ALERT: Online sales for this performance end at 9 am on the day of the show. But there are still seats available for purchase at the theater, starting at about 11:30 am. You can call to inquire about available tickets up until 12:30 pm. After that, we will be too busy in the box office and backstage to pick up the phone. But this show will not sell out. Come on down to the theater! But please arrive around 30 minutes before curtain, so we can get you seated on time. Number to call is 323-363-5922.

Strange goings-on are afoot at The Shady Deal Retirement Village for Has-Been Entertainers and Public Officials (or TSDRVHBEPO for short). The Shady Deal's infirmary -- and the abandoned theater next door -- are concealing a dark secret as residents begin to disappear.

In this rollicking, tap-dancing adventure, the timing could not be worse for stressed-out proprietor Suzy Fluzy as a city inspection looms. Even in the industry-friendly, bribe-conscious City of Vermin, CA, there's only so much that can be tolerated. Especially because The Shady Deal management also operates the adjacent Orphanage for Charming but Unnecessary Children. 

The year is 1997 and a foreboding, not-yet-known global calamity will turn out to have a bizarre tie-in to the troubles at The Shady Deal. Can Suzy and her resident friends -- Pelvis Ressley and the "real" Bill Clinton -- solve the mystery before it's too late? Maybe yes, Maybe no, but one thing is for sure: Tap dancing will be the star of the show from beginning to end.

The tap dancing company members are the star of the show, but the cast also is proud to feature company founder Howard Blume (also known as a longtime L.A. Times journalist), Reggio McLaughlin (honored by President Biden as a living national treasure for his tap dancing and devotion to the craft) and comedian/actor Suzy Nakamura (with a long list of featured roles on TV and stage).