She was created by men and animated by their fantasies, a slightly surreal character, with an oversized, babydoll of a head, bee-stung lips ... lingo-spouting, cartoon world of the Fleischer Studios ...

cartoon world of the Fleischer Studios of the ‘30s. (David Rockwell’s retro designs are pretty nifty.) Betty (Jasmine Amy Rogers, making a smashing Broadway bow) belts out the number for her ...