About this Performance
Brought to you by icon and activist Qween Jean, this two-night extravaganza is a celebration of ballroom culture, personal expression and finding your community. Featuring a panel of guest judges, neighborhood partners and talented youth, the stage is set for a dazzling display of performances and a vibrant runway.
Run time: 80 minutes
Face
Grand Prize: $500
3 trophies: FF, MF, GNC
Face Card Never Declines My Gawd. Bring it in an all-white look worthy of a Magazine cover!
Runway
Grand Prize $500
4 trophies: FQ, European, All American, GNC
Baybee When They See You Coming They Clear The Floor: Pump Down The Catwalk In a Sickening Effect in Honor of our Transcestor Tommy Playboy.
Commentator vs. Commentator
Grand Prize: $250
OTA: 1 trophy
Ballroom Is Rhythm of Life: Honor our past legacy and use your words to create an anthem that inspires the future generation!
Performance
Grand Prize: $500
OTA: 1 TROPHY
Can’t No NOBODY Vogue Like You. Bring It In A ShowStopping SKIN OUT!!!!And Karrie From The Door!
THIS IS FOR THE KIKI COMMUNITY
Stay Out Late
After every performance of the Summer Legacy Ball, stay after the show for a nightcap. The Play Ground, our open-air plaza, stays open until 11pm with local wine, beer, cocktails, non-alcoholic options, and snacks—set against skyline views and summer greenery.
The Cast
Creative Credits
Qween Jean
Creative Director
Bio to come.
Maamoun Tobbo
Scenic Designer
Maamoun Tobbo is an emerging stage designer who explores the intersection of theatre, performance arts, and concert design, creating interactive environments that immerse audiences within unconventional artistic spaces.
Holding an M.A. in Advanced Architecture from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts and an M.F.A. in Design for Stage & Film from NYU Tisch, Maamoun combines his expertise in event design, installation arts, and his background in acting and directing to craft innovative performance experiences.
Maamoun’s recent work includes Westerly Breath in the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2024), Priestess of Twerk for HERE Arts Center / Irondale (2024), and Gianni Schicchi / Busoni’s Ghost at the Alexander Kasser Theatre (2023). As a creative director and performer, he premiered The Aliens Make Thanksgiving Dinner (Off-Broadway, Rattlestick) and Play at Tanthem London. His installation work includes La Nuit de l’Art (2022), showcased at New York Live Arts, ShaChaMa, the Brooklyn Public Library, and Unruly Collective.
Reza Behjat
Lighting Designer Bio to come.
DJ Potts
Sound Designer Bio to come.
Beatrice Perez-Arche
Production Stage Manager Bea Perez-Arche (she/they) is a Queer Cuban-American Theatre Artist, currently freelancing as a Stage Manager & Director in New York City. She has mainly dedicated her talents to civic artistic programming and new work, collaborating with a range of institutions including: The Flea, The Civilians, One Whale’s Tale, Women’s Project, Little Island, Chelsea Factory, and Ballet Collective. She has primarily worked at the Public Theater on Shakespeare in the Park, the Under the Radar Festival, Public Works, and the Mobile Unit. She is an Associate Artist at Sanguine Theatre Company and received her BFA in Theater Arts from Boston University. Thank you Adalhia, John, and all my chosen family.
Harrison Newton
Production Assistant
Harrison Newton (he/him) is thrilled to be making his Little Island debut with this fabulous team and is forever grateful to be living the dream in NYC. National Tours: Water For Elephants, The Hip Hop Nutcracker (2023); Off Broadway: The Public Theater; Regional: Pasadena Playhouse; Film/TV: Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Drunk History, The G Word with Adam Conover; Professional Apprentice Alum of The Juilliard School; Education: BFA in Stage Management from the USC School of Dramatic Arts. All my love to Mom and Dad for always being my biggest cheerleaders.
Jiaying Zhang
Associate Scenic Designer Bio to come.