I first fell for Varla Jean Merman in Girls Will Be Girls, the camp-cinema classic in which the voluptuous ingenue-for-life blows johns, eats lots, and lights up the screen like the illegitimate love child of Ernest Borgnine and Ethel Merman (which she claims to be). Tonight, performer Jeffery Roberson brings Varla's one-woman show to Re-bar. What she can do with Cheez Whiz will astound you. (Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, brownpapertickets.com. 8 pm, $25, 21+. Also Sat April 12.)

I first fell for Varla Jean Merman in Girls Will Be Girls, the camp-cinema classic in which the voluptuous ingenue-for-life blows johns, eats lots, and lights up the screen like the illegitimate love child of Ernest Borgnine and Ethel Merman (which she claims to be). Tonight, performer Jeffery Roberson brings Varla's one-woman show to Re-bar. What she can do with Cheez Whiz will astound you. (Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, brownpapertickets.com. 8 pm, $25, 21+. Also Sat April 12.)

I first fell for Varla Jean Merman in Girls Will Be Girls, the camp-cinema classic in which the voluptuous ingenue-for-life blows johns, eats lots, and lights up the screen like the illegitimate love child of Ernest Borgnine and Ethel Merman (which she claims to be). Tonight, performer Jeffery Roberson brings Varla's one-woman show to Re-bar. What she can do with Cheez Whiz will astound you. (Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, brownpapertickets.com. 8 pm, $25, 21+. Also Sat April 12.)

Last year, the burlesque contingent of the Moisture Festival (the annual varietè revel) busted out of Fremont and sold out houses in ACT's more intimate theater. Last year's stars—the Aerialistas, Trixie Little and the Evil Hate Monkey, Chica Boom—are back, joined by a dozen more of this town's best showgirls and boys. The unpredictable mix is what every burlesque cabaret should aspire to: ribald humor, whimsical striptease, sexy surrealism, and clever physical theater delivered in delicious little bites. (ACT Theater, 700 Union St, www.moisturefestival.org. 7:30 and 10:30 pm, $22, 18+. Through Sun April 6.)

Last year, the burlesque contingent of the Moisture Festival (the annual varietè revel) busted out of Fremont and sold out houses in ACT's more intimate theater. Last year's stars—the Aerialistas, Trixie Little and the Evil Hate Monkey, Chica Boom—are back, joined by a dozen more of this town's best showgirls and boys. The unpredictable mix is what every burlesque cabaret should aspire to: ribald humor, whimsical striptease, sexy surrealism, and clever physical theater delivered in delicious little bites. (ACT Theater, 700 Union St, www.moisturefestival.org. 7:30 and 10:30 pm, $22, 18+. Through Sun April 6.)

Last year, the burlesque contingent of the Moisture Festival (the annual varietè revel) busted out of Fremont and sold out houses in ACT's more intimate theater. Last year's stars—the Aerialistas, Trixie Little and the Evil Hate Monkey, Chica Boom—are back, joined by a dozen more of this town's best showgirls and boys. The unpredictable mix is what every burlesque cabaret should aspire to: ribald humor, whimsical striptease, sexy surrealism, and clever physical theater delivered in delicious little bites. (ACT Theater, 700 Union St, www.moisturefestival.org. 7:30 and 10:30 pm, $22, 18+. Through Sun April 6.)