| Works & Process announces BOOP! The Musical Panelists: Jerry Mitchell, Bob Martin, Susan Birkenhead, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Ainsley Melham, Erich Bergen - 2/10 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 07:12 pm EST 02/04/25 | |
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| Works & Process Announces BOOP! The Musical with Jerry Mitchell February 10, 2025 at 7pm The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents BOOP! The Musical with Jerry Mitchell, on Monday, February 10, 2025 at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128 at 7pm. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased at https://www.worksandprocess.org/calendar/works-and-process-at-the-guggenheim-boop. Please welcome to the stage, live for the first time ever . . . Betty Boop! That sassy-sweet champion of empowerment, that spit-curled icon of joy, that songstress of strength comes alive in BOOP!, a new Broadway-bound, musical-comedy extravaganza that's fun for the whole family. For almost a century, Betty Boop, created by animation pioneer Max Fleischer, has won hearts and inspired fans around the world with her trademark looks, voice, and style. Now, in BOOP! The Musical, Betty's dream of an ordinary day off from the super-celebrity in her black-and-white world leads to an extraordinary adventure of color, music, and finding love in New York City — one that reminds her and the world, "You are capable of amazing things." Cast members perform highlights from the new musical as Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, La Cage aux Folles, Hairspray) discusses bringing Fleischer Studios' Queen of the Screen to the theater. Learn more about the new musical—with music by multiple-time Grammy-winning composer David Foster ("I Have Nothing," "After the Love Is Gone," "The Prayer"), lyrics by Tony-nominated Susan Birkenhead (Working, Jelly's Last Jam), and book by Tony-winning Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Prom)—prior to the Broadway premiere in April 2025. Panelists will include: Jerry Mitchell, Bob Martin, Susan Birkenhead, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Ainsley Melham and Erich Bergen. Jerry Mitchell (Director/Choreographer ) received the Tony Award for Best Choreography twice—for the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Kinky Boots (also Tony nom. for Best Director) and the revival of La Cage aux Folles. His most recent Broadway production, currently touring, is Pretty Woman (Director/ Choreographer). He directed the Gloria Estefan musical On Your Feet! (also the international tour and at London's Coliseum Theatre) and was nominated for an Olivier Award for his choreography in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which he also directed and co-produced in London. In the 35 preceding years, Jerry has been involved with more than 50 Broadway, West End and touring productions. His Broadway debut as Choreographer, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, was followed by The Full Monty (Tony nom.), The Rocky Horror Show, Hairspray (Tony nom., NBC Live), Gypsy, Never Gonna Dance (Tony nom.), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony nom.), La Cage aux Folles, Imaginary Friends, Legally Blonde (Tony nom., which he also directed on Broadway and in London), Catch Me If You Can and Kinky Boots. Choreography for Off-Broadway includes Hedwig & The Angry Inch and Jeffrey. For film, Jerry created memorable dance sequences for Scent Of A Woman, The Object Of My Affection, In and Out and Drop Dead Gorgeous, among others. Thirty or so years ago, Jerry conceived and created Broadway Bares, a comedy burlesque show performed annually for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, for which he was recognized in the form of a third Tony Award in 2023. Future projects include the transfer of the acclaimed West End production of The Devil Wears Prada to Broadway and the new musical, Becoming Nancy, to the West End, also on the way to Broadway. Bob Martin (Book) works as a writer, performer, and producer in theatre, television, and film internationally. He is co-creator of the beloved musicals The Drowsy Chaperone, Elf, and The Prom, which have garnered critical acclaim and perennial productions worldwide. Mr. Martin has won a number of awards for his work including a Theatre World Award, Drama Desk and a Tony. Next year his musical blockbusters Boop! and Smash will open on Broadway and Millions will premiere at the Alliance Theatre. Mr. Martin is co-creator of cult favorite television series Slings & Arrows and more. Susan Birkenhead (Lyricist ). Broadway: Working (with Mary Rodgers, Stephen