![]() ![]() In BOOP!, Betty's dream of an ordinary day off from the super-celebrity in her black-and-white world leads to an adventure of color, music, and love in New York City-one that reminds her and the world, “You are capable of amazing things.” Marionette design is by The Huber Marionettes, and musical supervision and arrangements are by Tony winner Daryl Waters with orchestrations by Doug Besterman, dance music arrangements by Zane Mark, and music direction and additional arrangements by Andrew Resnick. Rosenberg, sound designer Gareth Owen, projection designer Finn Ross, hair and wig designer Sabana Majeed, makeup designer Michael Clifton, and illusions designer Skyler Fox. The creative team includes set designer David Rockwell, costume designer Gregg Barnes, lighting designer Philip S. Maisel), Sydney Jones ( A Beautiful Noise), Nina Lafarga ( In the Heights), Morgan McGhee ( The Who’s Tommy at the Goodman), Aubie Merrylees ( To Kill a Mockingbird), Ryah Nixon ( Once Upon a One More Time), Christian Probst ( Bad Cinderella), Ricky Schroeder ( Kinky Boots), Gabriella Sorrentino ( Hamilton), Brooke Taylor, Derek Jordan Taylor, and Amy Van Norstrand ( Holiday Inn). The cast also includes Lawrence Alexander ( Follies), Courtney Arango ( A Chorus Line), Colin Bradbury ( Funny Girl), Tristen Buettel ( Bad Cinderella), Joshua Michael Burrage ( Cats), Gabi Campo ( Some Like it Hot), Daniel Castiglione ( Yes Day), Rebecca Corrigan ( In the Heights), Josh Drake ( Aladdin), Ian Gallagher Fitzgerald ( Kinky Boots), RJ Higton ( The Marvelous Mrs. Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in. *This review may require creating a free account or a paid subscription. Shaw Local News Network (Mary Beth Euker) Video: Watch Jasmine Amy Rogers Sing 'Where I Wanna Be' From BOOP!Ĭhicago Culture Authority (Frank Sennett) Jasmine Amy Rogers ( Mean Girls) stars in the title role, joined by Tony winner Faith Prince ( Guys and Dolls) as Valentina, Ainsley Anthony Melham ( Aladdin) as Dwayne, Erich Bergen ( Jersey Boys) as Raymond, Stephen DeRosa ( Boardwalk Empire) as Grampy, Angelica Hale as Trisha, and Anastacia McCleskey ( Caroline or Change) as Carol. BOOP! features music by Grammy winner David Foster (“I Have Nothing,” “After The Love Is Gone,” “The Prayer”), lyrics by Susan Birkenhead ( Working, Jelly's Last Jam), and a book by Bob Martin ( The Drowsy Chaperone, The Prom). Tony winner Jerry Mitchell ( Kinky Boots, La Cages aux Folles, Hairspray) directs and choreographs the new musical based on the characters created by Max Fleischer. See what the critics have to say about the new show below. We fangirl her because we recognize she’s the first of our kind: a stylin’, sexy, take-no-shit dame who knows the power of a great lipstick.BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical officially opened its world-premiere engagement December 6 following previews that began November 19 at the CIBC Theatre in Chicago, and the reviews are coming in. (See Mouse, Minnie.) Not Betty-she was allllll woman. Still, before Betty Boop, female cartoon characters were childish stereotypes, or literally the same as male ones with eyelashes and a bow added on. I’m pretty sure everyone agrees the oversized toddler head on top of her scantily-clad curves is nightmare fuel. ![]() But why do we love her so much? It’s not the cloying sexy-baby voice, the Cyndi Lauper accent, or the annoying catchphrase. An 86-year-old It-girl, she has sold more merch than the all of the Kardashians put together, collaborating with everyone from Jean Paul Gaultier on perfume to Supreme on a satin jacket recently worn by Bella Hadid. (The designer even joins her in a three-part series of old-timey animated shorts.) The nostalgia factor for Betty Boop is off the charts. Betty Boop lipstick (on sale today), which comes right on the heels of the announcement that Zac Posen is releasing a Betty Boop dress collection in a new shade called Betty Boop Red by Pantone. Boop-Oop-a-Doop! Editors and red-lipstick fans are freaking out over the launch of the M.A.C. ![]()
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