Broadhurst Theater (Manhattan, NY)

‘Boop! The Musical’ Review: Betty Gets a Broadway Brand Extension

The It girl with the spit curl looks great for 100, but her Broadway musical, which feels like one big merch grab, is boop-boop-a-don’t.

By Jesse Green

Advertising and Marketing Animated Films Betty Boop Boop! The Musical (Play) Broadhurst Theater (Manhattan, NY) Cartoons and Cartoonists Fleischer Studios Theater Theater (Broadway)

‘Boop!’ Arrives on Broadway, With a Surprising 100-Year Back Story

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!

By Michael Paulson

Broadhurst Theater (Manhattan, NY) Diamond, Neil Hoggett, Steven Mayer, Michael McCarten, Anthony Pop and Rock Music Swenson, Will Theater Theater (Broadway)

Review: ‘A Beautiful Noise’ Makes for a Morose Neil Diamond Musical

In the new Broadway show, Will Swenson plays the superstar, who seems perpetually dissatisfied, as if on a quest — but for what?

By Elisabeth Vincentelli

Broadhurst Theater (Manhattan, NY) Content Type: Personal Profile Hoggett, Steven Mayer, Michael McCarten, Anthony Music Swenson, Will Theater Theater (Broadway)

Playing Neil Diamond: A Dream Role, and a ‘Crazy Privilege’

Will Swenson, the star of “A Beautiful Noise,” has come a long way from his days as an eighth grader wooing girls with his Diamond repertoire.

By Laura Collins-Hughes