Let us hope this production fares better than that 1980’s planned “Neil the Horse” Broadway show.

If they want to make something true to the character they need to referece the original series - it’s music and some of that pre-hays humor and a surreal sequence or two.

Hope the show is huge and get the suits thinking about releasing Betty’s Cartoons.

Will Wiffle Piffle be in it too?

David Foster?
So how will she be made of Pen and Ink in person?
What a world! We try to make cartoons realistic and real people into cartoons.

All Betty Boop films ARE already available on DVD. They are restored and released in France in a 5 DVD Box + CD with songs. The DVD’s are subtitled in French, but these subtutles are optional. Also included are some bonus cartoons, inlcuding ’somewhere in Dreamland’.

http://www.amazon.fr/Coffret-Betty-Boop-Int%C3%A9grale-Restaur%C3%A9e/dp/B0017KP7IW

Ah me, judging by the synopsis, it already doesn’t sound as if they are remaining true to the original character, but it will be interesting to see how big this show gets with her cult following in the Latin American countries. And I, too, am rooting for its success *ONLY* because I so want a total restoration on the BOOP cartoons, similar to what we’ve now got and will be getting on the POPEYE THE SAILOR series. As much as I like Popeye, I’d hate to see that series become the *ONLY* remaining memory, fully restored, of the Max Fleischer Studio. Public domain is *NOT* the route by which our Ms. Boop should fall!!

It’s interesting to me that a live action Betty Boop is coming up again CBS films in the 1970s and early 80s – a division of the broadcast network – had the rights to the character and were planning a live action musical. Ruth Kneitel – Max’s daughter – told me that she hoped Bette Midler would be cast. Ruth’s son was working on Saturday Night Live at the time and had designed the set for a piece for Bernadette Peters singing as Betty.

Personally I can’t imagine how a live action Betty Boop stage presentation would look. My advice would be for the producers to engage Richard Elfman, the creator of the wonderfully bizarre – and obviously Fleischer-inspired movie – “Forbidden Zone.”

I can’t see that happening, though.

Well im Glad Betty Bops coming back in the Betty Boop Broadway 2010-2011

The voice has to Be Perfect if it isnt
it wont Get a Thumbs up from me like as good as Mae Questels

and if the eprson can sing Great thats what matters and gets Betty Boops personality Right then mabey they could even bring a album out like most broadways do

no idea if they will be singing songs from helen kane or singing betty boops songs from her cartoons
i can tell the song dont take my Boop oop a doop away is the main song of bettys