Broadway Podcast Network - Boop! The Musical Star Jasmine Amy Rogers: Amplifying Equity in the Arts

The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul

Boop! The Musical Star Jasmine Amy Rogers: Amplifying Equity in the Arts

Performer Jasmine Amy Rogers joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss bringing icon Betty Boop to life onstage in Boop! The Musical, battling imposter syndrome, amplifying historically underrepresented voices and more this women's history month.

44 mins

Mar 21

Guests

Jasmine Amy Rogers

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BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical

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Performer Jasmine Amy Rogers joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss bringing icon Betty Boop to life onstage in Boop! The Musical, battling imposter syndrome, amplifying historically underrepresented voices and more this women's history month.

Jasmine Amy Rogers (she/her) recently finished a run as the titular role of “Betty Boop” in the World Premiere of BOOP! THE MUSICAL at Chicago’s CIBC Theatre, directed by Jerry Mitchell. Prior to that she was seen as “Gretchen Wieners” in the First National Tour of MEAN GIRLS, “Melody Green” in Paper Mill Playhouse’s production of THE WANDERER, and as “Francis Bassey” in the world premiere of BECOMING NANCY, also directed by Jerry Mitchell, at the Alliance Theatre. On television she has appeared in EVIL on Paramount+.

To learn more about Maestra Music's Amplify 2024 and get tickets, please visit: maestramusic.org/amplify/

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Music:

"Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio.

Transcript

Jasmine Amy Rogers is a performer hailing from Texas who got her start as a finalist in the national high school musical theatre awards - the Jimmy Awards. From there she was seen as “Gretchen Wieners” in the First National Tour of MEAN GIRLS, in Paper Mill Playhouse’s THE WANDERER and much more.

The theatre community was buzzing with delight at her most recent turn. You may have seen her as the titular role of “Betty Boop” in the World Premiere of BOOP! THE MUSICAL at Chicago’s CIBC Theatre, directed by Jerry Mitchell. And it may soon be coming to Brooooadway.

Jasmine is here to discuss all this and so much more, including her involvement with the Obie-winning nonprofit Maestra Music, which supports women and nonbinary musicians in the musical theatre industry. Jasmine is amongst a star-studded lineup in Maestra’s Amplify 2024 show at Sony Hall on Monday, March 25. And you can go see it! For tickets and more information please head to the link in our show notes. Shoutout to our friend Katie Rosin for making this all happen.