S2E9 - The Singing Queen! ft. Varla Jean Merman

We’re back with a new episode of Drag Time with Heklina! Our very special guest this week is Varla Jean Merman, a renown drag performer, a comedienne, and singer who has filled cabarets and concert halls across the world… including the Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall! She's appeared on Ugly Betty, Project Runway, All My Children and the feature length independent films Girls Will Be Girls (2003) and Varla Jean and the Mushroomheads (2011)— but today she is all ours! We talk to Varla Jean Merman about her experiences performing drag from the early 1990’s until now, including her unique incorporation of video projections in her shows as well as her legendary use of props of tremendous scale over the years. Now synonymous with drag in Provincetown, we talk to Varla about doing shows today and what it is going to be like as things are beginning to open up in nightlife. She tells us all about living the sweet life of love! Join us for a fun time with Varla Jean Merman! Support Drag Time with Heklina by contributing to their Tip Jar:

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S2E9 - The Singing Queen! ft. Varla Jean Merman is an episode from Drag Time with Heklina by Heklina and Don Draper Davenport.

This episode is 00:40:21 long.

This episode was published on May 5, 2021.

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