By Ken Knox

Dolly Parton has long been a favorite among the gay community. With her penchant for dressing up like the town floozie, her breezy personality and her love for anyone who loves her, Dolly has become a gay icon of the highest stature. It’s no wonder that drag queens and fag hags alike love her. If you want to see that admiration in action, then you might want to head on over to the Cavern Club Celebrity Theater and check out the Boofont Sisters in their brand new hootenanny of a show, Dolly Wouldn’t.

A “celebration of all things Dolly,” the show features the sister-“sister” team of Vicky and Ruby Boofont—backed by the all-girl Dime Box Band—performing several of Dolly’s tunes that lend themselves to the sordid and comic story of the Boofonts—aka Joe (“Vicky”) and Ruby—who have been performing together “since we were born!” Vicky says. “Our sister, Sapphire, pushed us on to the stage at an early age, and we haven’t looked back since.”

Vicky says the show was inspired by “our love for Dolly,” who, she adds, is “flashy, trashy and splashy—just like the Boofont Sisters!” In fact, Vicky adds, “Dolly once said [in Steel Magnolias], ‘It takes a lot of money to look [this cheap].’ She must have been talking about us!”

In addition to scripted dialogue and Dolly’s songs, Vicky says audiences can also expect to experience “clog dancing, me playing the Autoharp and a great version of ‘Islands in the Stream’ that will make you pee.” And, she adds, the show will feature “lots of wig and costume surprises. Not only will you walk away from a great night of entertainment, you’ll be talking about our costumes and wigs for the next year!”

While that remains to be seen, one thing is certain: With Vicky having recently been released from rehab and inspired by Dolly’s tragic ballad “Me and Little Andy,” Dolly Wouldn’t promises to be one helluva trashy extravaganza to rival Ms. Parton herself. And what gay person in his or her right mind wouldn’t want to wallow in that?

The Boofont Sisters’ Dolly Wouldn’t debuts at the Cavern Club Celebrity Theater, 1920 Hyperion Ave., Silverlake, on July 27, and runs Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 4. For tickets, visit www.acteva.com/go/boofont. For information, check out www.cavernclubtheater.com.