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Broadway Musical About Betty Boop Is Fourth to Close Post-Tonys
Broadway Musical About Betty Boop Is Fourth to Close Post-Tonys

New York Times

time25-06-2025

  • Entertainment
  • New York Times

Broadway Musical About Betty Boop Is Fourth to Close Post-Tonys

'Boop! The Musical,' based on the iconic flapper from early animated shorts, announced on Wednesday that it would close July 13 after failing to find sufficient audience to defray its running costs on Broadway. The show is the fourth new musical to post a closing notice in the 17 days since the Tony Awards, following 'Smash,' 'Real Women Have Curves' and 'Dead Outlaw.' 'Boop!' had a disappointing Tonys season — it was not nominated for best musical, and its request to perform on the awards show was rebuffed. It was nominated for best lead actress (Jasmine Amy Rogers), best choreography (Jerry Mitchell) and best costume design (Gregg Barnes) but won no awards. The show's weekly grosses, consistently too low, ticked upward last week, but remain well below its running costs. During the week that ended June 22, 'Boop!' grossed $602,017, and 19 percent of the seats went unsold. The musical began previews March 11 and opened on April 5 at the Broadhurst Theater. At the time of its closing, it will have played 25 previews and 112 regular performances. Set primarily in New York City, the musical imagines that Betty Boop, an actress in films of the 1920s, time travels to present-day Manhattan seeking a greater sense of her self; in the city she finds friendship, love and clarity. The musical, led by the veteran producer Bill Haber, had been in development for more than a quarter century, with shifting creative teams, and had a pre-Broadway production in Chicago in 2023. The version that finally made it to Broadway has a book by Bob Martin, music by David Foster, and lyrics by Susan Birkenhead; it is directed as well as choreographed by Mitchell. Reviews were mostly positive. But in The New York Times, the critic Jesse Green was unenthusiastic, praising Rogers's performance and other elements of the show, but questioning its rationale, saying that 'a well-crafted, charmingly performed, highly professional production that nobody asked for' is 'disappointing,' and that 'one feels at all times the heavy hooves of a marketing imperative." 'Boop!' was capitalized for up to $26 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That money — the amount it cost to finance the show's development — has not been recouped.

The Tony Awards Just Made a Huge Mistake—and They Only Have 5 Days to Fix it
The Tony Awards Just Made a Huge Mistake—and They Only Have 5 Days to Fix it

Yahoo

time09-06-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Yahoo

The Tony Awards Just Made a Huge Mistake—and They Only Have 5 Days to Fix it

Despite their "best efforts," the Tony Awards have really stepped in it (not quite as hard as Patti LuPone, but still). Okay, so not every new musical can be nominated for Best Musical. Do I think BOOP! The Musical should have made the cut? Sure. But that's not what I'm here to gripe about—or why fans are up in arms. The Broadway show's incredibly talented star, Jasmine Amy Rogers (who plays the titular character), is nominated for a Best Lead Actress Tony. And yet, she is the only Lead Actress nominee not scheduled to perform live at the Tonys this coming Sunday. And people are mad. As Deadline points out, "Performances will include the casts of Buena Vista Social Club, Dead Outlaw, Death Becomes Her, Floyd Collins, Gypsy, Maybe Happy Ending, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, Sunset Blvd., Just in Time and Real Women Have Curves." If all of these had been nominated for Best Musical or Best Revival of a Musical, the choices would have made sense. But instead, as the outlet continues, "While neither Just in Time and Real Women Don't Have Curves received a Best Musical nomination, their respective stars Jonathan Groff and Justina Machado are nominated in performance categories." Wait. So if those non-nominated musicals are performing, why isn't BOOP! The Musical? This has sparked enough backlash that a petition to let Rogers and the BOOP cast perform on Sunday's telecast has been circulating. And while the Tonys' slight certainly got my blood boiling (I thought Rogers was unbelievable in her role and should definitely have the chance to reach the live TV audience), things have only gotten worse with theater fans. The New York Post writes, "The Post can confirm that both productions [BOOP and Smash] asked to perform, were willing to pay the $300,000 or so that an appearance costs and were told 'Nope!' by the Tonys' producers." So let me get this straight. BOOP wants to perform, is willing to pay and yet the Tonys are snubbing them in favor of other non-Best-Musical-nominated shows? Seems fishy—and seems like an unforced error the Tonys are now going to have to deal with. Social media posts like the one above have been going viral in the days leading up to the awards show. Many point out the myriad reasons there are to let Rogers perform—not least of which involves her winning other prestigious awards for her performance. Instagram / jasmine_amy_r Today, Rogers seemed to respond to all the love on her IG Stories. She wrote, "Thank you for the outpouring of love. Truly. Thank you." It's not too late, Tonys. Let's clean up this mess and get Rogers up on that stage. Want all the latest entertainment news sent right to your inbox? Click here. The Oscars Just Fixed a Major Red Carpet Mistake

Where do you recognize that Tony-nominated actor from?
Where do you recognize that Tony-nominated actor from?

Boston Globe

time06-06-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Boston Globe

Where do you recognize that Tony-nominated actor from?

If you tune in to the Tony Awards ceremony Sunday night on CBS or stream it using Paramount+ with Showtime, you may notice faces you know you've seen on TV, but where? Take, for instance, Mass. native Jasmine Amy Rogers. The actress had a massive breakthrough starring in 'BOOP! The Musical,' for which she's been nominated for best actress in a musical. And while you should be swiftly learning her face and name so that you can brag that this rising star is from the Bay State, if you find yourself wracking your brain for what you know her from on Sunday, you might have seen her in a 2019 episode of the demonic detective show 'Evil' called '7 Swans a Singin'.' Advertisement Or maybe you recognize Andrew Durand, currently starring both alive and then dead in 'Dead Outlaw' on Broadway (theater critic Don Aucoin Glenn Davis, nominated for best featured actor in 'Purpose,' was in an episode each of '24' and 'The Good Wife,' but ' For my personal 'hey, I know that guy!' moment, I offer Gabriel Ebert, nominated for best featured actor in 'John Proctor Is the Villain,' who recently appeared in four episodes of the Brian Tyree Henry Apple TV+ show ' Of course, seven episodes of a show that had only 10 per season is enough to make a pretty lasting impression. The prototypical New York City theater actor role is a single episode of 'Law & Order,' playing either a killer or a victim. After all, enough TV success tends to lead to stage actors departing for Hollywood altogether. Advertisement Or there's Lisa Weidenfeld is an arts editor at the Boston Globe. Lisa Weidenfeld can be reached at

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