|
Below you will find the credits for Varla's current show. She is also
making a number appearances at Special Events and in theater
productions.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Varla Jean Merman
Loves A Foreign Tongue!
starring Jeffery Roberson
with special guest Mark Cortale, Tenor
written by Jeffery Roberson and Jacques Lamarre
costumes by Michael Velasquez and Cecile Casey
props by Allen Cutler and Matthew Scott
wigs by Gerard Kelly
directed by Michael Schiralli
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
D A T E S
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NEW ORLEANS
TWO NIGHTS ONLY!
VARLA JEAN MERMAN LOVES A FOREIGN TONGUE
Sat, Jan. 5th at 8pm & Sun, Jan. 6th at
6PM
Le Chat Noir
715 St. Charles
New Orleans, LA
For reservations please call
504.581.5812
visit
www.cabaretlechatnoir.com BALTIMORE,
MD
one night only
Friday, January 18th at 10:30pm
VARLA JEAN MERMAN LOVES A FOREIGN TONGUE
Club hippo
1 west eager street
Baltimore, MD
for reservations visit
www.clubhippo.com
WASHINGTON, D.C.
mid-Atlantic leather weekend!
Sunday, January 20th
VARLA JEAN MERMAN LOVES A FOREIGN TONGUE
Almas Temple
Washington, DC
For more information visit:
www.leatherweekend.com/entertainment.php
SAN FRANCISCO
VARLA JEAN MERMAN LOVES A FOREIGN TONGUE
Jan. 24th - Feb. 2nd
Thursday - Saturday at 8PM
The Empire Plush Room
940 Sutter St
San Francisco, CA 94109
For reservations please visit
www.theempireplushroom.com
HARTFORD, CT
Varla Jean Merman Loves A Foreign
Tongue!
One Night Only!
Friday, February 15th at 8:00pm
Cinestudio Theater, Trinity College
300 Summit Street
For tickets please visit
www.ctglff.org NEW YORK
One Night Only - 2 shows!
VARLA JEAN MERMAN LOVES A FOREIGN TONGUE
Saturday, Feb. 16th at 7:30pm and 9:30pm
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette Street
New York, NY
For tickets please visit
www.joespub.com
or call 212-967-7555
SAN DIEGO
2 SHOWS ONLY!
VARLA JEAN MERMAN LOVES A FOREIGN TONGUE
Sunday, March 2nd at 7pm and 9pm
Martinis Above Fourth
3940 Fourth Avenue
San Diego, CA
For reservations please visit
www.martinisabovefourth.com
or call 619.400.4500 LOS ANGELES
February 28th - March 27th
Thursdays only at 7:30pm.
VARLA JEAN MERMAN LOVES A FOREIGN
TONGUE!!!
ultra suede
661 N. Robertson Blvd
West Hollywood, CA
For tickets please visit
http://www.groovetickets.com/club.asp?affilID=2072
PALM SPRINGS, CA
2 Shows Only!
Varla Jean Merman Loves A Foreign
Tongue!
Fri, March 28th and Sat, March 29th at
8PM
Oasis Nightclub and Lounge
611 S. Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA
For tickets please visit
http://www.groovetickets.com/club.asp?affilID=2072 SAN FRANCISCO
ONE NIGHT ONLY
SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH AT 9:00PM
Varla Jean Merman Live!
Mighty
119 Utah street
San Francisco, CA
For more information visit
www.mighty119.com
SEATTLE
Varla Jean Merman Live!
Friday & Saturday April 11th & 12th
Re-bar Theatre
1114 Howell St
For information please call 206-233-9873
or visit
http://www.rebarseattle.com/theatre.php NEW ORLEANS
April 18th - 27th
Varla Jean returns to le chat noir!
715 St. Charles
New Orleans, LA
For reservations please call
504.581.5812
visit
www.cabaretlechatnoir.com
PROVINCETOWN
world premiere new show!
May 24th - august 31st (new venue!!!)
art house theatre
214 Commercial St
Provincetown, MA
for more info visit
www.ptownarthouse.com
PROVINCETOWN
Classical Varla
4th Annual Benefit for
Aids Support Group Cape Cod
With Special Guest Mark Cortale, Tenor
Tuesday, August 19th at 8:00 PM
UU Church Sanctuary
236 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA
For more information please visit
www.asgcc.org
|
|
|
|
"...hysterically funny"
- NEW YORK TIMES
"The best club act I've ever seen."
OPERA NEWS
"...a delirious synthesis of Divine,
Karen Finley, and Montserrat Caballé and even those who think drag has had
its day swear that this big, beautiful creature is kind of demented
genius."
- TIME OUT NEW YORK
"...hilarious"
- THE ADVOCATE
"Not since the late mega-cult-idol
Divine burst onto the scene has there been such a revolutionary and
deranged drag performer. A must see."
- BACKSTAGE
"Merman combines the physical
presence of a buxom Russ Myer starlet with a hint of perky Doris Day and
the brassiness of her spiritual mother, Ethel Merman."
- VARIETY
"Hysterical...as much craftsmanship
as camp...It's a night of cabaret in the hands and boobs of one who is so
talented and sick."
- HX NEW
YORK
"Varla is ready to claim her show-biz
birthright on the legitimate stage."
- THE NEW
YORKER
"...he can belt like Shirley Bassey
and hit notes in Kathleen Battle territory."
- NEW YORK
MAGAZINE
"...an amazing voice"
- NEW YORK
PRESS
"...the singer blurs the line between
what is feminine and what is artifice...the mountainous peaks and troughs
of her vocal range defied expectations."
- SAN
FRANCISCO WEEKLY
"...galvanizing...tumultuously
talented"
- SHOW
BUSINESS
...an evening of magical
entertainment that will make you proud to be in the presence of a genius
before she's so famous that you can't stand to hear about her anymore."
- DALLAS
VOICE
"...the delivery - whip-snap timing,
a voice that can really climb to operatic heights - is sheer brilliance"
- SAN
FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN
"...comic genius"
- IN
NEWSWEEKLY
"...a deliciously loony
sensibility...a voice that suggests a happy collision of Shirley Bassey
and Barbara Cook...imagine it in a lounge act of a much younger Ann-Margret
as conceived by John Waters and you'll have an idea of the irresistible
insanity in store for you"
- BAY
WINDOWS
"...a first-rate singer and
actor...awesome"
- NEW YORK
TIMES
|
