her Broadway Debut: ‘I’ve Stepped Into a Dream’

To most of us, Brandy is the quintessential overachiever; a phenom who has been able to conquer music and TV, starting off as a teenager and lasting over 20 years in the business. But, as the 36-year-old reveals, pushing forward hasn’t always been easy. “I felt like giving up a lot of times in my career,” she told ESSENCE at the Paley Center for Media Tribute celebrating the achievements of African-Americans in television.