{"id":134,"date":"2026-06-08T07:44:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessmovingservicess.com\/?p=134"},"modified":"2026-06-08T07:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:44:50","slug":"cats-costume-designer-qween-jean-becomes-first-openly-trans-person-to-win-tony-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessmovingservicess.com\/?p=134","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Cats\u2019\u00a0Costume Designer Qween Jean Becomes First Openly Trans Person to Win Tony Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tQween Jean, costume designer of <em>Broadway\u2019s Cats: The Jellicle Ball<\/em>, made history as the first openly trans person to win a Tony Award. Jean received the award for Best Costume Design of a Musical during the pre-show on Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall, which was hosted by Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/businessmovingservicess.com\/?p=132\">\u2018The Murder of Rachel Nickell\u2019: Four Things We Learned From Netflix\u2019s New Doc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThis experience has been monumental,\u201d Jean said in her acceptance speech. \u201cWe are here for the legacy of queer people, trans people. We are taking up space in ways we have to take up space. We have to shift the paradigm. So I just want to say, thank you all so much for this incredible honor. The world right now is deeply, deeply combating so many ailments, and we know as a society that when we come together, we can make real, permanent change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tJean, who is one of the founder of Black Trans Liberation, continued, \u201cPride is a protest. In this moment, we are seeing all across the city people, queer people, young folks, parents are being detained. They are being at the Newark Delaney Facility, it not only needs to be shut down, but there needs to be serious investigation. The police cannot investigate the police. It doesn\u2019t make sense that billions are being poured into an institution of destruction when resources can be used to help people, can get them a lawyer, the human rights care they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\tShe concluded, \u201cAs a queer person, a leader, a mother, I will never stand quiet. If any woman is in pain, even if her shackles are different from mine, let\u2019s get unshackled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/businessmovingservicess.com\/?p=130\">James Talarico Isn\u2019t Going to Let Ken Paxton Hide Behind Trump<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tJean was twice nominated on Sunday. Along with <em>Cats<\/em>, she was nominated for Best Costume Design of a Play for <em>Liberation<\/em>. She also designed her own Tony Awards gown. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tJean is the first openly trans person to win a Tony in the awards\u2019 79-year history. There have been several non-binary Tony winners, including Cole Escola, Alex Newell, J.Harrison Ghee, and Toby Marlow.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/businessmovingservicess.com\/?p=128\">Graham Platner\u2019s Senate Bid Is in Deep Trouble. 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