Forbes Features Betty Boop And Fleischer Studios: From The Early Days To The Broadway Stage12/6/2024
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Head to the BOOP! The Musical website to get your tickets NOW! 
 Join us at Comic Con San Diego for "Becoming Betty Boop: The Evolution of an Animated Icon," Saturday, July 27 at 10:30am in room 29CD.  In addition to cartoon clips, historical images and updates on Betty's current adventures, the Fleischer Studios team holds a discussion about Betty Boop: her history, popularity, and impact on pop culture. Moderated by Jerry Beck (author and animation historian) and featuring Mark Fleischer (chairman and CEO of Fleischer Studios, grandson of animation pioneer Max Fleischer), Susan Wilking Horan (VP of business operations, co-author of Betty Boop’s Guide to a Bold and Balanced Life), Kristi Ling Spencer (director of marketing, co-author of Betty Boop’s Guide to a Bold and Balanced Life), Frank Caruso (creative director, Betty Boop cartoonist), Jeni Mahoney (VP of digital media, historian, great granddaughter of Max Fleischer), and Bill McClinton (president of global icons).
Plus, Everyone attending will get an Comic Con exclusive Betty Boop giveaway item.  THIS JUST IN:
Boop! The Betty Boop Musical is now officially scheduled to begin previews at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre on on March 11, 2025, with opening night set for April 5. Stayed tuned to the BOOP! Official Website for more information about casting, tickets, videos and much more...!  Starting June 27, 2024, The Comic-Con Museum in San Diego is opening an original exhibit called Becoming Betty Boop!, in collaboration with Fleischer Studios.
The exhibit will feature never-before-seen artifacts of Betty Boop including toys, comic books and more, some dating all the way back to the ’30s, features on her friends Pudgy, Grampy and more, original animated Betty Boop films, highlights on the women who voiced Betty Boop over the years and limited brand collaborations. In addition to the exhibit, fans will be able to buy exclusive merchandise including an exclusive poster created by comic artist Frank Caruso. “Betty’s influence on international animation and the popular arts continues to be monumental. She entertains and inspires audiences with her flair for independence, self-determination, and glamour,” said Comic-Con Museum Executive Director Rita Vandergaw. “Fleischer Studios has opened its vault doors to Comic-Con Museum to display some of the oldest artifacts we’ve ever exhibited at the Museum. We can’t wait for visitors to experience this exhibit and be dazzled by Betty in all forms — vintage items, costumes and even on the screen in our theater.” “This wonderful exhibition weaves together Betty’s origins from the inkwell on my grandfather’s desk, with the explosive growth in her popularity from 1930 to present day, and the worldwide icon she has become in motion pictures, television, licensing and now musical theater. It’s lucky visitors will get to join Betty on the dazzling and amazing ride of becoming Betty Boop!” said Mark Fleischer, Max’s grandson and Chairman/CEO of Fleischer Studios. Get tickets to the museum and exhibit here. The reviews are in, and BOOP! the Musical's tremendously popular run at Chicago's CIBC Theatre is Something To Shout About! Reviewers and audiences alike are raving about the lively score, rousing dance numbers, colorfully engaging sets visual, the amazingly talented cast, including the remarkable Jasmine Amy Rogers as Betty Boop, and its powerful and empowering message: you are capable of amazing things!
Just when we thought we couldn't get more excited about BOOP! the Musical... this amazing video shows up on YouTube featuring Jasmine Amy Rogers (a.k.a. Betty Boop) singing "Where I Wanna to Be" in a recording session with composer David Foster!
With the first preview of BOOP! the Musical just hours away, we thought we'd share these fun previews with you!
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