Rising star Jasmine Amy Rogers is tapped to play iconic Betty Boop in new stage musical

NEW YORK — The actor picked to play the iconic, baby-faced flapper Betty Boop in a new stage musical is a triple threat from Texas with a contagious laugh. She came in and won the role.” Plus, he added, Rogers has an ability to be vulnerable and a contagious laugh: “She’s got that that crazy giggle that just makes me giddy.” The musical has songs by multiple Grammy Award-winning composer David Foster, Tony Award-nominated lyricist Susan Birkenhead and a story by Tony Award-winning book writer Bob Martin. “I’m basically casting Jasmine to fulfill the story that we’re telling in this musical,” says Mitchell. “And when you see the musical, I think you’ll immediately understand why I cast her.” Rogers attended the Manhattan School of Music for two years and left to begin auditioning full time. But I’ve definitely, I’ve been doing it since I was 7, working really hard.” Betty Boop has maintained a role in popular culture, featuring in the 1995 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the character made a brief appearance in the 1988 feature film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” Fleischer Studios, which created her cartoons, is backing the new musical.