Jasmine Amy Rogers, who recently finished a run as the scene-stealing “Gretchen Wieners” in the national tour of Mean Girls, has been cast in the title role of the pre-Broadway world premiere of BOOP!

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. In BOOP!, Betty’s dream of an ordinary day off from the super-celebrity in ...

In 1917, a man named Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope, a combination of projector and glass drawing board that allowed animators to trace over live-action film, one frame at a time. Fleischer’s ...

A short item promoting PBS’ Black History Month programming suggested the Betty Boop cartoon character was based on a Black performer of the Jazz Age. That’s not entirely true. Quicker action to ...

2025 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Costume Design of a Mus Gregg Barnes 2025 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Direction of a Musical Jerry Mitchell 2025 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lead Performance in ...

Who’s Betty Boop? Beyond the iconography you might have seen on a lunchbox or keychain, what do you really know? You can recognize her curls, her red flapper dress, and her pursed lips, plus maybe the ...

I didn’t give my daughter a Barbie when she was growing up. Instead, I bought her an anatomically correct doll made of fabric and yarn and a Barbie knockoff featuring flat feet, a modest bust and a ...