Miss Varla Jean Merman is back in town, and boy do we know it. The largest redhead ever to squeeze into a frock and considered as Drag royalty in these parts, is in P Town with a real vengeance this summer. The actress and chanteuse is starring in her brand new hilarious show ‘A Little White Music’ which she wrote too. Accompanied by Gerald Goode and her frequently fired assistant Brian Johnstone, the Show literally features all the white music that we have loved to hate for decades. We really think it is her best performance for years (and that really is saying something).
Twice a week Varla also co-stars with Ryan Landry in his wickedly funny parody based on a certain Netflix cult show now renamed Brown Is The New Pink. Then as her alter ego Jeffery Roberson, this year he has directed Well Strung’s new Show ‘Strings Attached’. We are tired just thinking about her schedule!
It’s all a far cry from last summer when queerguru hitched a lift in Varla’s cadillac convertible as we chatted about life and love (including her cute new beau) and then just before we crashed the car (!) Varla swore she would only do one show this summer. We …. and the rest of P Town …. are thrilled that she is a Lady Who Changes Her Mind. Take a look at the video below.
For tickets and further information for all the Shows : http://ptownarthouse.com/
P.S. And keep watching this space as we have a mole in the prison who is arranging for us to break in and talk to Varla and Ryan very soon. And who knows maybe, Varla will change her mind again (!) and take me for another ride in her car ……it must have been repaired by now.
Labels: 2016, Provincetown Culture
