This 90-minute work-in-progress brings together elements of drag, opera, cabaret, multi-media oratorio and performance art scored for drag soloist (tenor), SATB chorus, vocal quartet, and chamber orchestra.

Told in three parts, the piece dives into the history of drag, its role in queer culture, and its power to challenge systems and spark change. It doesn’t shy away from the hard stuff: Long Live the Queen calls out the ways misinformation and policy are being used to silence artists and communities, while lifting up drag as a fierce, joyful act of resistance and self-expression. It is a cantata reimagined through a drag lens, from a drag voice.

This dynamic work creates a vision for understanding, acceptance and social and cultural change in light of increased discrimination of drag events and performers in the U.S.