THEATRE

"...Through the alley, back from hell, when you hear that steeple bell..."

The Wrathskellar is just off a fog-bound lane in Queen Victoria's London or down a flight of stairs that Mack the Knife might have tread. In the dim limelight, a chanteuse sings forlornly of a lost love, while a diva plots revenge for some imagined slight. Hearts, promises, and crockery are broken with abandon and secrets are hidden just below the surface.

The Wrathskellar is an evening of revenge, jealousy, greed, betrayal, lust, and murder... all to your favorite tunes.

A departure from The Boston Babydolls usual mix of bubbly fun and retro glamour, The Wrathskellar is a moody whirlpool of sinister dirges, predatory laments, and torch songs in a minor key. Instead of big band and swing, the soundtrack for The Wrathskellar features atmospheric and evocative works from Utë Lemper, The Squirrel Nut Zippers, Tom Waits, and Leonard Cohen.