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David Foster had loads of assist on the opening night time of BOOP! The Musical.
The sixteen-time Grammy Award-winner has written authentic songs for the brand new Broadway comedy, which brings animator Max Fleischer’s iconic cartoon character Betty Boop to the stage. It is the primary time he is ever composed a stage musical — a milestone price celebrating within the hitmaker’s five-decade profession.
So it is no shock that Foster was surrounded with household on Saturday, April 5, as BOOP! formally debuted on the Broadhurst Theatre in New York Metropolis.
By his aspect was spouse Katharine McPhee, whom he married in 2019. Additionally in attendance had been three of the 75-year-old musician’s kids — daughters Amy S. Foster, 51, Sara Foster, 43, and Erin Foster, 40 — plus his granddaughter. (Foster can be a dad to daughters Allison Jones and Jordan Foster, in addition to son Rennie.)
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Amy is David’s solely daughter along with his first spouse, musician B.J. Prepare dinner. He shares Sara, Erin and Jordan with second spouse Rebecca Dyer.
David, in the meantime, welcomed his eldest youngster, daughter Allison, when he was 20 years previous. She was adopted by one other household however reconnected along with her well-known organic father as an grownup.
In complete, David has six kids. His youngest and solely son is Rennie, whom he and McPhee, 41, welcomed in February 2021.
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BOOP! The Musical options lyrics by Susan Birkenhead and a e-book by Tony Award-winning scribe Bob Martin.
Jerry Mitchell is each directing and choreographing. That is the Tony winner’s twenty fifth Broadway present.
In March, David opened as much as PEOPLE about making BOOP!, explaining that he first contacted Fleisher about constructing a present across the character 15 years in the past.
“It’s been so lengthy within the making,” he mentioned. “They got here alongside, and it was good in the precise in the precise time in my life, after I was like, ‘I want a brand new problem. I need to transfer the goalpost. This looks as if the precise transfer for me.’ “
Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
Main BOOP! because the title character is former Jimmy Awards finalist Jasmine Amy Rogers. The 26-year-old actress is making her Broadway debut with the function.
She’s joined by Tony winner Religion Prince (as Valentina), Ainsley Melham (as Dwayne), Erich Bergen (as Raymond), Stephen DeRosa (as Grampy), Anastacia McCleskey (as Carol), Angelica Hale (as Trisha), Phillip Huber (as Pudgy the Canine) and Aubie Merrylees (as Oscar).
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The solid additionally consists of Lawrence Alexander, Courtney Arango, Colin Bradbury, Tristen Buettel, Joshua Michael Burrage, Victoria Byrd, Dan Castiglione, Rebecca Corrigan, Ian Gallagher Fitzgerald, RJ Higton, Nina Lafarga, Morgan McGhee, Ryah Nixon, Christian Probst, Ricky Schroeder, Gabriella Sorrentino, Derek Jordan Taylor, Lizzy Tucker, Amy Van Norstrand, Damani Van Rensalier and David Wright Jr.
Tickets for BOOP! The Musical at the moment are on sale.

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