But Betty Boop, the 1930s icon the show is based on, was once considered far too sexy and risque for wholesome and impressionable eyes. Poor Betty was a victim of the Hays Code, ...

Boop! The Musical” is the latest show to close on Broadway after leaving the Tony Awards without any hardware. The show, which fictionalizes the life of Betty Boop, will conclude its run on July 13.

“Boop! The Musical” borrows from “Barbie” and “The Wizard of Oz,” takes on #MeToo Baddies and Eric Adams, and brings a show-stopping rainbow of joy to Broadway.

Following on the high heels of the 2023 hit film “Barbie,” “Boop! The Musical” likewise aims to remake and rebrand another dated pop character for contemporary times and audiences. Unlike ...

When it comes to “hidden figures” in Black history, few have a legacy as instantly recognizable as Esther Jones. A largely Harlem-based jazz singer known as “Baby Esther” in the early 1900s, Jones ...

Jasmine Amy Rogers is the breakout star of the Broadway season for her Tony-nominated performance as cartoon siren Betty Boop. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 💵📚 Celeb news ⭐ ...

Betty Boop ventures from her black-and-white home to technicolor New York City. Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman “Boop”’s plot, like its title, is monosyllabic. A to Boop.

The Betty Boop cartoons were not just aimed at kids. They had stuff in them for grownups, too: not least, guest appearances by some of the era's top jazz musicians.

Betty Boop has arrived on Broadway, nearly a century after she first boop-oop-a-dooped her way onto the big screen. “Boop!The Musical,” like the “Barbie” and “Elf” films that preceded ...

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.

Mitchell figured out that it says Betty Boop on the marquee, and he excised a hefty chunk of the old Chicago caper plot in favor of giving as much stage time to Rogers as possible. Excellent choice.

‘Boop!’ Broadway Review: First Barbie, Now Betty Gets Dragged Into the 21 Century. It’s “boop-oop-a-doop” for a musical that needs a good spritz of Pooph ...