Queeney Todd: The Demon Bottom of Fleet Street

Our outrageous annual fusion of drag, opera, and theatre explodes onto the Judson Memorial Church stage with all of the usual glamour and a brand-new director: ballroom Legend Kemar Jewel (Sundown Kiki: Reloaded at the Young Vic; The Brothers Size at The Shed). We’re serving looks and settling scores. For our 11th Annual Drag Opera Extravaganza, Heartbeat unleashes a deliciously twisted tale of old wounds, scorned lovers, and sweet, sweet retribution. When Queeney Todd returns to London after a decade, this demon bottom is hellbent on revenge for all of the tops that did him dirty. Soon, the scandal is too juicy for the rest of the operatic canon to ignore. As opera's greatest divas, villains, and f*ckboys collide in a whirlwind of camp, couture, and carnage, no one is safe from the barber’s blade. Revenge really never goes out of style. A completely debaucherous new story meets a delirious mash-up of opera and musical theatre favorites in our gloriously over-the-top new fever dream of dangerous desires and horrible coping mechanisms.