LOS ANGELES — Russall Beattie created a “Star Wars” burlesque parody show in Sydney, Australia, for a small audience.

But demand was so great that the show continued to grow. 

“The Empire Strips Back” is for ages 18 and over and features all of our favorite “Star Wars” characters doing their best intergalactic dance moves. 

Beattie said the pandemic threatened to shut the show down but found some producers who believed in it, and it has now returned to Los Angeles until January at the Montalban Theatre.