Varla Jean Merman
The American Theatre
125 E Mellen St
Hampton, VA 23663
Oct 21, 2023
8:00 PM EDT
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Varla Jean Merman (aka Jeffery Roberson) is guaranteed to steal the show no matter where she is. As an international singer, actress, and chanteuse, she has filled cabarets and concert halls around the world including, Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, and Londons Solo Theatre. In 2011, Varla starred in the musical, Lucky Guy, with the legendary late Leslie Jordan in New York at the Little Schubert. Varla has left her mark all over television and Broadway, having appeared in productions such as Ugly Betty, Project Runway, Chicago, and All My Children. Along with co-stars Miss Coco Peru and Evie Harris, Merman shared the Best Actor Grand Jury Award at Outfest 2003 and "Best Actress" honors at both the 2003 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and the 2003 Aspen HBO Film Festival for her role in Girls Will Be Girls. NOTE: Seats located on tables A-I are wheelchair accessible.
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Varla Jean Merman Biography
Varla Jean Merman is a character originated and portrayed by Jeffery Roberson, an American actor, singer and drag performer. Varla's fictitious pedigree boasts that Ernest Borgnine is her father and Ethel Merman is her mother.
Varla is perhaps best known for her role in the 2003 independent film Girls Will Be Girls. She also had a co-starring role in the 1997 film Franchesca Page. Varla was also one of the performers featured in the HBO original documentary Dragtime. She has appeared in a number of short films and live cabaret acts since she and her male alter-ego attended the School of Music at Louisiana State University.
Varla's shows are a staple of summer entertainment in Provincetown, Massachusetts. She also performs fairly often in New Orleans, New York City, San Francisco, London and has also enjoyed billing at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia.
The gay-themed television network Logo commissioned Varla to write and star in an animated educational short about the Stonewall riots of 1969.
Roberson has almost always been credited as either "Varla Merman" or "Varla Jean Merman" rather than his birth name.
http://www.varlaonline.com/
Read MoreVarla is perhaps best known for her role in the 2003 independent film Girls Will Be Girls. She also had a co-starring role in the 1997 film Franchesca Page. Varla was also one of the performers featured in the HBO original documentary Dragtime. She has appeared in a number of short films and live cabaret acts since she and her male alter-ego attended the School of Music at Louisiana State University.
Varla's shows are a staple of summer entertainment in Provincetown, Massachusetts. She also performs fairly often in New Orleans, New York City, San Francisco, London and has also enjoyed billing at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia.
The gay-themed television network Logo commissioned Varla to write and star in an animated educational short about the Stonewall riots of 1969.
Roberson has almost always been credited as either "Varla Merman" or "Varla Jean Merman" rather than his birth name.
http://www.varlaonline.com/
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