Shit & Champagne
D’Arcy Drollinger’s fantastic drag farce glorifies the drag musical number into a two-hour-plus, full-cast send-up of bad 70s action movies with a lot of good wigs. The production is simple and the script is phenomenally crude. But it’s quality entertainment in the way that one out of every 20 Will Ferrell movies manages to be. The crude humor is carefully layered with Abbott & Costello-style wordplay, sophisticated drag wisecracks, and fight scenes skillfully choreographed with cartoon sound effects. There is also plenty of subtle intellectual humor thrown in among the litany of poop, vagina, and penis jokes.
No scenery whatsoever is utilized on stage in this production. But goddamn, do these queens bust out an epic array of wigs, costumes, and characters to make the two hours really flow.
D’Arcy Drollinger establishes herself here as one of San Francisco’s most talented drag stars. Shit & Champagne is her baby and she carries it capably, relentlessly and hilariously as its drag mother. D’Arcy Drollinger has that rare ability to always be funny onstage, regardless of material, circumstance or situation. The supporting cast is fantastic across the board…Shit and Champagne had me wetting and soiling myself with laughter for two solid hours.