Tap dance, magic and improv at Thumbnail

Betty Boop and Mr. Bojangles will lace up their shoes to be part of the Tap Happy Vaudeville Show performing at Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater on Sunday.

The original production of Tap Happy ran at a coffee shop — The Coyote Coffee Company in Kirkland — for more than two years in the 1990s and gained a following because of its solid cast, simple format and audience participation, according to press material about the show.

The original Tap Happy members, Tim Hickey, Mark Jackson and Cathy Ripley, will perform.

The show will be about two hours long and also includes improv, a magic act, contortionist Betty Boop and a tap dancing version of Mr. Bojangles.

Also performing will be the Bob Hammer Trio, featuring Hammer on piano, Ray Price on drums and Larry Holloway on bass.

The Tap Happy Vaudeville Show performs at 3 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish.

Tickets are $12 and $15. Call 360-568-9412 or go to www.thumbnailtheater.com.

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