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A famous east Belfast home covered in art may soon have a new owner after a sale was agreed on the property. The house at 9 ...
When it comes to “hidden figures” in Black history, few have a legacy as instantly recognizable as Esther Jones. A largely Harlem-based jazz singer known as “Baby Esther” in the early 1900s, Jones ...
Jasmine Amy Rogers, the Tony-nominated star of 'Boop! The Musical,' reveals her favorite Betty Boop cartoon, too.
Jasmine Amy Rogers grew up feeling like a cartoon character. “My voice for a kid my age was a little lower than all the rest of the girls,” she says, “but it was also very, very raspy and ...
Jasmine Amy Rogers in 'Boop! The Musical' Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman/Nicole Wilson Jasmine Amy Rogers grew up feeling like a cartoon character.
Mystery is key when it comes to this famous member of the G.I. Joes. Snake Eyes’ skills as an infantryman go hand-in-hand ...
The classic cartoon character Betty Boop is bigger than ever with a Broadway musical, makeup, clothes and more.
Two bombshells hit Broadway, but only one ignites “Boop!" makes a fresh star of the classic cartoon, while “Smash” banks on the rhythms of background television.
Unlike Barbie, who has had a ubiquitous cultural presence for decades, Betty Boop is a Depression-era cartoon character of a jazz-age flapper, and in looks, attitude and style, she is of her time ...
Unlike Barbie, who has had a ubiquitous cultural presence for decades, Betty Boop is a Depression-era cartoon character of a jazz-age flapper, and in looks, attitude and style, she is of her time ...
The cartoon character of Betty Boop may be iconic—and she may have a diehard fan-base—but she is not big in the now. Not only that, the show features none of the name-recognition star-power of ...
Most impressively for the newcomer, she’s h anded the tricky task of bringing to life a silly and largely irrelevant cultural icon — the 1930s cartoon character Betty Boop — and t urning the ...