Famed drag performer Dee Legendary embarks on a passionate love affair with Officer John, whose fascination with Dee takes an unexpected and dangerous turn. Inspired by a true story, Legendary is an opera about double lives and destructive desires set in the glory days of New York City’s underground drag culture, fused with 1980s dance music, jazz and pop influences.
Presented in partnership with AMANDA + JAMES and their PlayTime series, this intimate affair will feature select scenes from the opera, complemented by hors d'oeuvres and a casual Q&A with the creators.
AMANDA + JAMES is a New York-based company dedicated to producing the work of young artists, providing a space for this community to follow creative impulses, refine ideas into projects, and collaborate and learn from their peers. amandaplusjames.com
Composer - Joseph Rubinstein
Librettist - Jason Kim
CAST:
Aaron Casey as Dee Legendary
Trevor Martin as John
Jordan Rutter as Lola
Michael Kuhn as Martina
Caroline Worra as Sofia
Lana Norris, piano
