"Tempress" Chasity Moore

American ballroom performer "Tempress" Chasity Moore is a ballroom performer and the founder of the house of Maison Margiela. She is best known for her performance as Grizabella in Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway. Performance Moore is the founder and Queen Mother of The House of Maison Margiela in the New York ballroom scene, which she began in 2018.Black Broadway 2024-03-28 André De Shields, “Tempress” Chasity Moore, Antwayn Hopper + More To Star in Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” https://www.broadwayblack.com/andre-de-shields-tempress-chasity-moore-antwayn-hopper-more-to-star-in-cats-the-jellicle-ball/ 2026-06-09 Broadway Black en 2026-06-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20260609015542/https://www.broadwayblack.com/andre-de-shields-tempress-chasity-moore-antwayn-hopper-more-to-star-in-cats-the-jellicle-ball/ live Rosa Yarminiah 2020-03-13 Home Is Where the House Is, Part 1: Chasity 'Tempress' Moore https://cassiuslife.com/129201/home-is-where-the-house-is-part-1-chasity-tempress-moore/ 2026-06-11 Cassius Life en-USTurner Kyle 2025-11-25 The real history behind 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball' on Broadway https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/the-real-history-behind-cats-the-jellicle-ball-on-broadway 2026-06-11 New York Theatre Guide en She is an icon in the ballroom scene, meaning that she has been performing for more than 20 years. In 2023, Moore was inducted into the Ballroom Hall of Fame.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0gJ9L-0HPw BALLROOM HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: Tempress Maison Margiela 2023-04-19 jackmizrahi 2026-06-11 YouTube Prior to founding her own house, she served as a house mother in the House of Chanley and House of Allure, and was part of the House of Miyake-Muglar. She was "discovered" by Tyler Perry her freshman year of college, when he saw her in a musical with Jomandi Productions. Shortly after, she was cast in Tyler Perry's gospel musical I Know I've Been Changed.Kleinmann James 2026-06-08 Exclusive Interview: “Tempress” Chasity Moore on starring in Cats The Jellicle Ball on Broadway “it’s a love letter to Ballroom” https://thequeerreview.com/2026/06/08/interview-tempress-chasity-moore-on-starring-in-cats-the-jellicle-ball-on-broadway/ 2026-06-09 The Queer Review en-US 2026-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20260610170224/https://thequeerreview.com/2026/06/08/interview-tempress-chasity-moore-on-starring-in-cats-the-jellicle-ball-on-broadway/ live She appeared in the television series Pose.2026-04-06 “Tempress” Chasity Moore On Stage https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/ 2026-06-09 New York Theatre Guide en 2024-04-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20240404210329/https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/ live In addition, she competed on the television series Star Search. In 2026, she made her Broadway debut in Cats: The Jellicle Ball as Grizabella, reprising her role from the original off-Broadway production at PAC NYC in 2024.Smith Taylor 2026-02-26 WATCH: Meet the Cast of 'CATS: The Jellicle Ball' on Broadway https://www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf-stages/watch-meet-the-cast-of-cats-the-jellicle-ball-on-broadway/ 2026-06-09 Theater Development Fund en-US 2026-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20260321032223/https://www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf-stages/watch-meet-the-cast-of-cats-the-jellicle-ball-on-broadway/ live Cats: The Jellicle Ball https://pacnyc.org/whats-on/cats-the-jellicle-ball/ 2026-06-09 Perelman Performing Arts Center en-US 2024-06-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20240623101657/https://pacnyc.org/whats-on/cats-the-jellicle-ball/ live 2026-05-01 "Tempress" Chasity Moore https://omdkc.com/tempress-chasity-moore/ 2026-06-09 DKC/O&M en-US 2026-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20260519121707/https://omdkc.com/tempress-chasity-moore/ live “Tempress” Chasity Moore (Performer) https://playbill.com/person/tempress-chasity-moore-performer 2026-06-09 Playbill en 2025-11-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20251113154828/https://playbill.com/person/tempress-chasity-moore-performer live Personal life Moore was born and raised in Mount Vernon, New YorkMeet Broadway's New Grizabella: 'Tempress' Chasity Moore Is Ready to See You Now in Cats: The Jellicle Ball https://www.broadway.com/buzz/206864/meet-broadways-new-grizabella-tempress-chasity-moore-is-ready-to-see-you-now-in-cats-the-jellicle-ball/ 2026-06-09 Broadway.com en 2026-06-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20260609015529/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/206864/meet-broadways-new-grizabella-tempress-chasity-moore-is-ready-to-see-you-now-in-cats-the-jellicle-ball/ live where she sang at her church at a young age.2026-04-11 CATS' Betty Buckley and "Tempress" Chasity Moore on Playing Grizabella Over 40 Years Apart https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a70976844/betty-buckley-chasity-moore-cats-interview/ 2026-06-09 Town & Country en-US 2026-06-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20260607235411/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a70976844/betty-buckley-chasity-moore-cats-interview/ live She attended Clark Atlanta University. Moore has lived in New York on and off for "about 30 years."Schiffman Zach What is Cats Star Tempress Chasity Moore’s NYQ? https://www.curbed.com/article/cats-star-tempress-chasity-moores-nyq-grizabella-memory.html https://web.archive.org/web/20260529161107/https://www.curbed.com/article/cats-star-tempress-chasity-moores-nyq-grizabella-memory.html 2026-05-29 2026-06-09 Curbed en She is a transgender woman. References Category:Ball culture people Category:American transgender women Category:American transgender actresses Category:American women founders Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Articles with quotation marks in the title Category:LGBTQ people from New York (state) Category:21st-century American LGBTQ people