Created by animator Grim Natwick, and voiced (mostly) by Mae Questel, Betty was the queen of the New York cartoon studio run by Max and Dave Fleischer — Walt Disney's only serious rival in the 1930s.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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After nearly 100 years of small screen success, it seems impossible that this timeless fixture of pop culture is only just making her way to the stage. And though we are intimately familiar with Betty ...

Until several months ago, I couldn’t recall the last time I saw, or thought about, 1930s cartoon icon Betty Boop, the flapper with the “little girl voice” and sporting a “spit-curls” hairdo, short ...