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Most impressively for the newcomer, she’s h anded the tricky task of bringing to life a silly and largely irrelevant cultural icon — the 1930s cartoon character Betty Boop — and t ...
Jasmine Amy Rogers is the breakout star of the Broadway season for her Tony-nominated performance as cartoon siren Betty Boop.
Unlike Barbie, who has had a ubiquitous cultural presence for decades, Betty Boop is a Depression-era cartoon character of a jazz-age flapper, and in looks, attitude and style, she is of her time ...
What’s not to love about Betty Boop, U.S.-based international ambassador? It’s a rhetorical question, folks. She cannot be fired. Vastly improved from its 2023 Chicago tryout, and Mitchell ...
You might remember Betty Boop if you’re really old. She’s the curvaceous icon from the 1930s that gave little boys boners before they knew what sex was all about. “Boop!” is the new ...
At 95 years of age, an incredibly spry Betty Boop has made her Broadway debut. The iconic cartoon character introduced in 1930 has made the leap from page to stage featuring newcomer Jasmine Amy ...
As Betty, the flapper of early talkie cartoons, Jasmine Amy Rogers is immensely likable. She sings fabulously, sports a credible perma-smile, nails all the Boop mannerisms and has a fetching way ...
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. Grammy-winning composer David ...
Performances in N.Y.C. 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! Credit ...