Varla Jean Merman
in S.F., January 24-February 2

Varla Jean Merman will return to the stage in San Francisco for her latest show, Varla Jean Loves a Foreign Tongue! for six performances. Varla Jean, popular drag artist and the purported love child of Ethel Merman and Ernest Borgnine, recently completed a world tour of Anatomically Incorrect, which culminated in a weeklong engagement at the Sydney Opera House.

Her new show premieres January 24 at the Empire Plush Room of the York Hotel, 940 Sutter St. in San Francisco. The final performance is scheduled for February 2. For reservations, visit TheEmpirePlushRoom.com. (The Advocate)