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Broadway In Chicago has announced that Betty Boop is coming to Chicago and she's ready for her onstage close-up! This Fall, Jasmine Amy Rogers will star as Betty Boop! in BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical at the CIBC Theatre live on stage for the first time for a limited five-week engagement, November 19 - December 24.

BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical at CIBC Theatre

Betty Boop, the audacious symbol of empowerment with her iconic curl, the embodiment of joy, and the vocal powerhouse of resilience, takes center stage in BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical, the upcoming Broadway musical comedy sensation.

For nearly a hundred years, Betty Boop has captivated audiences globally with her signature appearance, voice, and flair. Now, in "BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical", Betty's aspiration for a regular day away from her superstar life in her monochrome universe transforms into a remarkable journey filled with color, tunes, and romance in New York City. This experience reinforces the message to her and everyone: "You are capable of amazing things."

Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Pretty Woman: The Musical, Hairspray) brings the Queen of the Animated Screen to the theater in BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical, with celebrated multiple Grammy Award-winning composer David Foster ("I Have Nothing," "After The Love Is Gone," "The Prayer"), Tony Award-nominated lyricist Susan Birkenhead (Working, Jelly's Last Jam), and Tony Award-winning book writer Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Prom).

Jerry Mitchell said "from the moment Jasmine walks into a room and shares that magnificent smile and her contagious laugh, you know you are in the presence of Betty Boop. And, like the cartoon Betty, Jasmine can do everything brilliantly - acting, singing, dancing -I know her performance will capture the hearts of audiences of all ages."

Jasmine Amy Rogers recently concluded her role as the standout "Gretchen Wieners" in the National Tour of Mean Girls. Before this, she played "Melody Green" at the Paper Mill Playhouse in The Wanderer and portrayed "Francis Bassey" in the debut of Becoming Nancy at the Alliance Theatre, under the direction of Jerry Mitchell. On TV, she's been featured in "Evil" on Paramount+. Jasmine was a finalist at the Jimmy Awards and took on the role of Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Manhattan School of Music, where she pursued her musical theatre studies.

Betty Boop, that sassy-sweet champion of empowerment, that spit-curled icon of joy, that songstress of strength, comes alive in BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical, the new Broadway-bound musical comedy extravaganza.