‘Boop! The Musical’ Star Jasmine Amy Rogers Looks Ahead to the Tonys

After a two-year stint at the Manhattan College of Music, she dropped out and quickly landed a role in a new musical, Becoming Nancy, directed by Jerry Mitchell that premiered…

Actress Samantha Williams on ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’

“I’m just happy that our work is being recognized. [It’s] super crazy,” says actress Samantha Williams on a Zoom call, just hours after finding out “Pirates! The Penzance Musical” has…

The Met Gala 2025 Musical Performance Paid Homage to the Black Dandy Hair

It’s nearly impossible to discuss the Black dandy without thinking about Harlem. The Manhattan neighborhood is synonymous with Black style, and remains an area that’s central to the Black identity.…

Stevie Wonder and Usher Headline a True Musical Extravaganza at the 2025 Met Gala

Over the years, the Met Gala has developed something of a reputation for its show-stopping (or should that be dinner-stopping?) musical performance—from Rihanna belting out “Bitch Better Have My Money”…

How Jinkx Monsoon Made Her Way to Broadway in ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’

Monsoon shares the Pirates! marquee with a pair of Broadway icons: David Hyde Pierce and Ramin Karimloo, with whom she shares a close friend, Drag Race host Michelle Visage, his…

Jasmine Amy Rogers Brings Iconic Betty Boop to Life in ‘Boop! The Musical’ on Broadway

For “Boop! The Musical” star Jasmine Amy Rogers, Betty Boop was “always in the background of my life somewhere,” says the dynamic Broadway lead. “I always knew who she was…