Schwartz, etc), Jelly's Last Jam (with George C. Wolfe), Triumph of Love (with James Magruder and Jeffrey Stock), and High Society (with Arthur Kopit and Des MacAnuff – additional lyrics). Off-Broadway, Regional, and London: The Secret Life of Bees (with Lynn Nottage and Duncan Sheik), Minsky's (with Bob Martin and Charles Strouse), What About Luv (with Howard Marren and Jeffery Sweet) and Pieces of Eight (with Jule Styne, Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble). She's a two-time Tony nominee, a Drama Desk award winner, a two-time Outer Critics Circle award winner, a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award winner, an Audelco award winner, and a Grammy nominee. Jasmine Amy Rogers (Betty Boop) is thrilled to be making her Broadway debut in BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical after receiving rave reviews for her performance in the pre-Broadway Chicago run. Her theatre credits include Anita in Jelly's Last Jam (Pasadena Playhouse), Gretchen Wieners in the National Tour of Mean Girls, Melody Green in The Wanderer (Papermill Playhouse) and Francis in the world premiere of Becoming Nancy, directed by Jerry Mitchell (Alliance Theatre). TV credits include "Evil" on Paramount+. She was a Jimmy Awards' finalist and appeared in Cabaret as Sally Bowles at the Manhattan School of Music where she studied musical theatre. Ainsley Melham he/him (Dwayne ) starred as Aladdin in Disney's Aladdin on Broadway and the Australian National Tour (Helpmann Nomination). Other credits in his home country—Australia—include the national tours of Wicked (Fiyero), Pippin (Pippin), and Rodger's & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Prince Topher). Also Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Molina), Merrily We Roll Along (Charley Kringas), The Normal Heart (Felix), Xanadu (Sonny), Watershed: The Death of Dr. Duncan (Lost Boy), and Hi-5 (host). He is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and his work on Boop! is dedicated to his dear friend Diana and the Perini family. @ainsleymelham Erich Bergen (Raymond Demarest ) is best known as Blake Moran on the hit television show "Madam Secretary," and for his performance as Bob Gaudio in the film Jersey Boys, reprising his performance from the National Tour and Las Vegas casts of the Tony Award-winning stage musical. On Broadway, Erich also starred in the musicals Waitress and Chicago, and has been featured on the television shows "Bull," "The Good Fight" and "Gossip Girl" among many others. Erich is also the creative force behind 6W Entertainment, an entertainment and social impact-focused production company. @erichbergen Works & Process Lead Donors Lead funding provided by Adam and Abigail Flatto, Ford Foundation, Bart Friedman and Wendy Stein, Howard Gilman Foundation, Christian Humann Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Stephen Kroll Reidy, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Caroline M. Sharp, The Evelyn Sharp Foundation, Eugene and Jean Stark, and Anonymous. Additional support provided by Jody and John Arnhold, Jeff and Susan Campbell, Cate Caruso, Stuart H. Coleman and Meryl Rosofsky, Duke Dang and Charles E. Rosen, Lucy and Philip Dobrin, Elizabeth Sharp Edens and Wes Edens, The Fanwood Foundation, Agnes Gund, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, Denise and Andrew Saul, Randall Sharp, and the Simian Foundation. Works & Process is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. About Works & Process Championing performing artists and their creative process for each step from studio to stage, Works & Process features artists both those from the world's largest organizations and emerging new talent. Works & Process amplifies performing arts traditions that transcend the stage, and encourage audiences to spectate, participate, and continue the conversation beyond the stage. Works & Process programs blend artist discussion and performance highlights, with post-performance receptions at the Guggenheim Museum and beyond. During the summer, Works & Process curates and presents free outdoor dance programs with Manhattan West and City Parks Foundation's SummerStage. Works & Process Artists-in-Residence are provided with commissions and made-to-measure LaunchPAD creative residencies that are fully funded and sequenced, offering 24/7 studio availability, on-site housing, health insurance enrollment access, industry-leading residency fees, and transportation to fifteen residency partners across MA, NJ, NY, and VT. Works and Process, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID: 13-3592291 Stay connected: @worksandprocess |
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