Boop! The Musical opened on December 6, 2023, at CIBC, 18 West Monroe Street in Chicago, with a grand affair and much hoopla. This musical based on a cartoon Jazz Age flapper had a lot to prove on premiere night and Broadway creatives came dressed for the occasion.
Many walked across the red carpet before showtime to discuss their hard work on the new project.
Grammy Award-winning composer David Foster humbly described Boop! as “Jerry Mitchell's vision and we were all guided by him. He is laser beam focused and has put on a good show.”
Foster stated his new favorite song is “She Knocks Me Out” written recently with lyricist Susan Birkenhead, who was also on the red carpet that night.
He went on to say that Phantom of the Opera is his all-time favorite musical, “I have always loved it and seen it about five times. It never lets me down and proves that people don't have always to write uptempo songs!”