At the 2025 Met Gala on Monday, May 5, Betty Boop was on every celebrity's hairstyling mood board. Her bangs—which look like swoops and loops on her 2D forehead—especially.

From her 1930 debut as a poodle-human hybrid to a modern-day symbol of empowerment, Betty Boop has had an unusual journey to the Broadway stage. Boop-oop-a-doop!

The "Betty Boop" character was said to have been created by a Black woman. "She originated the "boop, boop" baby scatting her, and other women came together, and Betty was born.

BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical will hit the stage this fall, starring a black actress to play the show’s iconic lead character. The musical, which is directed and choreographed by Tony Award ...

Jasmine Amy Rogers, a 23-year-old African American actress, is set to take the lead in “BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical” that will debut on Broadway.The musical, which promises to bring Betty’s ...