Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 10 minutes ago
“We have about 500 costumes. Okay? We're not playing,” exclaims Cats: The Jellicle Ball costume designer Qween Jean.
Now playing at the Broadhurst Theatre, this version of Cats says so long to the felines and hello to the femme queens, voguers, and ballroom elders, all prowling down the runway in trophy-snatching fashions. Above, the Tony-winning costume designer Qween Jean talks to Playbill's Vi Dang about combining art with advocacy, how she creates all the gaggy looks onstage, and how ballroon changed
“We have about 500 costumes. Okay? We're not playing,” exclaims Cats: The Jellicle Ball costume designer Qween Jean.
Now playing at the Broadhurst Theatre, this version of Cats says so long to the felines and hello to the femme queens, voguers, and ballroom elders, all prowling down the runway in trophy-snatching fashions. Above, the Tony-winning costume designer Qween Jean talks to Playbill's Vi Dang about combining art with advocacy, how she creates all the gaggy looks onstage, and how ballroon changed










