Betty Boop is out to save the world with love. “The reason I wanted to tell this story was because we’re down a quart on love in this country,” Mitchell says.

As Betty’s shy love interest, Melham’s Dwayne moves with the floaty, balletic grace of a latter-day Astaire. He’s pure Old Hollywood charm, with a knack for modern-day relatability.

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.

By 1934, the way in which Betty Boop was dressed was altered when National Legion of Decency Production Code capped sexuality in motion pictures, with some people thinking that this decision ...

The Betty Boop Musical, Betty's dream of an ordinary day off from the super-celebrity in her black-and-white world leads to an extraordinary adventure of color, music, and finding love in New York ...

Now, in BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical, Betty's dream of an ordinary day off from the super-celebrity in her black-and-white world leads to an extraordinary adventure of color, music, and love in ...