Andre "Afrodite" Shoals (left) and Varla Jean Merman in the Gold Dust Orphans' production of "Phantom of the Oprah," a musical by Ryan Landry.
(Kelly Davidson)
Stage Review
Merman’s star power lifts ‘Phantom’
Andre "Afrodite" Shoals (left) and Varla Jean Merman in the Gold Dust Orphans' production of "Phantom of the Oprah," a musical by Ryan Landry.
(Kelly Davidson)
Ryan Landry and his Gold Dust Orphans are experts when it comes to sending up the grand old theatrical tradition of backstage backstabbing (consider their recent “All About Christmas Eve’’). Funny thing is, the company itself seems to operate without ego. When a drag star of international renown such as Varla Jean Merman happens to make herself available for a ... (Full article: 552 words)
This article is available in our archives:
Globe Subscribers
FREE for subscribers
Subscribers to the Boston Globe get unlimited access to our archives.
Not a subscriber?
Non-Subscribers
Purchase an electronic copy of the full article. Learn More
- $9.95 1 month archives pass
- $24.95 3 months archives pass
- $74.95 1 year archives pass
