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Boop, There It Is! Tony Nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers Is Making History As Broadway's First Black Betty Boop — And She's Just Getting Started [Exclusive]

When Jasmine Amy Rogers learned of her Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in Boop! The Musical, she was stunned. Rogers has been working toward this moment for years. A finalist at the Jimmy Awards, she studied musical theater at the Manhattan School of Music and built up a résumé that includes Mean Girls (as Gretchen Wieners), Jelly’s Last Jam, The Wanderer, and Becoming Nancy.

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