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BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#225
Posted: 6/22/25 at 9:51am
Owen22 said: "I certainly wish this was closing instead Real Women. Not only because I don't want known Trumper David Foster to make any more money on us."
The show isn't making money. It's been bleeding money since their first week in previews. Foster must be pumping money into to keep it open. My only guess as to why it's not closing immediately is they might try and save face with the show to possibly have it tour next season.
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#226
Posted: 6/22/25 at 10:04am
Owen22 said: "I certainly wish this was closing instead Real Women. Not only because I don't want known Trumper David Foster to make any more money on us."
I know he backed Clinton in 2016 and then declined to be involved in Trump's inauguration stuff in 2017--- is there a source since then suggesting hes a Trump supporter?
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#227
Posted: 6/23/25 at 6:45pm
PipingHotPiccolo said: "I know [David Foster] backed Clinton in 2016 and then declined to be involved in Trump's inauguration stuff in 2017--- is there a source since then suggesting hes a Trump supporter?"
According to public records, his wife, Katharine McPhee has donated to the Republican party at least 15 times from 2008-2021. David Foster, on the other hand, has donated only to Democratic party candidates including Clay Aiken, Alex Padilla, Jerrold Nadler, Dianne Feinstein, Hillary Clinton, etc (source, you have to check the employer column to confirm it's him). I don't think Foster is a Trump supporter, but maybe somebody else knows something. His wife on the other hand is another story
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BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#228
Posted: 6/23/25 at 8:07pm
Owen22 said: "I certainly wish this was closing instead Real Women. Not only because I don't want known Trumper David Foster to make any more money on us."
lastmidnights said: "PipingHotPiccolo said: "I know [David Foster]backed Clinton in 2016 and then declined to be involved in Trump's inauguration stuff in 2017--- is there a source since then suggesting hes a Trump supporter?"
According to public records, his wife, Katharine McPhee has donated to the Republican party at least 15 times from 2008-2021. David Foster, on the other hand, has donated only to Democratic party candidates includingClay Aiken, Alex Padilla,Jerrold Nadler,Dianne Feinstein, Hillary Clinton, etc (source, you have to check the employer column to confirm it's him). I don't think Foster is a Trump supporter, but maybe somebody else knows something. His wife on the other hand is another story"
When I read this first post I rolled my eyes and purposely didn't get involved with someone this uninformed and exhausting. Foster has aways been a Dem. Period.
Thank you , Piccolo and Midnights for clarifying.
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BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#229
Posted: 6/25/25 at 5:09pm
Closing July 13...
Broadway's Boop! Sets Final Bow | Playbill
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#230
Posted: 7/6/25 at 1:03pm
kdogg36 said: "Kad said: "Scherzinger is a newcomer to Broadway, sure, but not theatre and certainly not the entertainment industry. She's less "new blood" and more "blood transfusion.""
That's fair enough, of course. I still don't gethow she and McDonald form some kind of natural class that will "split votes" (like the three featured actresses fromFun Home)."
I’m so glad you said this. I know it’s old news now, but I always thought it was strange hearing people talk about Audra and Nicole splitting some potential bloc of voters. It made no sense (to me).
Anyway… I came to this thread because, after resisting Boop for a while (because the premise sounded uninteresting to me), I finally caught the show. We were able to see it, on the last day of our trip, somewhat by chance, after opting out of “Call Me Izzy” when we heard that Jean Smart would be out.
Overall, I really liked Boop, though I agree with some of the criticisms.
I found Act I underwhelming and a little too silly. I especially disliked the scene where she identifies each color, and I thought the real-world sets and backdrops looked cheap (though the short time spent in the black-and-white world was wonderful).
For me, Act II was impossible to resist. I actually found it quite sweet and was surprised to find myself welling up at the end when Betty asks Dwayne “How will it end?” and he says “I don’t know, but I know how it starts.” Given the show’s overall upbeat vibes, I thought that that exchange was surprisingly nuanced, because in essence he’s saying “we might tank, but we can try.”
I liked several songs and agree with those who wished for more songs for Betty in Act II.
I absolutely loved Jasmine Amy Rogers: her dancing, singing, acting — everything. I’m thrilled it worked out for us to see her and I would go see her again in a heartbeat.
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#231
Posted: 7/11/25 at 2:16am
BOOP! was filmed for TOFT on Thursday night, per my daughter, who won the digital lottery and watched the show from one of the boxes, which she said was the worst seat in the house.
Her expectations were low, but she really enjoyed the musical. She said she laughed a lot and loved the performances.
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BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#232
Posted: 7/12/25 at 10:08am
farewell to a wonderful cast and thank you for a great run! We know that David Foster is working on a new show that will be bigger and sparkly. Ignore the negative, you all had fans and Betty will live on in the cartoons and the imaginations of so many people. Good night Betty Boop, wherever you are!
