The “Abbott Elementary” star says her upcoming film will explore the animation era that shaped Betty Boop and a complicated ...

Now Max Fleischer’s cartoon heroine is adding “Broadway performer” to that list, thanks to the playful yet perplexing “Boop! The Musical,” running through Sunday at Proctors. The story, featuring a ...

AUSTINTOWN -- Betty Barwick, 92, died on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. She was born on Jan. 23, 1933, in Morgantown, W.Va., a daughter of Felix Metheny and Violet Sprague Metheny. Betty was a graduate of ...

Amid all of these Halloween delights, however, we shouldn’t forget that shorter-form animations, especially those of the mid-20th-century, have given us some of the most influential, creative, and ...

Jazz musicians like Cab Calloway and Louis Armstrong recorded the most well-known versions of this classic crossover song with no known author.

Betty Boop is leaving her black-and-white world behind for a two-week stop in Philadelphia. BOOP! The Musical will make its Philadelphia premiere at the Academy of Music from Nov. 17-29, bringing ...

Led by a Betty Boop collabortive capsule with Fleischer Studios, featuring the iconic character across chenille varsity jackets, graphic tees and headwear. Mainline seasonal drop highlights sporty ...

Traditionally, the weird, unnerving and phantasmagorical have not been welcome features in mainstream Hollywood animation. Although the art form seems inexhaustibly popular—the biggest hit of the year ...

Dressed in a black strapless gown, writer and actress Quinta Brunson arrived at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in September 2024 in Los Angeles, with the hair and glam of a ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Some MAGA fans aren’t excited about the upcoming live-action Betty Boop film from Quinta Brunson. The right has already chosen the upcoming Betty Boop film as ...

“Abbott Elementary” creator and actress Quinta Brunson is developing and starring in a new film based on the iconic cartoon character Betty Boop. Variety exclusively reported that the film will follow ...