Moreover, it’s essential to acknowledge the Black historical connection to Betty Boop’s creation. Esther Jones, known as “Baby Esther,” inspires the character. Born in 1918 in Chicago ...

BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical will hit the stage this fall, starring a black actress to play the show’s iconic lead character. The musical, which is directed and choreographed by Tony Award ...

Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. At the Broadhurst Theatre, 235 West 44th Street. She may be playing a two-dimensional character, but she’s one he ck of a triple threat.

In a season saturated by on-stage screens and projections, Boop! has by far the most inventive use of them, taking the black-and-white color scheme of Betty’s old cartoons (which projections ...

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 ... by pointing out that a Black singer, Esther Lee Jones ...