1921 New York. An immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.
An alpha New York City male is magically transformed into a beautiful girl, falls in love, and learns what it means to be a woman.
Two unlikely friends, a teenage stripper from London and a traumatized clown, try to help each other in an uncertain world.