Some articles I discovered at the archives from the 1980's & 1990's
After four years of Training, Singer Debbie Gibson, 16, Comes Out Of The Blue and Onto the ChartsSeptember 7, 1987
About a then fresh pop singer/songwriter named "Debbie" Gibson...
Readin', Writin', and Rockin' Debbie Gibson Graduates at the Top of the ChartsJuly 11, 1988. Deb graduates from Calhoun High.
A Play's A ThingFebruary 3, 1992. About Deb in "Les Miserables" and Deb's passion of theatre.
Debbie GibsonJune 17, 1996 Briefly mentions "Grease", and plans of a sitcom and an animated film.
The sitcom was "Queens of the Big Time", where she plays a teacher at an all girl school.
As for the animated film, guessing one of the songs was in "Memory Lane Vol. 2". The one about Cinderella (forgot title).
In retrospect, Deb should've done something for Disney since the 1990's was the silver age of their animated movies before it all went downhill. (Though a very few CGI films with Pixar were good like "Toy Story" and this year's "Wall E") Rather not talk more about Disney since it would go off topic...
edited: some links