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 ...

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 ...

From her 1930 debut as a poodle-human hybrid to a modern-day symbol of empowerment, Betty Boop has had an unusual journey to the Broadway stage. Boop-oop-a-doop!