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 Barbie, who ...

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.

"It really feels like she's such a big part of me," says Jasmine Amy Rogers of her character Betty Boop in the new Broadway tuner Boop! The Musical, "so it doesn't feel like I'm putting on this second ...

David Foster, composer-producer-songwriter extraordinaire, never stops. “I am a workaholic,” he confesses, “and I move around a lot.” Foster and his wife, singer-actress Katharine McPhee, will tour ...

Betty Boop trades her cartoon world for New York City in "Boop! The Musical," starring Jasmine Amy Rogers and featuring songs by David Foster. Watch Next Spotify's video celebrating Bad Bunny's top ...

Who would have thought that the most compelling musical comedy heroine in decades would be a nearly 100-year-old cartoon character? I’ll admit I didn’t know quite what to expect upon arriving at the ...

Animation veteran Steven Paul Leiva is reviving his show The Top Ten Funniest Hollywood Cartoons Of All Time!! for an event at Los … ...

NEW YORK − Over his half-century career, David Foster has written and produced hits for every legend imaginable: Whitney Houston. Celine Dion. Chaka Khan. Madonna. Now, the 16-time Grammy winner is ...

On Aug. 9, 1930 — 95 years ago Saturday — the cartoon character of Betty Boop made her debut with the release of the Fleischer Studios animated short “Dizzy Dishes.” Except this wasn’t quite the Betty ...

Betty Boop Turns 95 — And Fans Still Can’t Get Enough of the Cartoon Icon originally appeared on Parade. Boop-Oop-a-Doop! Born from the hands of American animator Max Fleischer, Betty Boop first ...