Bringing a bit of boop-oop-a-doop to the big stage.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of ...

Created by animator Grim Natwick, and voiced (mostly) by Mae Questel, Betty was the queen of the New York cartoon studio run by Max and Dave Fleischer — Walt Disney's only serious rival in the 1930s.

The musical adaptation of Betty Boop officially opens at West Herr Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, NY, continuing through ...