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With her oversized head, flapper dress and tendency to attract unwanted male attention, Betty Boop first came to prominence in the 1930s. She was a kind of character that hadn’t been seen in cartoons ...

Victoria’s legendary composer David Foster was obviously taken with Betty Boop too. His musical – Boop! – opened on Broadway ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Jerry Mitchell is a Tony Award winner launching "BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical" in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre through December. The Broadway director and choreographer, who grew up in ...

Created by animator Grim Natwick, and voiced (mostly) by Mae Questel, Betty was the queen of the New York cartoon studio run by Max and Dave Fleischer — Walt Disney's only serious rival in the 1930s.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Betty Boop has made the transition from an animated cartoon legend dating back to the 1930s to the big stage in 2023. "BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical" is now playing in Chicago. The ...

When Jasmine Amy Rogers learned of her Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in Boop! The Musical, she was stunned. Rogers has been working toward this moment for years. A finalist at the Jimmy ...

CHICAGO - A Tony-Award winner from Michigan has helped bring a cartoon icon to life. You could be among the first people in the world to see a new Broadway-bound musical comedy about Betty Boop. It’s ...

Boop! The Betty Boop Musical will begin previews at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre on on March 11, 2025, with an opening night set for April 5. The previously announced engagement follows a ...