MANHATTAN DRAG DIVA Varla Jean Merman is taking her act The highly Worst of Varla Jean Merman to London.

MANHATTAN DRAG DIVA Varla Jean Merman is taking her act The highly Worst of Varla Jean Merman to London. Can Varla's heady combination of the hair of Ann-Margret, the rack of Dolly Parton, and the voice, of Joan Sutherland forward ecstasy be safely exported?

Creator Jeffery Roberson has no fear. And even now one wonders if Varla, as uniquely American as her beloved aerosol cheese, can knock 'em dead across the pond (Varla does head not at home with the blessing of Sir Elton John who "love Varla's show")

And what becomes this fiction most? "That extra `fruit and cheese basket' dressing place requirement can make or break your onstage confidence," confides Varla. "Let that be a lecture to all of you aspiring international chanteuses!"

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