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With her oversized head, flapper dress and tendency to attract unwanted male attention, Betty Boop first came to prominence in the 1930s. She was a kind of character that hadn’t been seen in cartoons ...

Broadway In Chicago is presenting BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical. Now playing at Chicago’s CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe Street), the pre-Broadway world premiere opens tomorrow, December 6, and is running ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Jerry Mitchell is a Tony Award winner launching "BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical" in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre through December. The Broadway director and choreographer, who grew up in ...

But none of that explains or justifies the show’s existence. Nor, despite enormous effort, can the book by Bob Martin. In building a case for a vintage piece of intellectual property — Betty was born ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve won 16 Grammy Awards and now want to write your first Broadway musical. What source material do you pick? There are so many ...

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