Chicago Tribune

Column: Betty Boop, now Broadway bound, had many influences. One is a remarkable 1920s South Side Chicago story.

The new Broadway-bound “Boop! The Musical” imagines what might happen if the early 1930s animation film-short sensation, born at Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount, found herself in modern ...
BroadwayWorld

Review Roundup: BOOP! THE BETTY BOOP MUSICAL Opens Pre-Broadway Run in Chicago

Get ready for Betty! BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical has officially opened its pre-Broadway run in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre. The reviews are coming in now. Find out what the critics are saying about ...
Chicago Tribune

Boop-Oop-a-Doop. ‘Boop! The Musical’ follows its cartoon heroine Betty into present day New York

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 ...
The Chicago Maroon

In Boop! The Musical, a Nostalgic Story Leaps to the Stage

Boop! The Musical is an exciting original production currently running its pre-Broadway tryouts, one premiere location being Chicago. It brings the iconic Betty Boop cartoon character to life in a way ...
The New York Times

Broadway Musical About Betty Boop Is Fourth to Close Post-Tonys

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by ‘Boop! The Musical’ imagines the cartoon character leaving 1920s filmdom for 2020s New York City. Ticket sales were weak. By Michael Paulson “Boop!
The New York Times

‘Boop! The Musical’ Review: Betty Gets a Brand Extension

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 Jesse ...