But the platform that has sustained her for decades — and made her globally recognizable — is merchandise. “The miracle of Betty Boop is that she achieved iconic status without any ...

Little of it feels original, and none of it feels necessary. But just like actual Betty Boop merchandise — the many toys, t-shirts, scrunchies and socks covered with her image – ‘Boop!’ ...

The company owned the rights to several golden-age cartoon characters and needed someone to do a few drawings of the lithesome, flirty, baby-voiced flapper Betty Boop. The one-day gig turned into ...

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. Grammy-winning composer David ...

So much attention is paid to Tony Awards-season Broadway shows that feature celebrities, or that derive from existing pop-culture properties, that one approaches a show like Boop! The Musical ...