Mildred Fierce

Poor Mildred. The single mom just wants love from her obnoxious daughter, and yummy pies for her customers. Varla Jean Merman stars as "Mildred Fierce" in this riotous and raunchy musical by the Gold Dust Orphans featuring Ryan Landry, Penny Champayne, Olive Another, Liza Lott, and Delta Miles. - June Wulff, Globe Staff

In Ryan Landry's dizzily entertaining musical parody of "Mildred Pierce," the sublime Varla Jean Merman devours a signature Joan Crawford role like one of the pies Mildred sells… Show more to keep her no-good daughter in the lap of luxury. - Don Aucoin, Globe Staff

She's got a good-for-nothing ex-husband and other nuisance males to deal with, but her biggest problem is her evil daughter. Not to worry, because "Mildred Fierce" will handle it all in entertaining fashion. The takeoff on the film classic "Mildred Pierce" is the latest parody for adults from Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans. It's a noir musical featuring Varla Jean Merman as Mildred, with Landry, Penny Champayne, Olive Another, Liza Lott, and Delta Miles joining the singing, tap dancing, and spectacularly costumed cast. - Milva DiDomizio, Globe Staff

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