When it comes to “hidden figures” in Black history, few have a legacy as instantly recognizable as Esther Jones. A largely ...

Discover 8 Cab Calloway songs that highlight his groundbreaking role in jazz and swing. From “Minnie the Moocher” to “Blues ...

To wrap up this piece, I asked Broadway’s own Betty Boop — Jasmine Amy Rogers — if she had a favorite Betty Boop moment from the cartoons, and she picked this great toenail-clipping bit from ...

The classic cartoon character Betty Boop is bigger than ever with a Broadway musical, ... This Betty Boop salt and pepper shaker at Jay's Hidden Treasures Flea Market in Lake Ronkonkoma sells for $30.

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 ...

A 1930s Cartoon Character, Betty Boop, Comes to Life as Broadway’s Most Compelling Musical Comedy Heroine in Decades. Credit the show’s librettist, Bob Martin, and the director and choreographer, ...

When Betty Boop leaves her 1930s cartoon world in “Boop!,” she’s transported (don’t ask how) to a Comic Con convention in New York City where she discovers … color.

As Betty, the flapper of early talkie cartoons, Jasmine Amy Rogers is immensely likable. She sings fabulously, sports a credible perma-smile, nails all the Boop mannerisms and has a fetching way ...

Nicole Scherzinger channelled animated cartoon Betty Boop as she attended the premiere of the musical inspired by the character this weekend.. The actress and singer, 46, was at the opening night ...

The animated cartoon character, who did not yet have a name, ... In 1932, a white singer named Helen Kane sued, alleging that the “baby vamp” style of the Betty Boop character, ...

As for Betty Boop—the first-ever female and fully human cartoon star—Caruso discovered her 1930s cartoons later, when he was in high school, on VHS. “One hundred miscellaneous cartoons for a ...

The Betty Boop cartoons were not just aimed at kids. They had stuff in them for grownups, too: not least, guest appearances by some of the era's top jazz musicians.