Poor Betty was a victim of the Hays Code, or the Motion Picture Production Code, which in 1934 banned profanity and curtailed violence and sexual content in movies — even animated movies.

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.

When it comes to “hidden figures” in Black history, few have a legacy as instantly recognizable as Esther Jones. A largely ...

Boop! The Musical’ imagines the cartoon character leaving 1920s filmdom for 2020s New York City. Ticket sales were weak.

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 ...

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.

It's "boop-oop-a-doop" for a musical that needs a good spritz of Pooph from David Foster, making his Broadway debut. 'Boop!' Broadway Review: First Comes Barbie, Now Betty ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The It girl with the spit curl looks great for 100, but her Broadway musical, which feels like one big merch grab, is boop-boop-a-don’t. By ...

How Jasmine Amy Rogers 'completely transforms' into Betty Boop. For Rogers, “it’s been a long, long road” to playing Betty on Broadway. In early workshops of the show, ...

Betty's on Broadway! BOOP! The Musical just opened yestedray at the Broadhurst Theatre and BroadwayWorld was there to celebrate. Check out photos from the company's first offcial bows below.