legendary
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2025
3PM & 7PM at Open Jar Studios
Written and Performed by Cheeyang Ng (they/them)
Directed by Emilio Ramos (he/they)
Music Directed by Katie-James (he/she) (he/she)
Stage Manager: Huai Huang (she/her/they)
Assistant Director: Spencer James Weidie (they/them)
Legendary is a solo ritual-musical that follows a queer Asian immigrant in the U.S. as they wrestle with inherited legacies and imagine new ones. Blending Chinese mythology, circle singing, and audience call-and-response, the Narrator transforms their search for identity and belonging into the creation of a brand-new myth: an act of collective healing, joy, and defiance.
Cheeyang Ng (they/them)
Writer and Performer
Cheeyang Ng (they/them) is a Fred Ebb, Princess Grace, and Jonathan Larson Award–winning singer-songwriter from Singapore. A queer Asian immigrant, Cheeyang creates work at the intersection of personal history and public reckoning, blending Western musical theatre with Chinese folk, Mandopop, and South and Southeast Asian traditions.
Their musicals include MĀYĀ (with Eric Sorrels), Eastbound (with Khiyon Hursey) and The Phoenix (with Desdemona Chiang and Eric Sorrels). Across projects, Cheeyang centers queer, Asian, and immigrant voices, positioning musical theatre as a vehicle for both justice and joy.
Performance highlights include Carnegie Hall with Jason Robert Brown, Lincoln Center with Carole King, and being the first Singaporean to headline at Joe’s Pub and the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. Cheeyang is also the creator of the podcast East Side Story and founder of The Lunar Collective. MFA: NYU. BMus: Berklee. www.cheeyang.com | @cheeyangmusic
Emilio Ramos (he/they)
Director
Honoured to be among the gorgeous luminaries of this year’s BTBTF! Emilio is mixed-race and non-binary, which means “I hear you” and also “please listen.” Recently, he directed the off-Broadway revival of See What I Wanna See, which was nominated for three Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Revival of a Musical and Outstanding Puppetry. Currently, they serve as Associate Director for Maybe Happy Ending and Hadestown on Broadway (both Tony Award winners for Best Musical). Other AD credits include Parade (Tony winner, Best Revival of a Musical; NYCC / Broadway / U.S. Tour), Vanya (Drama League, Drama Desk, Lortel and Obie winner; Lucille Lortel Theatre), The Light in the Piazza (NYCC Encores!), Titanique. Emilio is also on adjunct faculty at NYU Steinhardt. Thank you George and Cheeyang for having me on Team Legendary – I hope you can all feel me singing along with you. Find more at www.emilioramosonline.com & @lilporkbunz.
Katie-James (he/she)
Music Director
Katie-James is a composer/producer/Music Director and multi-instrumentalist living in Queens. He’s also a Dungeon Master and ice cream connoisseur who would like to thank Dropout and Ben & Jerry’s for their services. James has performed with some of Broadway’s greatest, serving as co-conductor/keys for the Broadway run and National Tour of Freestyle Love Supreme. Lately KJ is back on Broadway and on the bandstand with Mamma Mia! at the Winter Garden and serving as Music Director for Jenna DeVries (@devriesmusic), Madison Rose (@madisonrose), and the last 3 years of the Broadway Sessions with Ben Cameron at Green Room 42. She sends special thanks to George Strus and Breaking the Binary for all of their support and love to Cheeyang Ng for making such a beautiful piece!
Huai Huang (she/her/they)
Stage Manager
Huai Huang is an international stage manager originally from Taiwan, now based in New York City, and has been working in the US, Japan and Taiwan. She received her MFA in stage management from the University of California, San Diego in 2025. Selected credits: Ocean’s 11 (Takarazuka Revue), Phantom (Takarazuka Revue), Elisabeth (Takarazuka Revue), Casanova (Takarazuka Revue), Trophy Boys (MCC Theatre), Velour: A Drag Spectacular (La Jolla Playhouse), Cabaret (The Old Globe), Aphrodite (Taiwan Now), The Devotion of Suspect X (National Theatre of Taiwan).
Spencer James Weidie (they/them)
Assistant Director
Spencer James Weidie (they/them) is a performance artist based in New York City. They graduated from the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College, SUNY with a BFA in Dance and a concentration in Dance Composition. They also studied at London Contemporary Dance School, Springboard Dans Montreal, and with the Merce Cunningham Trust. Spencer has previously held company positions with Brian Brooks/Moving Company, Bocatuya, Gallim Dance, MADBOOTS Dance, the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, and Punchdrunks's Sleep No More. In 2022, Spencer was invited to join the Trisha Brown Dance Company under Carolyn Lucas. In 2024, Spencer made their Broadway Debut as Dance Captain and Swing in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Spencer is also the creator, curator, and host of FREEPLAY, a monthly open improvisation space for performance based artists in NYC.