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#233
Posted: 7/12/25 at 10:21am
For someone as OBSESSED with a show as you are, I’d imagine you know it’s closing tomorrow. I’ve known people less addicted to heroin than you are to “Boop”.
Stand-by Joined: 12/16/24
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#234
Posted: 7/12/25 at 2:54pm
Jordan Catalano said: "For someone as OBSESSED with a show as you are, I’d imagine you know it’s closing tomorrow. I’ve known people less addicted to heroin than you are to “Boop”."
Of course you know people who are addicted heroine. Good crowd Jordan. LOL
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BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#235
Posted: 7/12/25 at 3:04pm
mrshowbiz90210 said: "Of course you know people who are addicted heroine. Good crowd Jordan. LOL"
When you're in a crowd of one who is this addicted to Boop... well you do the math.
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#236
Posted: 7/12/25 at 3:05pm
mrshowbiz90210 said: "Jordan Catalano said: "For someone as OBSESSED with a show as you are, I’d imagine you know it’s closing tomorrow. I’ve known people less addicted to heroin than you are to “Boop”."
Of course you know people who are addicted heroine. Good crowd Jordan. LOL"
“Addicted Heroine” would either be an awesome drag name or how someone who doesn’t fully grasp the English language would try to denigrate someone.
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BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#237
Posted: 7/12/25 at 4:06pm
AKarp2013 said: "mrshowbiz90210 said: "Of course you know people who are addicted heroine. Good crowd Jordan. LOL"
When you're in a crowd of one who isthis addicted to Boop... well you do the math."
You so amuse me with "your" addiction to me, have a swell weekend sport
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BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#238
Posted: 7/12/25 at 4:35pm
There are not enough therapists on earth to help Mrs.
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BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#239
Posted: 7/12/25 at 5:26pm
Look at what y’all are doing to this poor woman with all this nonsense:
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#240
Posted: 7/13/25 at 2:25pm
Kinda crazy to me that this was the worse of the two Bob Martin flops this season. Jasmine Amy Rogers is a powerhouse (amazing how she can dominate the stage in the first half of the opening number when all you can see is her face) and there are some respectable melodies, but the book and set are both weirdly claustrophobic. Martin sets up a bunch of t-balls for himself and then whiffs basically all of them, and every scene feels like it's from a different draft of the script. And then the whole set is basically just a screen all the way upstage and a couple of wagons coming on and off, like a cheap non-union tour, blasted with some of the ugliest lighting I've seen on Broadway in a long time.
The saddest thing is that Rogers's performance is genuinely brilliant. I don't really know or care about Betty Boop, but she creates such a fully realized character, and I think it's impossible not to be completely in love with her within the first five minutes. If the show lived up to what she brought to it, it would be a barnburner for the ages, but the absolute mismatch only makes it worse in comparison, like she's trapped in this grimy, ugly cage. Sometimes I found myself focused solely on her performance because it was the only real thing on stage.
Honestly, I'm kind of surprised by how much I didn't enjoy it. I hope Rogers gets her flowers (probably literally after today's show) and moves on to a long series of great roles in shows that can match her talent.
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#242
Posted: 10/22/25 at 12:44pm
If they put out a Jr. version it'll be done everywhere. But I don't see regional houses dying to do the full version.
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#243
Posted: 11/5/25 at 11:20am
Tour confirmed, will open in Rochester, NY in fall 2026. Addition cities/dates and casting tba
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BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#244
Posted: 11/5/25 at 12:27pm
NETworks is mounting this so it’s a non-Equity tour. Ouch.
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BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#245
Posted: 11/5/25 at 12:50pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "NETworks is mounting this so it’s a non-Equity tour. Ouch."
This could be true, but didn't NETworks just mount an Equity tour of The Sound of Music?
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#246
Posted: 11/5/25 at 12:54pm
^They did. They also have The Wiz, Les Mis, Phantom, and A Beautiful Noise (which are all Equity) among others according to their website.
https://www.networkstours.com/
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#247
Posted: 11/5/25 at 12:59pm
This tour is non-Equity, if I’m not mistaken.
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#248
Posted: 11/6/25 at 3:51pm
Jasmine Amy Rogers posted a rather cryptic tweet using a Michael Jackson "I love to tour" GiF
Is she simply acknowledging the Boop! tour, or might she he coming back to lead it?
BOOP! THE MUSICAL Reviews#249
Posted: 11/6/25 at 4:21pm
KevinKlawitter said: "Jasmine Amy Rogers posted arather cryptic tweetusing a Michael Jackson "I love to tour" GiF
Is she simply acknowledging theBoop!tour, or might she he coming back to lead it?"
The tour is non-union and Rogers has had zero problem getting exciting, high-profile jobs following her run on Broadway, so...
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