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 — ...

Who would have thought that the most compelling musical comedy heroine in decades would be a nearly 100-year-old cartoon character ... could cull a two-act musical from the adventures of Betty Boop, ...

The It girl with the spit curl looks great for 100, but her Broadway musical, which feels like one big merch grab, is ...

It's "boop-oop-a-doop" for a musical that needs a good spritz of Pooph from David Foster, making his Broadway debut.