BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical Tickets

By: Bob Martin
Songs by: David Foster (music) and Susan Birkenhead (lyrics)
Director: Jerry Mitchell
Choreography: Jerry Mitchell
Cast list: Jasmine Amy Rogers (as Betty Boop), Faith Prince (as Valentina), Ainsley Melham (as Dwayne), Erich Bergen (as Raymond), Stephen DeRosa (as Grampy), Anastacia McCleskey (as Carol), Angelica Hale (as Trisha), Phillip Huber (as Pudgy the Dog), Aubie Merrylees (as Oscar)
Sets: David Rockwell
Costumes: Gregg Barnes
Lighting: Philip S. Rosenberg
Sound: Gareth Owen
Other info: Projection design by Finn Ross, hair and wig design by Sabana Majeed, makeup design by Michael Clifton, illusion design by Skylar Fox, marionette design by The Huber Marionettes, music supervision and arrangements by Daryl Waters, orchestrations by Doug Besterman, dance music arrangements by Zane Mark

Audiences can expect razzle dazzle song and dance numbers, tons of heart, and a story of joyful empowerment in BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical. Following its acclaimed run in Chicago, the new musical now comes to Broadway for its debut at the Broadhurst Theatre starting in March.

The production brings together an all-star team: multiple-time Grammy Award winner David Foster (“I Have Nothing,” “After the Love Is Gone,” “The Prayer”) is the composer, Tony Award nominee Susan Birkenhead (Working, Jelly’s Last Jam) is the lyricist, and Tony Award winner Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Prom) is the bookwriter. The winning team brings a nearly 100-year-old icon to life, introducing her and her signature looks and outfits to a whole new generation. Lovers of old-timey, dazzling musicals will find much to adore in this heartwarming story full of toe-tapping tunes. Get ready for infectious charm, and music, in this Broadway spectacle.

What to watch for

• Be prepared for lots of glorious dancing and Broadway pizzazz: veteran director Jerry Mitchell is celebrated for his high-energy shows, as with Hairspray.
• “You are capable of amazing things,” Betty Boop reminds her audience. Our heroine through an uplifting story, Betty Boop goes through each obstacle with beauty, smarts, and grace.
• Critics loved the Chicago run of the show, sharing, per WGN Radio/TV, the world of the play a “joyous, spectacular, and a creative wonderland.”
• Few bookwriters love musicals as much as Bob Martin: The Prom was about actors and The Drowsy Chaperone was about one man’s affection for an old-fashioned musical.